Lizzo Urges Action and Community After Shirley Raines’s Death: “The Whole World Needs to Know About Her”
In your Instagram Stories, you were talking about how she was really there for you personally through difficult times. How did your relationship evolve? After the People’s Choice Awards—because before it was very, you know, hey girl, like, you know—she really began to speak life to me. She would just always send me messages, or she was thinking about me. Or when she started receiving all these awards, she would send me videos and be like, “I wish you were here. Love you.” And, “wow, you know, I love you, Queen. I’m so proud of you. I’m so happy for you.” And when life started coming back into my eyes, and I started feeling more like myself again, she was like, “I can really see the light in you again, and I could see you’re coming back to the light. You look so happy, and I’m so proud of you.” That kind of emotional support from somebody like her can really change your whole day. And sometimes, when I did not hear from nobody, it …
