If you want to get into Lizzo s house, you ll have to sanitize your hands first. That s a ground rule the pop phenom made clear early on when Vogue stopped by for a round of 73 Questions, and it makes good sense; in these trying times, Lizzo is leaning on music and meditation to get her through. (She s trying to kick the TikTok habit, though, even though she recently hit 10 million followers.)
Lizzo s sunny, modern kitchen is capped off by a neon sign that reads her name, all too fitting for the woman who redefined the self-love ballad. As she graciously pours herbal tea—served in delightfully naughty mugs—she discusses the plan she s made for voting in the upcoming 2020 election: She wants to vote "as quickly as f*cking possible," and is planning to mail in her vote. (For a guide to how you can do the same, go here.)
Lizzo reminisces thoughtfully about a "summer of silence" she had in her 20s, borne primarily out of shame around dropping out of college and not pursuing flute, but she s just as quick to crack wise about past hiking misadventures: "I ran away from a coyote singing Beyoncé." (No, Lizzo has never told Beyoncé the story, because the two have not yet met, but Lizzo is definitely open to it.) Her thoughts on 90s-era TV are particularly prescient—"Friends is Living Single!"—and the song that brings her to tears is "The Storm Is Over Now" by Kirk Franklin.
A game of "Kiss, Marry, Kill" with Lizzo has to be seen to be believed, as does her collection of awards, the one of which she s most proud being her Soul Train Award for Album of the Year. (It was Lizzo s first award, one that she says "changed my life.") She s also thrilled to show off her mini-Valentino bag and think back to a 2013 encounter with Prince, and she has some wise words for her fellow "Black girl nerds": "I think the world is finally starting to appreciate us."
