'Expressing myself as an artist became a necessity!' Camila Cabello embraces her solo status from Fifth Harmony in new magazine interview 

By Chelsea White For Dailymail.com

Published: 10:20 EDT, 20 March 2017 | Updated: 12:42 EDT, 20 March 2017

It has been four months since she her shock departure from her hugely successful group, but this singer is loving her life as a solo performer.

Now that she does not have to share the limelight, Camila Cabello is making the most of not being part of a group landing herself another magazine cover.

The 20-year-old graces the cover of Fault Magazine and speaks on while she had to go on the rest of her entertainment industry journey alone.

Cover star: Camila Cabello spoke with Fault Magazine about going solo in its new issue released Monday 

Cover star: Camila Cabello spoke with Fault Magazine about going solo in its new issue released Monday 

Camila said stepping away from Fifth Harmony after five years was scary, but something she had to do.

She told Fault: 'I think the scariest part about it is leaving a successful project to pursue a new dream with a path full of questions of self-discovery that only you can answer. 

'But even when I feel so grateful for the opportunity to be a part of my former group, expressing myself as an artist became a necessity.'

The best part of being solo thus far us being able to work with 'so many talented writers and producers and following my own musical vision'.

Necessity: Camila said stepping away from Fifth Harmony after five years was scary, but something she had to do, 'I think the scariest part about it is leaving a successful project to pursue a new dream with a path full of questions of self-discovery that only you can answer'

Necessity: Camila said stepping away from Fifth Harmony after five years was scary, but something she had to do, 'I think the scariest part about it is leaving a successful project to pursue a new dream with a path full of questions of self-discovery that only you can answer'

Coming soon: the star is preparing to release an album and says fans can expect to hear music that allows them 'to feel who I am. They are going to get a chunk of my heart, my experiences, my fantasies and everything in between'

Coming soon: the star is preparing to release an album and says fans can expect to hear music that allows them 'to feel who I am. They are going to get a chunk of my heart, my experiences, my fantasies and everything in between'

'I love the ability to create something out of nothing altogether.'

The group had been touring non-stop since they were discovered on X Factor with their success spiking just prior to Camila's departure in December.

Somehow she found time however to write an album's worth of new material and she expects to start releasing tracks over the summer.

'You stop trying and you stop growing': The singer said she feels pressure to be oerfect but that helps her push herself

'You stop trying and you stop growing': The singer said she feels pressure to be oerfect but that helps her push herself

'I was always writing, not necessarily for myself, but just because I really wanted to be a songwriter. I think as I was writing I found my own voice as an artist and as a person, and I'm discovering more about it every day.'

Fans, she said, can expect to hear music that allows them 'to feel who I am. They are going to get a chunk of my heart, my experiences, my fantasies and everything in between'. 

Find her own voice in a group was hard enough but like all female artists, trying to make her voice heard can be a battle.

Doing it her way: The 20-year-old said writing songs helped her make her decision to go solo, 'I think as I was writing I found my own voice as an artist and as a person, and I'm discovering more about it every day'

Doing it her way: The 20-year-old said writing songs helped her make her decision to go solo, 'I think as I was writing I found my own voice as an artist and as a person, and I'm discovering more about it every day'

'I think it's important to make your own decisions about what feels right to you and follow your inner voice. Never compromise if it doesn't feel right.'

That said Camila does feel the pressure to be perfect, but most of that comes from within.

'I've always felt pressure to get everything perfect, and I've never gotten there, but I think that's what keeps me growing, and keeps me frustrated with myself and keeps me reaching. I think if you're ever comfortable and think ''wow. This is it. I've figured it out'', you stop trying and you stop growing.'

And then there were four: Fifth Harmony have continued on without her. Dinah Jane Hansen, Lauren Jauregui, Ally Brooke, and Normani Kordei are seen here earlier this month

And then there were four: Fifth Harmony have continued on without her. Dinah Jane Hansen, Lauren Jauregui, Ally Brooke, and Normani Kordei are seen here earlier this month

 

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