"I don't need success, I need to be happy. And at the end of the day, music does make me happy" Demi Lovato has shared that she was considering retiring from music prior to making her documentary Child Star . READ MORE: Demi Lovato – ‘Holy Fvck’ review: a sonic middle finger and a bold return to rock roots Lovato – who now uses she/her pronouns again along with they/them pronouns – co-directed Child Star, marking her directorial debut.
The film explores the experience of being famous at a young age and having to grow up in public, and sees Lovato sit down with various former child stars like herself, including Drew Barrymore, Kenan Thompson, Christina Ricci, Raven-Symoné, JoJo Siwa , and Alyson Stoner. In a new interview with Penn Badgley for his podcast Podcrushed , the singer said she made the film to answer the question: “‘Why did we turn out the way that we did? And how does it affect me today? Is it something that I still wanna do? Why did I feel like I needed so much outside validation?’” When Badgley asked if Lovato felt she succeeded in her search for answers, she responded: “I do.” Demi Lovato attends Vas Morgan’s We Matter Pride Dinner at Private Residence on June 08, 2024 in West Hollywood, California.
(Photo by Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images) “One of the questions is, like, ‘Do I wanna still do this today?’ You know, going into this film, I was considering retirement because I didn’t know if it fulfilled me anymore,” Lovato.
