Lizzo, Destinys Child.Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Lizzo’s love forBeyoncéruns deep.
In a September 2022 cover story interview forElle UK, the “About Damn Time” singer-songwriter spoke about her longtime appreciation for Beyoncé and revealed she once skipped school to attend aDestiny’s Childalbum signing and performance at a Walmart in Houston, Texas.
Destiny’s Child.KMazur/WireImage
“Growing up in Houston, the impact that Destiny’s Child had on me making a decision to become an artist was incredible, mostly because I felt like we were so close to it,” Lizzo toldElle UKof the group, which also featuresKelly RowlandandMichelle Williams.
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“Everyone had their, ‘I saw Beyoncé when…’ or, ‘I saw Destiny’s Child at this party…’ stories. And that made it seem more accessible,” recalled theSpecialperformer. “Like, ‘Oh, maybe I can do this too, if I worked hard enough and had the right people around me.'”
Soon enough, Lizzo saw Destiny’s Child perform live. “They had an album-signing event at a Walmart and I skipped school to go see them,” she said. “I listened to them sing their gospel medley.”
Even recently, upon the release ofBeyoncé’s latest single “Break My Soul"and announcement of her forthcomingRenaissancealbum, Lizzo was overwhelmed with emotion.
“That excitement never goes away. She doesn’t just put out music for the sake of putting out music – there’s going to be something real, you know what I mean? A teachable moment,” she explained. “Every time I hear her, it’s like, ‘Man, I want to make people feel this way. How can I make people feel this way, too?'”
Renaissance Cover Art.Beyoncé/Instagram
In 2014, Lizzo spoke toInterviewabout moving to Houston, where she first picked up the flute, developed a music obsession and attended the Destiny’s Child performance.
“When I first saw Destiny’s Child, I was in the fifth grade, and it made me want to sing and make music and there would be these freestyles on the radio for what seemed like hours, it was just so cool to me,” she told the outlet at the time. “So all of these influences and these styles started to blend together.”
Lizzo continued, “Eventually, that evolved into me finding the indie scene in Houston. When I was 19, I joined a rock band, and that’s when I began to say, ‘OK, this is something that I could take seriously.'”
Lizzo.Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
Last week, the “Juice” musician released her sophomore albumSpecial. In a recent interview withApple Music’s Zane Lowe, she said that she “loves” the record and is “proud of how patient” she was during its creation.
“I took the time to write the songs that need to come out, the stories that I wanted to share, that people should hear,” Lizzo said.
source: people.com
