Lizzo recently spoke with Elle UK about having body insecurity issues back in the day and thinking she'd never be a pop star.
The singer and rapper also talked about a certain stage technique she used when thinking that no one wanted to see her perform.
“Nearly every star I saw on stage was thinner and light-skinned and they didn’t look like me," she explained. "I always felt, like, even if the song is great people wouldn’t want to hear it coming from me. So I thought if I have other people on stage too that will take the focus off me a little bit."
“I know people want to look like me now. But I’m talking about what it was like in my formative years," added Lizzo. "I wasn’t really set up to believe that I was desirable. For me, being a pop star – part of it is people either want to be you or be with you. And I didn’t feel like I had any of those qualities.”
Lizzo is currently promoting her new album "Special," which dropped on July 15. Check out the opening week sales projections.