Willow, 14, and Jaden Smith, 16, gave an interview to Billboard magazine to promote their latest music, released via Soundcloud. Willow’s Soundcloud music is here and Jaden’s Soundcloud is here. As I mentioned in a recent story on these two, their music has really evolved, particularly Willow’s, and they’re obviously working with some good producers. I was impressed with some of the tracks I heard from Willow, who seems to be going by “Willough” now professionally. Willough has a kind of r&b electronica vibe.

These two have also become better at giving interviews. They still talk about metaphysical concepts, but they don’t sound as nonsensical as they have in the past. They’re growing up. Here’s some of what they told Billboard with more at the source:

Jaden on his music
Everything that I talk about in my music is pretty much just trying to evolve consciousness in the world and help everything become better and brighter. I’ve never written out my lyrics before, I just go in and freestyle and say what’s on the top of my mind.

Willow on her music
I don’t like having any effects on my voice, I feel like putting a lot of Auto-Tune on it really covers up the essence of you and is like putting a cloud over real true emotion.

Willow on shaving her head
Shaving my hair made my inner light grow and shine even more. I really like who I’m evolving to be.

Willow on her fashion sense
High-fashion nomad. I could literally climb a mountain and survive a couple nights in nature. That’s a requirement for my clothes because one day I was on the freeway and I saw a mountain, so I literally just pulled over and climbed it. If you’re an artist, the way you dress also gives people a vibe of how your music is and your personality.

Jaden on his fashion: “Einstein uniform”
Einstein didn’t really like to change clothes because he had too much other stuff to worry about and I’m the same. All black is pretty much my go-to look. If somebody is just wearing something for the blogs, that’s really sad because they’re not living for themselves, versus someone wearing a kimono who’s having an awesome time. I really look to see, do you care more about what other people think, or are you having fun?

Jaden wants to look like “Batman and Robin”
People have ideals and they have a certain thing that they expect because of growing up in a certain society and I’m just trying to break those ideals. Fabrics definitely inspire me and superhero comic book characters inspire my clothes. That’s why I like to wear long drapey things because I want to look like Batman and Robin. I want to hit the polarities of life, show people that there’s a duality; there’s two sides to everything.

Willow is inspired by nature
When the sun goes down, when the song comes up. When I’m in nature. When I’m just by myself and walking around and just looking at the world happening around me, those are the moments that really inspire me.

[From Billboard]

After that last quote Jaden sounds like a teenager trying to describe overwhelming emotions. She said that when she’s crying or sad, or joyful or happy, she says to herself “this is the beauty of life.” It’s a bit poetic. Both Jaden and Willow have grown up in the public eye, and now we’re seeing them mature a bit. They still sound silly, but they’re still just kids. I wish their parents would let them be kids instead of seeing them as adults responsible for themselves.

Willow is shown performing in December, 2014. Willow and Jaden are shown in January, 2014. Credit: WENN.com