According to The Cut, Lizzo’s father died in 2010. Shortly after, she and Ellypseas parted ways. Of course, the loss took a toll on Lizzo’s mental health. “When my father passed away, I didn’t want to work anymore,” she told The Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast. “I was, like, so catatonic, and I didn’t want to do anything. I was, like, really over life as it was. I was like, ‘I know this isn’t what life is supposed to be like. Maybe life shouldn’t be.’ Those kinds of thoughts. I had been brought down to the bare minimum of existence.”
During this time, Lizzo briefly moved back in with her mother in Denver, Colorado, before later relocating to Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a friend, per The Cut. According to Rolling Stone, the star joined two musical groups there, including Chalice and GRRRL PRTY, which later caught the attention of Prince. The late musician asked Lizzo to sing on his and his backing band’s song, “Boytrouble.” He also invited the “Cuz I Love You” singer to perform at Paisley Park in Minnesota.
Lizzo explained the significance of Prince’s support to Rolling Stone. “I used to be so upset that I never had co-signs,” she revealed. “I was like, ‘I’m too weird for the rappers and too black for the indies.’ I was just sitting in this league of my own. To be embraced by Prince and co-signed, I am eternally grateful for that.”
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