Lizzo has faced fatphobic bullying and internet attacks as a celebrity, but she told Vanity Fair in a profile published Tuesday that she is most bothered by assumptions that she makes music for white audiences.

The About Damn Time singer, who is on the publications November cover, said the notion that some Black musicians make music for white people is such a critical conversation. She said its probably the biggest criticism that she has received as an artist.

When Black people see a lot of white people in the audience, they think, well this isnt for me, this is for them, she said. The thing is, when a Black artist reaches a certain level of popularity, its going to be a predominantly white crowd.

Lizzo said Black artists like Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Tina Turner, Diana Ross and Beyonc are examples of musicians she believes also happen to draw crowds that are overwhelmingly white.

The singer then emphasized that she does not make music for white audiences, regardless of what members of her audience look like.

I am not making music for white people. I am a Black woman, I am making music from my Black experience, for me to heal myself [from] the experience we call life, she said. If I can help other people, hell yeah. Because we are the most marginalized and neglected people in this country. We need self-love and self-love anthems more than anybody.

She continued, So am I making music for that girl right there who looks like me, who grew up in a city where she was underappreciated and picked on and made to feel unbeautiful? Yes. It blows my mind when people say Im not making music from a Black perspectivehow could I not do that as a Black artist?