FKA Twigs has shared she's overcome 'brutal and violent' moments in her life as she graced the cover of ELLE UK's February issue.

The singer, 37, has been promoting her new records Eusexua and Eusexua Afterglow, and in a new interview with the publication, shared how she's learned to speak up for herself after being an 'idiot' in her 20s.

Last year, Twigs finally settled her lawsuit with ex-partner Shia LaBeouf nearly four years after filing a high-profile action accusing the actor of domestic abuse.

Posing for a quirky shoot with the magazine, Twigs shared that she's learned to hold on to both the positive and negative times of her life.

She said: 'I'm reaching that age where I can really look back at my life and I can see so many things that have been beautiful and amazing, and other things that have been really brutal and violent. 

'I'm realising that I can hold my love of life and my artistry and the beauty of my life, and I can also hold the brutality and the sadness and the violence. I can hold things at the same time, and that feels really good.' 

FKA Twigs has shared she's overcome 'brutal and violent' moments in her life as she graced the cover of ELLE UK's February issue

The singer has been promoting her new records Eusexua and Eusexua Afterglow, and in a new interview with the publication, shared how she's learned to speak up for herself 

She added that in the latter stages of her career she's learned how to speak up, saying: 'I've always wanted to be at this perfect cross point of growth and youth – to be able to be young and sexy and healthy – and also not be an idiot like I was in my 20s.'

Twigs also reflected on the struggles she faced growing up as a woman of colour, sharing she was living in a predominantly white area.

She said: 'I've been born in a really interesting body. I've been born as a woman, as a person of colour, as an artist. 

'That's a really interesting concoction of ingredients to go through your life carrying. Someone could be a certain way towards you, and you couldn't necessarily prove that it was wrong. 

'There were no words for what we now call micro-aggressions. It was a different time – as long as they're not calling me the N-word, it's not considered an issue.'

Twigs previously shared she still 'doesn't feel safe' despite settling her domestic abuse lawsuit with ex Shia.

According to court documents, the British musician (born Tahliah Debrett Barnett) requested to dismiss all claims against LaBeouf, 39, with prejudice, meaning she cannot bring the case back to court in the future.