Lizzo

You know, I'm not just holding on to this situation that's starting to whoop my ass. You know, I'm aware of that.

You know, I'm not just holding on to this situation that's starting to whoop my ass. You know, I'm aware of that.

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

Yeah. I was so angry. I was like, so like, I was so angry from like October to January. I just have a lot of angry songs. And I was like, get it out. Yeah. Talk your shit. I had some songs that were very like, that are very dark, you know, and I left them on the album because I was like, I just think that people deserve to know. And like, it's songs about loss. Like I lost my dog, Puka, 20 years.

Yeah. I was so angry. I was like, so like, I was so angry from like October to January. I just have a lot of angry songs. And I was like, get it out. Yeah. Talk your shit. I had some songs that were very like, that are very dark, you know, and I left them on the album because I was like, I just think that people deserve to know. And like, it's songs about loss. Like I lost my dog, Puka, 20 years.

You know, she was like a grandma to me, you know, and that was really hard. I wrote a song for her and I have like songs about like just friendships that ended that really hurt me. And I was like, leave it. You know, I had this one song I wrote and like I hadn't slept in like 48 hours. And it was like during one of the worst like mental breakdowns I've ever had in my life.

You know, she was like a grandma to me, you know, and that was really hard. I wrote a song for her and I have like songs about like just friendships that ended that really hurt me. And I was like, leave it. You know, I had this one song I wrote and like I hadn't slept in like 48 hours. And it was like during one of the worst like mental breakdowns I've ever had in my life.

Like I had the studio scheduled the next day and I hadn't slept and I was like tear stained face and like musty clothes. I was like, I'm going to go to the studio.

Like I had the studio scheduled the next day and I hadn't slept and I was like tear stained face and like musty clothes. I was like, I'm going to go to the studio.

And I went and I wrote this incredible song and I'm like, leave it. Leave it. You know, you owe yourself that. You don't always have to write perfect, polished pop hits. You can have songs about your real experience that you didn't go in and edit on this album. But then I wrote Love and Real Life in like February. And I was like, huh. I was like, this feels good. This feels familiar.

And I went and I wrote this incredible song and I'm like, leave it. Leave it. You know, you owe yourself that. You don't always have to write perfect, polished pop hits. You can have songs about your real experience that you didn't go in and edit on this album. But then I wrote Love and Real Life in like February. And I was like, huh. I was like, this feels good. This feels familiar.

And I started to realize my purpose. My purpose, like I said, is to turn this pain into champagne and help other people through it. I can't just sit and... be sad for 12, 15 songs. I got to give people something to step to, something to march to, something to perk themselves back up. I didn't do it because I forced myself to. I did it because that was just the place I was at now.

And I started to realize my purpose. My purpose, like I said, is to turn this pain into champagne and help other people through it. I can't just sit and... be sad for 12, 15 songs. I got to give people something to step to, something to march to, something to perk themselves back up. I didn't do it because I forced myself to. I did it because that was just the place I was at now.

I had written so many sad songs, so many mad songs, so many wrong songs that I could finally focus on what's right and what feeds my soul.

I had written so many sad songs, so many mad songs, so many wrong songs that I could finally focus on what's right and what feeds my soul.

A lot of them I'm like, like, you'll never hear this one. Never hear The Light of Day.

A lot of them I'm like, like, you'll never hear this one. Never hear The Light of Day.

And that's one thing I will tell any artist. It's like, make the song. It's not like once you record it, it's going to go on the radio tomorrow. It's not going to be on DSPs at midnight. Write the song, say the lyrics, say the weird thing. People desperately want to hear the weird thing. And then write another song. And if you, you know what I'm saying?

And that's one thing I will tell any artist. It's like, make the song. It's not like once you record it, it's going to go on the radio tomorrow. It's not going to be on DSPs at midnight. Write the song, say the lyrics, say the weird thing. People desperately want to hear the weird thing. And then write another song. And if you, you know what I'm saying?