United Kingdom, June 12 -- Lizzo thought she was "very annoying" as a child.

The 38-year-old music star has recalled feeling insecure and having a negative perception of herself during her younger years.

Speaking to the Los Angeles Times newspaper, Lizzo explained: "I grew up feeling very annoying.

"It was a huge insecurity of mine. I'm the baby in the family, and I played probably the most annoying instrument to be bad at. Hearing someone be bad at the flute is a nightmare. And I was bad for at least two years."

Lizzo is now convinced that she's managed to overcome her deep-rooted, long-held anxieties.

The chart-topping star said: "I've had that anxiety shadow me my whole life, and I think I'm healing something in myself - in my inn...