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CHRISTINAAGUILERA expressmyselfinotherways,"shesays. herwalkoffwiththeBestNewArtist

finallyemergesfromthe
makeuptrailer,teetering
inheelsandathong.
Shelookskindofscary.
Aboveasinglepiercing,herlipsare
paintedblack.Deep,darkeyeshadow
surroundseachdoe-likeeye.
Bynostretchoftheimagination
isthistheplayful,bright-eyed,bare-
midriffedteenwhosang"Genieina
Bottle,"thatincomparableanthemto
nascentteensexuality.Thisisnoperky
teendream.ThisisXtina,asshestyles
herself—andthenameistattooedon
thebackofherneck.
ThisChristinaloungesonasofafor
theBlenderphotoshoot,legssplayed
wide,unself-consciouslyflashingher
nippleringasshefastidiouslyarranges
herbreastsinherbra.Thevicepresident
ofpublicityforAguilera'srecordlabel
peersinnervously,worriedwhatthese
torridposeswillmeanforAguilera's
image.Sexyandstriking,sheisdressed
likeahookerfromtheSci-FiChannel.
Andthedresscodefortoday'sphoto
shootcomeslargelyfromXtina."She's
beenwaitingtodoashootlikethis
herwholelife,"anattendantwhispers.
ThisisanotherstepinXtina's
campaigntowipefluffy-sweatered,
Christmas-albumChristina
fromourcollectivememories.
ThethoughtofteenChristina
makeshercringe,shesays.
"Itwasn'tcompletelyconser-
vative,"shedeclaresofher
formerimage."Toalotof
people,avirginallittlepopstar
showinghernavelwasshocking.
NotthatIeversaidIwasavirgin,"she
cackles,unabletoresistasideswipeat
BritneySpears.
Peoplewouldn'texpecttheoldChristina
tohaveapiercednipple,maybe.
"No...
Wasthatpainful?
"Theclampwas.I'vehaditdone
threetimes.Ihadbothofthematfirst.
Itookthepiercingsoutforawhile,and
thenIhadtherightonedoneagain.I
don'tknow.ObviouslyIlikeit."There
havebeenrumorsthatshehashadher
breastsaugmented,andtheNewYorkPost
hintedrecentlythatAguilerahashadher
netherregionspiercedaswell;sheadmits
onlytoatotalofipiercings."Uh,I'm
runningoutofplaces,"shesayswith
deliberatevagueness,thenlaughs.
Sowhichwasthemostpainful?
Againsheburstsintoloudlaughter.
"Mmm,"shesays."Probably...ah...
[Longpause]thenipple."Sheexplainsthat
sheacquiredmostofhermetalworkon
tour."Itwasalackofbeingableto
"Awayoflettingaggressionorangerout
inotherways."
What—like,"I'mdepressed.Let'sget
pierced!"
"Exactly.That'swhyIhavesomany,I
guess."
**
THINKBACKthreelongyearsago,to
1999.Techstockswerebooming,Who
WantstoBeaMillionaire?monopolized
primetime,andteenpop—shiny,
toothsomeandoh-so-chaste—was
dominant.
monopolyonchartwholesomenesspop
held,itwasthatthreeofthatyear's
biggeststars—JustinTimberlakeof'N
Christinaand
"friend,1999;
inset,at2000
Grammys
"IfIhadtomake
anotherrecordlikethelast
one,I'dquitthebusiness."
Sync,SpearsandAguilera—hadbeen
childstarstogetherontheDisney
Channel'sMickeyMouseClub.They
formedaperfectpoptriangle:Spearswas
thecutevirginqueenofpop,dating
Timberlakeandbeggingyoutohither
onemoretime.Fromthestart,Aguilera
wascastasSpears'sarchrival—and
marketedastheonewhowould
ultimatelyachievegreaterlong-term
success,because--bitch,bitch—she
couldreallysing.
TheStatenIsland,NewYork-born
Aguilerawasalwayspresentedasthe
pearlamongswine.Whenshedebuted,
RonFair,atthetimetheseniorvice
presidentofA&RatRCA,saidhehad
alwaysdreamedofsigninga"one-name
act"likeBarbra,Judy,JanetorMadonna.
Christina,heboastedtothepress,would
betheone.Suchimage-craftinghelped
trophyatthe1999Grammys.
Butteenstarsgrowup.TheXtina
whoisreleasingStrippedisclearlyembar-
rassedaboutwhatmadeherfamous."If
Ihadtomakeanotherrecordlikethatlast
one,"shesays,"Iwouldquitthebusi-
ness."Remember,ChristinaAguilerahas
soldmorethan8millioncopies.
It'snaturalforany21-year-oldtohate
facingtheconsequencesofthingsshedid
at18.ButforAguilera,thathatredruns
deeperthansimpleembarrassment.She
wantstoobliterateeverythingshestood
forthreeyearsagoandstartover.
Ahintofthiscamewithher
appearanceinlastyear'saward-winning
"LadyMarmalade"videoalongsideMya,
PinkandLil'Kim,inwhichshestrutted
herstuffdressedasafin-de-siècle
Parisianstreetwalker.Inasuresignof
thingstocome,Aguilerasaysthatofthe
"LadyMarmalade"quartet,itwasLil'Kim
towhomshefelt,andstillfeels,closest.
Thesuccessofthesongalsoservedto
keephercareermomentumgoingwhile
sheagonizedoverhersophomorealbum.
Butnotallherattemptstodistance
herselffromherneatlybuffedpopimage
havebeenassuccessful.Heraward-show
getupshavebeenroundlyjeeredbythe
fashionpolice,andhermicroskirted
appearanceatthisyear'sMTVVideo
MusicAwardsseemedonlytobetraya
desperateattempttoerasealltracesof
teen-popChristinafrompublicmemory.
Nowshe'sreleasingStripped.Aswe're
learningtoexpect,she'snolongerthe
girlwhogrewupwantingtobeJulie
Andrews.Thewordsheusesmostto
describewheresheisnowisedgy."I'm
showingthedarker,edgiersideofme,"
shesays.Shehasjustfinishedthephoto
shoot.Inkeepingwiththenew,sexually
aggressiveXtina,itfeaturedatopless
photo—herfirstever—withherblond
extensionsdrapedtohidehernipples.
"Thisisdefinitelymyintroduction,"
shesays."Iknewitwouldbekindof
hard,becauseeveryoneisusedtoseeing
measthe'GenieinaBottle,''Whata
GirlWants,'whatever.Thefriggin''Come
onOver'girl—thatissoanti-me."She
recitesthelitanyofherformerhitswith
risingindignation,asthoughtheywere
rocksshehastodragaroundwithher.
Whichmakesyouwonderwhythe
newXtinahatestheoldChristinaso
much.
IT'STHEDAYafterthephotoshoot.
Aguileraawokeat1P.M.That'snotun-
usual.Theshootwentintothesmall
hoursofthemorning,,butshe'sanight
personanyway,preferringtosleep→

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