Lizzo is getting real about her mental health journey.
While performing at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 12, Lizzo spoke candidly about her struggles with depression in 2023.
Toward the end of the show, she explained what inspired the title of her upcoming album, Love in Real Life.
“I named it that because about a year and a half ago — it’s so hard for me to talk about — I was in such a dark, deep depression,” Lizzo said to the crowd. “I was so heartbroken by the world and so deeply hurt that I didn’t want to live anymore, and I was so deeply afraid of people that I didn’t want to be seen. Eventually I got over that fear.”
Lizzo went on to say that she experienced a life-changing moment while attending a concert that came just at the right time.
“As I was walking through the crowd to get to my spot, something miraculous happened. Somebody, who I didn’t know, looked at me and said, ‘Lizzo, I love you.’ And they reached out, and I reached back, and we hugged, and it felt so damn good,” she recalled.
“And after that experience I was like, ‘Damn, you can’t get this s— on the internet, bro,” Lizzo continued. “This is the kind of love you can only get in real life. And I don’t share that story to gain some sort of sympathy. We’re beyond that, b*tch. Look at me!”
Alluding to being sued by her former backup dancers and being accused of harassment, Lizzo said the “depression, or darkness” came as a result of being “betrayed by someone they trusted or was lied on and hated on for those lies.” One of the cases against Lizzo was eventually dismissed.
Lizzo then asked the crowd to check on their family and friends who facing difficult times during the current political landscape.
“If you’re depressed, reach out to someone who will listen. If you’re mad about the government, reach out to someone else who’s mad about the government and f-i**kng organize.”
Love in Real Life drops Friday, March 14.
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