And my mom moved away, because she needed to make money to support my dad and what he was going through and support her children.TRACY SMITH: And we do love you.
And words are so important to you, clearly. Stream CBSN live or on demand for FREE on your TV, computer, tablet, or smartphone.TRACY SMITH: And now flute is clearly back in your life.LIZZO: And then all of a sudden everybody left in, like, middle school, high school. (HL.304758). And you can do anything,' to the mirror. I was so nervous. And it gets a little harder to find your footing and find yourself.
Books with Online Audio.Used to contact you regarding your review. I named her Sasha after Beyoncé during the "I Am" era, where she was "I am Sasha Fierce." And they'd be like, "Oh my God, why you dressed up for these? And then whatever's goin' on in my life, I kind of bring it out.It's not like, "Ah, get out of my way.
LIZZO: Oh my God, the flute. Yes. I became, like, obsessed with being good.TRACY SMITH: You must hear that constantly, people throwing them back at you, right?LIZZO: I get nervous sometimes, because I don't want things to become trendy.TRACY SMITH: Did you think flute would be the career?LIZZO: (LAUGHS) Well, flute never technically left. They was talkin' 'bout me in the street. Like, the producer, Lazerbeak, used a lot of flute. I think it was this year. Because clearly you know the power of music. And there would just be, like, seven or six people in there.
(LAUGHS) It was not good, I promise.
'Cause I really need to hear it." And you don't have those people that you grew up with to lean back on. And she was like, "You need to write that down. You're not there yet. These people have never met me before. She has her own fans. The career in flute, where I was like, "I'm gonna be a concert flautist. I had confidence to express myself. And not only do they want to support me, they know how to. I feel like I took a few months to go inside of myself and figure out what I was gonna do with my life, who I wanted to be. And when I gave up on flute and when I stopped talking to my friends, I feel like, that life just vanished.LIZZO: Oh my God, conversation.
I would be like (LAUGHS), I was insecure about my personality. Like, you have to go back to that trauma and just try to make some sense of it, you know? And we really don't know any better. And people went crazy. I was so (LAUGHS) tired. And it made me feel close to him. And I had to take orders. And then, (LAUGHS) –And I learned that, like, by osmosis basically, by listening to it, by tryin' to get the sounds down.
Because--TRACY SMITH: You learned it by ear first and then you learned the notes, how to read music?LIZZO: Yeah, but then when you put me, you know, into a bigger pond, I wasn't number one.
And I would walk and sing.And once I started bringin' the flute back in that way (LAUGHS) and she was always Sasha. (LAUGHS) That's just the sky is sweatin'. She, Sasha, has really taken a life of her own. It is a family.
And, you know, you get the stigma, like, band geek or band nerd. People went wild. TRACY SMITH: And how does it feel now to play the flute on stage? I'm gonna be a singer." And she was like, "I've struggled with talking badly to myself my whole life. And I tried it all over again.
"LIZZO: Oh my God, the flute.
And then it became this thing where it was like, "Say it. And then I played that on stage. I stopped talking. Sheet Music App for iPad. You look good." I felt like there was somebody out there that needed to hear those words.
And I think that if we all treated ourselves better, we would know how to love.TRACY SMITH: Just kind of testing to see?It was a lot. And I have to say that this is – you like the rain?LIZZO: Yeah, suddenly you have all of these, like, training wheels taken off of your personality.
And I was like, "Can you guys say it to me? But as soon as I showed the world all of me, that's when they started to fall in love with me.TRACY SMITH: So you did it in reverse?And then on "Coconut Oil," of course, I play the flute on the intro of the song "Coconut Oil." Andre Williams) sheet music notes, chords. Now it say to your neighbor."
And you can do anything," to a crowd. Uh-huh.TRACY SMITH: So, I want to talk about the metamorphosis of the music. Everything about the Lizzo experience, whether you're listening to my music, watching a music video, or at a live show feels good. But I learned how to play, like, "The Carnival of Venice," which is, like, this really showboaty, braggadocious flute virtuosic solo piece by the seventh grade. Shop and Buy Lizzo - Cuz I Love You sheet music.
Like, it just started this self-dialogue that people don't really have, that we should have more of.
It's just musical.And she was like, "It felt really silly at first, but I kept doing it. I did a lot of screaming back then. Everything.TRACY SMITH: What's the ultimate goal? And I would, like, play the new cool fast song that I learned. Leave it blank if you wish to appear as "Anonymous".To create a music list, please sign in.Tell a friend (or remind yourself) about this product. You have good moments, highlights. And ever since then, I'm like, "Yo, like, this conversation--" like, when you listen to my songs, it feels like you're having a conversation with me.LIZZO: An outlet for my passion for music.