Editing Beyoncé (section)

=== Alter ego ===
Described as being "sexy, seductive and provocative" when performing on stage, Beyoncé has said that she originally created the [[alter ego]] "Sasha Fierce" to keep that stage persona separate from who she really is. She described Sasha Fierce as being "too aggressive, too strong, too sassy [and] too sexy", stating, "I'm not like her in real life at all."<ref name="Depression">{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Caitlin A.|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beyonce-on-love-depression-and-reality/|title=Beyoncé On Love, Depression, and Reality|work=[[CBS News]]|date=December 13, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208151348/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/13/entertainment/main2258069.shtml|archive-date=December 8, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Sasha was conceived during the making of "Crazy in Love", and Beyoncé introduced her with the release of her 2008 album, ''I Am... Sasha Fierce''. In February 2010, she announced in an interview with ''[[Allure (magazine)|Allure]]'' magazine that she was comfortable enough with herself to no longer need Sasha Fierce.<ref>{{cite news|last=Crosley|first=Hillary|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632774/beyonce-killed-sasha-fierce.jhtml|title=Beyoncé Says She 'Killed' Sasha Fierce|publisher=MTV News|date=February 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604063547/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632774/beyonce-killed-sasha-fierce.jhtml|archive-date=June 4, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, Beyoncé announced in May 2012 that she would bring her back for her ''Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live'' shows later that month.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/05/25/beyonce-prepares-for-revel-concerts-part-2/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/05/25/beyonce-prepares-for-revel-concerts-part-2/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Prepares for Revel Concerts (Part 2)|magazine=Rap-Up|date=May 25, 2012|access-date=May 28, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>