HARMONY
March 09 ÂŁ2.20
FRONT COVER
Dannii Dasha From Schoolgirl To Superstar
Keyshia Cole Whats next?
The Saturdays
Nelly
Reveals all to Harmony
Poster Battle
Beyonce VS Ashanti
Upcoming tour
Jazmine Sullivan New Horizon
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Welcome to this months edition of Harmony!!!
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We have some special exclusives for you as we catch up with hip hop superstar Nelly, new singing sensation Danni Dasha, Keyshia Cole and more!!!
CONTENTS PAGE 15 Problems
04 Readers Comments
What you have to say
05 Poster Battle
Beyonce vs Ashanti
Your problems answered
18 Jasmine Sullivan The New horizon
06 Gossip
20 Keyshia Cole
08 Hot or Not
21 The Saturdays
13 Dannii Dasha
23 Nelly
Whats going on?
You decide
Interview with the new star
The new album New found fame and tour Wheres he been?
Get all the latest scoops... Enjoy!!!
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Nelly’s
Rehabilitation.......
NELLY was in hiding during 2008. So we at Harmony wanted to know where he’d been; and to our surprise he was in a place we never thought he’d be.... REHAB. So what went wrong?
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Harmony: So Nelly how you doing? Harmony: Do you think your kids have an idea what you were going Nelly: Im good im good just trying to regain my focus and get back on through? my grind. Nelly: I hope not because it’s not something im proud of so i don’t want them to know, but kids aint dumb so they may have picked up Harmony: Good. So you know i have to ask, why were you in rehab? on something but i honestly hope they haven’t. Nelly: Im gonna be straight with you it was that chronic that messed me up. I got to the point where i couldnt do nothing without smoking Harmony: Do you think there is anything you can do as a father to that weed; i became totally dependant on it. ensure that your children don’t go thorugh this experience? Nelly: The only thing i think i can do is just teach them about the danHarmony: I see, so what was it that made you decide to get help? gers of all drugs and let them know that you don’t need drugs even Nelly: My children. One day i was rolling a joint when my daughter weed to get on in life. I can also just be there to support them and try walked in and asked me what it was. I was so ashamed i didnt know my best to be a good role model and positive influence. what to say to her i had to just avoid it and send her along. That moment there made me realise that i have 4 kids who look up to me and Harmony: So when you came out of rehab, how did you feel? who im responsible for; i had to make a change. Nelly: I felt kinda good , i felt like i was getting a fresh start you know, a second chance. At the same time though, i felt kinda scared Harmony: So what rehab did you go to? like would i be able to resist the temptation ; but overall i felt quite Nelly: I went to the St Louis rehabilitation facility in my hometown. positive.
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Harmony: Exactly how long were you in rehab? Nelly: Intially i enroled on a 6 month rehabilitation programme, however after that i stayed for an extra 3 months because i wanted to be sure that i could do it on my own once i left. Harmony: How did you find the whole experience? Nelly: To be honest in the beginning the whole experience was quite daunting i didnt know what i was getting myself into. I felt alone; i was in a strange surrounding with people telling me that i was an addict. Deep down i knew it was the truth but hearing it made me feel like a dummy who needed looking after, rather than the grown ass man that i thought i was. Harmony: Did feeling like that knock your confidence and self- esteem? Nelly: Most definitely. I felt low and inferier like i was less of a man for being in that situation. It was really a blow to my self-esteem.
Harmony: How do you plan to resist the temptation? Nelly: Just try and stay focused on my kids and my music and remember whats important to me. I have to have enough faith in myself to know that i can do it on my own without needing the weed to give me that high. Harmony: You sound very determined. So whats next for you now in 2009? Nelly: Im just in the studio at the moment banging out some new tunes working on my new album which should be out in the next few months. Harmony: Have you got a title for it yet? Nelly: Yeah it’s called ‘The new path’ just a little reminder to myself that i am actually on a new path in my life.
Harmony: What can we expect from this new album? Nelly: You can expect realness, you can expect honesty and you can Harmony: How did you tell your family you were going to rehab? expect the real me; all of me. Im going hard on this album im letting Nelly: That was one of the hardest parts. I told my mom and friends loose and letting all my demons out. I really want my fans to engage plain and simple that i needed help and that i was going to rehab. I told and connect with me on this one, and really and truly understand my kids that i was going on holiday for a few months because i could where im coming from and feel my pain. not face telling them the truth that their daddy was an addict.
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Working or not Working?
“The time has come for me to DOUBLE stop using weed as a crutch; PAGE I have to be me without that drug as an aid.”
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