Music has saved my life, says Lizzo
Lizzo believes music has helped her to navigate the darkest times in her life.
Lizzo's music has helped her to navigate depression.
The 37-year-old singer admits that making music helped her to overcome some of the darkest and most depressing moments in her life.
Asked about her experience of dealing with depression, Lizzo told Rolling Stone: "My relationship with music was still very intense.
"I still am like, 'Music saved my life,' because there were really dark moments when I was working on Love in Real Life, my album, where I was like, 'Okay, I don’t think I can make it through the day, but I have to go to the studio."
Lizzo actually wrote a lot of songs that haven't made the final cut of Love in Real Life. However, the creative process still proved to be a cathartic experience for Lizzo.
The singer recalled thinking: "That felt good to say, but you can’t put that out."
Lizzo used to agonize over her lyrics because she feared offending fans. But the singer is now much more comfortable with who she is and how she thinks.
She explained: "I said, 'I will never ever, ever, ever, ever be a side chick' in the original [of Truth Hurts]. And then I was like, 'Mm, but what if I offend side chicks?' And so I was like, 'I will never ever, ever, ever, ever be your side chick.'
"I always overthink these things because I know who’s consuming my music and I’m very [concerned about] how they’re going to feel, how it’s going to affect them.
"But it’s like — to keep it very, very funky with you — everybody’s offended by everything today, so it’s impossible to not offend somebody. So it’s like, just say what you want to say. Just say whatever you want to say."
Meanwhile, Lizzo previously explained that fame and success didn't do anything to ease her anxiety and depression.
The chart-topping star told Variety in 2022: "People become famous, and it’s like — my DNA didn’t change.
"Nothing changed about me. My anxiety didn’t go away. My depression didn’t go away. The things that I love didn’t go away. I’m still myself. But the way y’all look at me and perceive me has changed. It’s a very weird, kind of formless thing."
