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Beyonce speaks about how her mother and daughter have inspired her._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 19, 2015 9:19 PM UTC  Beat Magazine  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 19, 2015 9:19 PM UTC Beyoncé is known for her tendency to avoid speaking directly to the media. In fact, Queen Bey hasn’t given an interview for a print magazine in about two years or so, according to an August article from [the New York _Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/20/fashion/beyonce-is-seen-but-not-heard.html?%5Fr=0). But in the [preview](http://www.thebeatjuice.com/look/2015/10/19/12865/she-sneezed-on-the-beat-and-the-beat-got-sicker/) released on Monday for [_Beat_ magazine](http://www.thebeatjuice.com)’s latest issue, we learned that Ms. Carter not only posed for a cover photo shoot but also answered some questions for the music publication. While the full interview won’t be released until Oct. 21, _Beat_ reports that Beyoncé discussed a variety of topics. The pop superstar spoke about success and fear. “What does fear taste like? Success. I have accomplished nothing without a little taste of fear in my mouth,” she said. She also revealed some fun facts about herself: she likes her pizza with extra tomato sauce and jalapeños, the last song she got stuck in her head was Fetty Wap’s “Jugg” and if she had to choose one of her own eras to dress up as for Halloween, it would be either “Survivor” or “Bootylicious” Beyoncé. Since the rest of us have been dressing up as Beyoncé on Halloween for years, maybe we can give Bey a few pointers. ## Transcript I feel like my mother my, my daughter have been probably the most influential. And being a mother, becoming a mother and looking at my daughter and her eyes made me into a woman, and made me very, very strong. [ MUSIC ] Shooting for Time Magazine was definitely one of the goals in my life. It's something important for me as an artist, because it's not about fashion or, or beauty or, or music. It's, it's about the influence I've had on culture and to be amongst the other influential people is a huge honor for me. [ MUSIC ] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4078785/beyonce-beat-magazine-interview/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4078785/beyonce-beat-magazine-interview/"},"headline":"Beyoncé Talks Personal Pizza Preference in Extremely Rare Interview","datePublished":"2015-10-19T21:19:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:48:00.411Z","description":"\"What does fear taste like? 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