MAGAZINE: Rihanna | Rolling Stone

Rihanna is covering the latest issue of Rolling Stone (April 14th, 2011) for the first time. We have a behind the scenes video from her cover shoot and answers a few questions from her fans. Check out a couple excerpts from her “Rihanna Strikes Back” cover story and as well as a few more photos from her spread all after the break:

On her hit single, “S&M”:

“Being submissive in the bedroom is really fun,” she says. “You get to be a little lady, to have somebody be macho and in charge of your shit. That’s fun to me…I like to be spanked. Being tied up is fun. I like to keep it spontaneous. Sometimes whips and chains can be overly planned – you gotta stop, get the whip from the drawer downstairs. I’d rather have him use his hands.”

On the Chris Brown situation:

“We don’t have to talk ever again in my life,” she says. “I just didn’t want to make it more difficult for him professionally. What he did was a personal thing – it had nothing to do with his career. Saying he has to be a hundred feet away from me, he can’t perform at awards shows – that definitely made it difficult for him.” I put my guard up so hard,” she says. “I didn’t want people to see me cry. I didn’t want people to feel bad for me. It was a very vulnerable time in my life, and I refused to let that be the image. I wanted them to see me as, ‘I’m fine, I’m tough.’ I put that up until it felt real.”

Check out extended excerpts from the cover story here.

via RollingStone