Christina Aguilera has accused stars like
Britney
Spears and
Lindsay
Lohan of lacking the self-control necessary to shun drugs and alcohol.
The pregnant singer is critical of stars who lead wild lifestyles and
show little regard for the effects their behavior will have on their
career, because she managed to avoid life's excesses by practicing
discipline.
Aguilera tells Glamour magazine, "When you hit 20 or 21 and you're
around drugs and alcohol, everyone has a moment when they like to dabble
in it and express themselves. It's called being young but there is a
boundary.
"You see all of these horror stories about people that have died
of drug overdoses, people that have taken it too far and ruined their
lives, and for me, I had so many things that I had yet to accomplish. It
was just a matter of thinking, I don't want to waste any time, and
sticking to the plan."
And she insists Spears should have stayed in the night before her MTV
Video Music Awards performance in September (07), to ensure her comeback
was a success.
She adds, "Everyone has their own ways of choosing what's best for
them. I have no problem with telling someone, 'Hey, I have to do a show
tomorrow. I want to do a good job and be on my game'.
"Sometimes I wish I could go out to a party or a club and just be
able to be free, but there's a consequence with the temptation. You know
you'll feel it the next day when you wake up. There are too many things I
have to accomplish."
Spears' disappointing MTV VMAs performance of new single Gimme More was
panned by critics and peers alike.