Lizzo reveals secret to making platinum hits, using music as therapy and more

Grammy-winning singer Lizzo knows how to make anthems. The hip-hop powerhouse recently put together an epic media run to chop it up about her fire tunes with both Audacy Check In’s Julia and V-103’s The Big Tigger Morning Show.

The Check In interview comes packed with gems

Lizzo didn’t hold back in either chop up session. Starting with Julia, check out a couple pulled key quotes and stream the entire conversation.

[:11] — “I feel like it’s ‘About Damn Time’ that a song like this comes out to the world. You know what I’m saying…I think life has thrown some major traumas and hard experiences at us, especially globally these last few years. I wanted to write a song that allowed us to take a moment and celebrate our survival and how far we’ve come, and I think ‘About Damn Time’ does just that. It does it for me, honey. It’s the last song from my album. I started it about two months ago. My album was done in my eyes, and this was kind of a Hail Mary song, because I didn’t have anything on my album that felt like ‘Good As Hell’ to me where when I’m on stage or having a bad day, I sing ‘Good As Hell’ and immediately feel better. I wanted to write a song like that, and that’s what ‘About Damn Time’ really is.”

[2:07] — “I think that music is therapy for me, for sure. I’ve always written songs. I’ve been writing songs since I was 9-years-old — writing poems and stories — writing was a form of escapism when I was a kid. I still do that now, except my escapism makes platinum records and makes me money. I use it in its purest form for myself, which is entertainment, escapism, and therapy.”

Lizzo comes clean on music as therapy with Big Tigger

Who says Big Tigger isn’t still putting in his non-stop grind? The legendary hip-hop personality links with Lizzo for a solid conversation on his morning show dishing on both plus size dancers to therapy. Check them out and keep scrolling for the conversation.

[11:50] — “I just got famous in 2019. I’ve been doing music for a long time and just became famous. I really had to come to terms with that. I think it was healthy to have that time…I’ve learned how to let [things] go, and the biggest thing I’ve learned is that your emotions are like the weather. It’s literally a wave. I used to be so hung up on my emotions, and then the wave crashes, and you’re like, ‘Okay, I’m better again.’ Don’t chase the storm.” 

[14:13] – “I’ve been looking for big girl dancers since 2014, and it has been difficult to find since 2014. I needed dancers more than I needed a T.V. show. If I had had dancers, I would’ve never taken the show, but I used this opportunity as a platform and amplifier so I can have the open call audition for big girls of my dreams, and I really got the chance. Thank you Prime Video for actually going to the corners of the country and finding true, raw talent, and good people. The biggest thing I gained from the show is I have dancers. I used to struggle with casting, music videos, tours, award shows. Who am I going to get? And now, it’s easy. That’s the biggest thing that I’ve gotten from this…Even now, I get goosebumps thinking about it. This is therapy for people. This is really helping to change people, and that is the biggest payoff.”