In January 2020, Selena confessed to Billboard that, before releasing her very personal album Rare, she often held her tongue rather than sharing her opinions and struggles, as she was afraid of alienating or insulting anyone. "I wouldn't want to say the wrong thing, and I wouldn't want people to think that I had any other motive, other than just being a kind person — though that is who I am and I am proud of that," she explained. "I was just done, you know? Just done being silent, and I felt like I deserved to have a moment for myself, after going through so much and throwing that all into this album."