Demi Lovato lost her ‘joy’ for music because of the ‘hustle of the music industry.’

The Confident hitmaker has confessed she went through a period where she felt ‘miserable’ about her career because of all the pressures in the showbiz world, and now she wants to make sure her music career just focuses on her music and message – rather than on the way she looks.

‘I want a career that has nothing to do with my body. I want it to be about my music and my lyrics and my message,’ the former teen Disney star told Bustle.

Too much demand: Demi Lovato lost her ‘joy’ for music because of the ‘hustle of the music industry.’ The Confident hitmaker has confessed she went through a period where she felt ‘miserable’ about her career because of all the pressures in the showbiz world she told Bustle

Lovato, who dates Max Ehrich, added, ‘And I want a long-lasting career that I don’t have to change myself for.

And the singer has confessed her body image used to be so bad that she would have a minder keep an eye on her meals.

New attitude: ‘I want a career that has nothing to do with my body. I want it to be about my music and my lyrics and my message,’ the former teen Disney star told Bustle

She wants joy: ‘Music brought me so much joy when I was younger and I lost that joy throughout the hustle and bustle of the music industry. I got miserable. And I don’t ever want it to be like that again. That’s what I want,’ said the trailblazer

‘I used to have people watching me the night before a photo shoot to make sure that I didn’t binge or eat and be swollen the next day,’ said the New Mexico native.

‘It’s just a totally different world now. I don’t prepare for photo shoots, even. I can eat Subway for breakfast.’

And Demi admits lockdown – owing to the coronavirus pandemic – has allowed her to be more in tune with her emotions and be open to crying.

‘Before quarantine, it was very difficult for me to cry,’ said Lovato.

Everyone wanted her so thinL: And the singer has confessed her body image used to be so bad that she would have a minder keep an eye on her meals. ‘I used to have people watching me the night before a photo shoot to make sure that I didn’t binge or eat and be swollen the next day,’ said the New Mexico native

‘I had programmed the thought into my head when I was 16 that I’m only going to cry if people pay me to.

‘I started doing all this work, allowing myself to feel the pains of all the losses that I’ve had or the adversities or traumas that I’ve faced.

‘I think my ability to be vulnerable and be more intimate with people has really heightened.’