ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley - Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley Podcast - Lizzo Uncut!

Episode Date: May 15, 2022

Fletch Vaughan & Hayley had a catch-up with Lizzo!Here's the Uncut & Uncensored interview!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ZM Podcast Network. Play ZM's Fletch, Vaughn and Hayley. Lovely to have you on the show, Lizzo. I'm happy to be here. I really am. Look at that shelf behind you. You've got a real mixed bag happening up there. I see a giant hip flask, some awards. Is that what that is? That's a giant flask. You know, i carry that flask with me to almost like every event i forgot to bring it to the met gala and i was so fucking pissed oh my gosh literally

midway through lindy kravitz i looked at my friend was like i fucking forgot my flask do they not give you free drinks at the met gala? Rude. Oh, free drinks. But like, as soon as like the show starts, you gotta like, it's, it's just you and the stage. I hate that. I hate that. That happens heaps in New Zealand as well. Like you get to an awards thing and then you have drinkies, then you go inside, they shut the doors.

No more drinks. I know. I don't know. Like, yeah, it makes it more bearable when you have the tequila, but the Met Gala was fun. Oh, my God. Well, let's start talking about the Met because, one, obviously you looked incredible.

Congratulations on your amazing outfit. Thanks. But, two, on the red carpet, of course, Lizzo, you whipped out the flute. I did. Not just any flute. That was a 55,000 handmade gold-plated, one-of-a-kind flute that was going to be in the Met

called the Dryad's Touch, dubbed the most beautiful flute in the world. What? Does it make you nervous to play that? No. It's actually one of the most beautiful experiences of my life. As a flute player like it really gets your coochie wet when you can play the first sound um that came out of that flute was like divine it was

angelic yeah and i played afternoon of a fawn by debussy who was a composer during the gilded age oh matt you were nobody got the reference but i were singing. Nobody got the reference, but I got the assignment. I got the reference. I'm a classical pianist. And I was like, no, no, she didn't. Amazing. If I did. It was so good.

When you were at the Met, was there someone, like one specific person that you were really looking forward to seeing? Because, like, it's the who's who of Hollywood. Yeah, it is for me like i you know i never know who's gonna be there so i always just like rihanna beyonce rihanna be you know i i get excited for things like that um i saw Nicki Minaj, which was like really cool. And I very like timidly asked her for a photo. Do you still, I mean, you're Lizzo, just to remind you who you are,

you're Lizzo. Do you still get nervous when you're around other celebrities? Well, here's the tea. I've been Lizzo since like the seventh grade. I don't think that like people don't make me nervous as much as I like giving people their space and like allow, like minding my business. Like I love minding my business. It's like my favorite thing. It keeps me young. So I don't like bothering people. So I'm always like, okay, just don't look at her. Just don't look at her like that. I'd be like that. But Nikki was always like okay just don't look at her just don't look at her

like that I'd be like that but Nikki was very like I was like you look beautiful tonight Nikki Minaj and I looked away and then she was like thanks babes and she looked back and was like girl you was gonna make me say thank you baby come here it's you and she gave me a hug I was like me it's me what does that mean she she means exactly what I said. Oh my God, it's Lizzo. It's cool when people like, you know, know who you are and shit. It's pretty cool. Yeah, I can't relate to be fair. I mean, we're on radio. We don't have faces most of the time. Right, you got voices though. Everyone knows your voice, honey. We do.

Let's talk about Coachella. Is it true that you last minute went in with Harry Styles, that you were invited in last minute? Is that true? Yeah, it definitely wasn't like a part of the long plan for Coachella. Like when people were making those like rumor tweets about me, and even when like Andy Cohen was like, are you going to be on stage with Harry? I was like, no, i'm literally going to watch like

that was almost like a birthday it wasn't almost it was literally a birthday trip and treat for me to be like i'm gonna go to coachella and watch one of my favorite artists perform and get drunk with my girls and then literally i think it was friday night thursday was like, do you want to sing? And I'm like, yeah. And so I was like on my way to the desert. Thank God he asked you like the day before, because if your intention was to go to Coachella and get drunk with the girls and then he asked you like midday, you'd be like, I could probably have a little bit of a go singing a song.

Right. Imagine. I was like stone cold sober too. I was so nervous. I was like, I'm not drinking. And my friends were like, damn, have at least one drink. And so I was like, okay, one drink. So I had one drink before that performance because I was so freaking scared.

I didn't want to perform Harry's show. It's like it's Harry's show and performing in front of that many people is like wild and actually kind of difficult. Do large audiences still make you nervous? They don't make me nervous. They are just, it's like technically difficult to play in front of that many people. Because, so he wanted this thing where I came up in the middle of the audience and walked on the catwalk towards him.

And he was on the stage so the band is so far away from me that when that person hits the drums it's like and then it hits my ears like oh yeah like i got a new new beat and i was like oh god like i didn't know where the beat was i couldn't hear shit people screaming oh and then and then flying above and then harry styles is in front of you yeah it was the one thing that kept me calm like it was so funny he's such a sweetheart and like we just were staring into each other's eyes and he's like you've got this like he was singing the lyrics and staring in my eyes the whole time and i kept fucking up like one of the lyrics and he would like do break break me and i'd be like break me with goodbye

he was my only rock out there you you've said a lot you're a huge fan is he let you listen to his new album before the rest of us yeah Oh, yeah. No, what the hell? That was good acting, I reckon. That was a little bit of good acting. Speaking of new albums. Yeah. This girl. We have to talk about About Damn Time.

And I know that you'll get lots of reviews from music critics and the likes, but I do want to let you know, Lizzo, that my mum text this morning uh while your song was playing and she uh she I gotta say she doesn't like modern music very much and she said oh I like this one and then I said yes mum yes mum Patsy nice I think that opinion matters so much more to me than music critics because it's like your job is to sit up and like critique something that like makes people feel good and is like a like an art form that comes from someone's soul it's like we're not making music for you honey I'm making music for your mom yeah I think it's making music for me I'm making music for people who like to twerk like people who like music well that's the thing like this this song is so like, it's got that funky 70s vibe.

Yeah. And I think like that's like intergenerational. The 70s has been good since the 70s. And even now, like everyone likes it from young people to lovely 61-year-old Patsy in New Zealand. And, you know, it was also such a pivotal time. At least I know in America the 70s music helped people get out of a dark time. Yeah. And I felt like oh my gosh like this is our you know opportunity to make music to push us out of this dark era this dark period we've

been in. And if we look forward to the rest of the album, is it going to follow in that vibe or is it like a bit of a mixed bag? It's a mixed bag of amazing music. Like I'm so excited that people actually love About Damn Time and that it's doing well because I'm like, if you like this song, I've got even better ones. Oh, wow. I'm so excited. Because we were talking about this before when you when you made that when

you're in the studio you'd finished it do you sit back and say that's going to be huge because it's everywhere it's tiktok it's been on radio like it's gone so big so fast it's hard to say because good music comes out all the time that doesn't you know perform well in streaming and on billboard and um so I really I can't really predict it all I can do is make good music I'm like this is ironclad Balenciaga undeniable you know I didn't even realize like the dance trend on TikTok was gonna do what it was gonna do. I saw the girl who did the choreography and I was like, this is so cute. And I remember I was drunk at Coachella and I was like, I'm learning the dance. I was like, I wish there was footage of this. Cause I was like teaching

everyone, like my dance friends. I was like, I was like to pump me up, okay? Five, six. And I learned it from me, you know? And to see the rest of the world, you know, fall in love with the same thing I fell in love with is really incredible. Yeah, I've been watching it on TikTok and there's like different ages, races, abilities, like everyone is getting on board and dancing. And it's just like, that's the power of music, isn't it?

Like bringing people together. Yes, that is the power of music. That's it? Like bringing people together. Yes, that is the power of music. That's the point. Now, before our time is up, of course, you've got a show. You're doing everything. You're a busy lady. It's called Watch Out for the Big Girls. And it's you looking for dancers.

Yeah, I mean, I need big girl dancers. I announced my tour, the special tour that's starting in September and I'm like literally selling out arenas y'all like what the hell and dive bars to like 12 people. So I need like dancers on stage and agents don't represent bigger body dancers. So I went out and I found them myself and it's such an incredible show. The girl, like you will cry on every episode. So please drink water because you will be dehydrated by episode two. I shit you not. You will be dehydrated. I feel like it's like the kind of show you need a glass of water because you're going to cry and maybe a glass of wine

because you're also going to have a really good time. it's very cathartic not to mention i have on yitty this is my shape shapewear for every damn body and you'll see some of the yitty on the girls in the show as well on the big girl show so tv touring music everything and what about adding will you add new zealand a stomp on the tour please you? You know that I love New Zealand. Yes. Y'all know that I love the K-ways. I used to watch Flight of the Conchords. First off, I was obsessed with Flight of the Conchords

and Lord of the Rings. So y'all know that I've been down. I've been loyal since the story. Yes. We also love Lazo. How you say it? Lazo. We love Lazo. L you say it? Lizzo. We love Lizzo.

Lizzo, we love you. I can't wait to be back because, you know, it don't stop. We're taking over the world. Oh, my gosh. Well, we'll be so excited to host you when you do come, Lizzo. Fletcher's got a great couch. We'll show you around all the good places to eat and hang out. It'll be an amazing time.

Fletcher's couch. She's got Grammy awards. She doesn't need a couch. It's a good couch, Lizzo. Oh, honey, I could always use a good couch, especially in another country. Yeah. Lizzo, thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us. Can't wait to see you.

Thank you. Bye. Bye. See ya. ZM's Fletch, Vaughn, and Hayley.