During a recent appearance on the On Purpose With Jay Shetty podcast, Lizzo opened up about taking a “gap year” from her music career, while also sharing how she is handling her fame. The four-time Grammy winner explained the importance of taking that time for quiet introspection in order to reconnect with her true self and protect her peace. She also reflected on the challenges she has faced, including blowback from a harassment lawsuit and struggles with public perception. “I think what I learned about fame is, even if that’s really me, it just becomes kind of like a fictional story, it’s a character, it’s a brand, it’s a thing that now doesn’t belong to you anymore,” she shared. “Whoever Lizzo is to the world is not really even me. And that disconnect is depressing. And I think the only remedy to that is continuing to be myself.” Lizzo will release her new album, Love in Real Life, later this year, and previewed the LP with two singles, the title track and “Still Bad.” (Rolling Stone)