Warpaint have clarified comments they made about Beyoncé and Rihanna.

Theresa Wayman apparently told Q magazine that she was "dismayed" by Beyoncé's recent "adoption of twerking", saying:

"It just gets worse. Every song on Beyoncé's last album has her basically looking like a slut and she does not need to do that. She's gorgeous and so f**king talented. And they all take it as women's liberation!"

She also apparently said that Rihanna could be more "artful", but Wayman took to Warpaint's Facebook to clarify her comments.

The musician wrote: "First and foremost, I want to apologise with regards to the Q article. There were many long conversations behind that statement and it's heartbreaking and painful to see it presented in such a hyperbolic and crude manner. We LOVE and ADORE Beyoncé and Rihanna, genuinely, and that's what makes this all the more difficult.

"A journalist came on our bus and casually asked us what we thought about women in music and we responded as fans and consumers and not as card carrying feminists. Not as anybody with power or influence either. We're not trying to start a war, no f**king way. We would be crushed like little lady flies."

She added: "As we all know these days, sound bites and quotes are chosen not by their merit but by the level of sensationalism and that's exactly what happened here. Beyoncé and Rihanna are the last two women on earth who I would ever want to disrespect or disregard. Ultimately I am a consumer too, and everybody expresses their opinions about the artistic climate they live in. What I was referring to, specifically, was my take on the video clip for 'Superpower' where I felt her role in that clip undermined the song - which is one of my favourites. That's pretty much it.

"As a fan I was confused with her choice to sexualize herself in that particular moment. On the other hand 'Drunk in Love', in my humble opinion, is so powerful in its sexuality. I could watch that on a loop forever. Ultimately she can do whatever the f**k she wants. Anyone can. I'm a fan and like any other fan - I have my opinions which are no more or less important than anyone else's."

Wayman concluded that she would be more careful during interviews in the future, ending:

"I apologise to fans of Beyoncé and Rihanna, I f**king love them too. Me and my big mouth."

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