Lizzo clarifies “I quit” comments: “I’m going to keep moving forward”

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Lizzo has explained what she meant when she declared ‘I QUIT’ in a social media post, clarifying that it doesn’t mean she is quitting music.At the weekend, the artist took to social media to hit back against “being dragged by everyone in my life”, which some interpreted to mean that she was contemplating walking away from the music industry.“I’m getting tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet,” she wrote. “All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little bit better than how I found it.“But I’m starting to feel like the world doesn’t want me in it.

I’m constantly up against lies being told about me for clout and views… being the butt of the joke every single time because of how I look..

my character being picked apart by people who don’t know me and disrespecting my name.”She concluded: “I didn’t sign up for this – I QUIT.”A post shared by Lizzo (@lizzobeeating)Now, Lizzo has revisited her comments and made it clear what she was trying to say.“I wanted to make this video because I just need to clarify [that] when I say ‘I quit’, I mean I quit giving any negative energy attention.

What I’m not gonna quit, is the joy of my life, which is making music, which is connecting the people, ’cause I know I’m not alone.“In no way, shape or form am I the only person who is experiencing that but those voices seem to be louder than the positive [ones].“If I could just give one person the inspiration or the motivation to stand up for themselves and say they quit letting negative people win, negative comments win, then I’ve done even more than I could have hoped for.“With that being said, I’m going to keep moving forward, I’m gonna keep being me.