Just about anybody is a big girl in a small world but you gotta believe it on the inside, that you can be bigger than the rest of it.

But millions at one time, beyond gender or race, had their attention fixed on her, and with that power, she chose to flash the word feminist all over our TV screens. If that don't do nothin' but make people Google the word, then that should make every feminist in the world proud.

When I was born, my father named me Melissa, and I am still Melissa but I got the nickname Lizzo around the time I was in the Cornrow Clique. I'm from Houston, so naturally, everyone dropped the second syllable of your name and just put an O there.

So if you can make it through, you know you've got something good, you can handle anything. We've been blessed to grow but at the same time, the hard part is having to wear every single hat. It's exhausting, but it's entirely worth it because on the flip side, the best part about being a touring musician is being a touring musician.