A defiant Britney Spears takes on the tabloids

Britney Spears recorded a song  is called "Someday." At that time, she was about to become a mother and was singing to her unborn baby boy. She says the birth of Sean Preston has changed her not only personally, but professionally.

Britney Spears:  It’s hard for me to work right now.  I tried to do a photo shoot the other day and my son was not even letting me leave.  You know like we’re very attached. 

Yes, Britney Spears sounds like any conflicted working mom. It helps explain why "My Prerogative" was one of the last new singles she released and that was back in 2004.  And sorry Britney fans— it looks like she has no plans to go back into the recording studio any time soon.

Spears: I’m thinking about waiting like a year or two to come out with music again.  We’ll see.  It’s just I feel like I want my boo-boos to be a little bit older, ‘cause when I do music I want to do it for real.  And I wanna travel.  And I just want to make sure they’re old enough to be able to be on that kind of pace with me.

Matt Lauer: What kind of music would you be thinking about?  Because you’re at that kind of—

Spears: I have no idea.

Lauer: Well, but it’s an interesting time in a career for someone like you, because you’re not 17 anymore.

Spears: Right.

Lauer: You know, you’re gonna be, what?  25?

Spears: Uh-huh (affirms).

Lauer: And so what kind of music is going around in your head these days?

Spears: To be good music is it’s gotta be timeless.  You gotta work with the best people and you have to just— experimenting in a studio and finding your knack.  You know?

Lauer:    But because you’re a businesswoman, you know when you release new music there is an audience out there.

Spears: Oh, yeah.

Lauer: And who is that audience now for Britney Spears?

Spears: I don’t know. 

But it doesn’t mean she isn’t keeping busy. She found time to do a guest appearance on NBC’s “Will and Grace”.

Lauer: Was it fun for you?

Spears: It was awesome.

Lauer: Why?  What was so great about it?

Spears: I hadn’t been out there for so long.  So it was really exciting for me.  And I just love funny people.  Funny people are great.  You know?  And so hilarious.  You know that was awesome. 

Lauer: Do you have someone out there today that you pattern yourself after that you would like  to duplicate in terms of a career?

Spears: I love Goldie hawn.  I think she is so brilliant.  I think she’s like a free spirit. As far as music goes, I love Shania Twain because her music is fun. 

I love Pink.  And I think she’s a great entertainer.  And she’s always making statements, which stands out.  She has something to say.  She’s a very smart girl.

Lauer:  There was a time where something was made of the fact that you kind of looked up to Madonna.  Do you still have a relationship with her?

Spears: No.  I respect her work and I think she’s a very smart lady.  She introduced me to Kabbalah.  But I think that was at a time in my life where I was kind of searching for something.  I needed something to really believe in.  And  I do believe that Kabbalah  has the codes to the world and all that.  But I don’t live that like those people do.

Lauer: I think I read somewhere where you said, “Right now, my baby is my religion.”

Spears: Yeah.

And being a mom has inspired Britney Spears, businesswoman, to launch a new venture.

Spears:  I have a baby clothes line that’s supposed to be coming out.  And its called "Babies are Rock and Roll."  And—

Lauer: You’re designing all the all the —

Spears: Designing everything.  There’s two separate categories.  There’s the more elite line and there’s the rock and roll part too.  But it’s the cutest stuff you’ve ever seen in your life.

Lauer: You like business, don’t you?

Spears: Uh-huh. Yeah.  I like money (laughs).

Britney Spears has  certainly come a long way from the teenager on the verge of superstardom I interviewed seven years ago. That was long before she knew just how famous she would become, and the price she’d have to pay.

Lauer: If I had said to you when you were 17 and we were doing’ some interview in Rockefeller center.

Spears: Um-huh.

Lauer:     I said, “Britney here’s what it’s gonna be like when you’re 24 or 25,” do you think you would’ve had second thoughts about pursuing this career?

Spears:    No.  I have no regrets.  I love where I’m at right now and actually I find everything happens for a reason and the reason why maybe this is happening is I won’t take BS from anyone.  And I think it’s making me stand out on my own and be very independent and fight for what I believe in.  Whereas before I was a young, blonde girl who would do what she was told. I know who I am as a person and I’m getting damn strong.

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