Lizzo Reveals She Was Depressed, Almost Quit Music After Dropping Breakout Hit 'Truth Hurts'
Photo: Vivien Killilea/Getty Today,Lizzois one of music’s most-beloved new stars — but two years ago, she was ready to give up on her dream. “It was a long road,” the 31-year-old twerking rapper-singer-flautist says of her career in the new issue of PEOPLE. Indeed, Lizzo (real name: Melissa Jefferson) has been hustling to make a name for herself for 10 years. Born in Detroit and raised in Houston (where she trained to become a classical flautist), Lizzo moved to Minneapolis in 2011 to pursue music....