-It's so great to see you. -It is so good to see you.
-You look fantastic as always. -Thank you.
-Thanks for coming back to the show.
-Thank you for having me.
-It feels like you were just kind of on.
-Yes. It does feel like I was just here.
-Right? -Yeah.
But I was like "Come back."
And you were like, "Alright, I will."
And I go, "Come back for like three days."
And you go, "I will." -I will, and I'm here.
-And you did it. Yes, exactly. I love it.
[ Cheers and applause ]
It's a "Tonight Show" takeover.
New album on Friday, "Holy F," congrats.
-Thank you. -I know, I can't say the word.
But that's what it is. -Yes.
-But we'll get into all that stuff.
Tomorrow we're doing the monologue together.
We're hosting together. -I know.
-Are you nervous? -Yes, of course I'm nervous!
-No, you're not. -Yes, I am!
-Have you ever hosted anything?
-I hosted the Teen Choice Awards one time, years ago.
-And that was not -- -It was fine.
It's just I'm -- I feel at home when I'm singing on stage.
Not when I'm talking. -Right.
So when you -- But you'll do a song,
you'll tell stories or stuff. Won't you?
-Kind of. I mean, not --
I'll talk to the audience a little bit.
But like I don't -- I don't know.
See, now I'm getting nervous! [ Laughter ]
-No, I don't want you to be nervous.
But this is -- Have you ever tried stand-up at all?
Ever thought about that? -Hell no!
Did you see how I just freaked out?
I don't want people not laughing at my jokes.
That would be mortifying. -No, I get --
You get used to it, trust me.
[ Laughter ]
[ Rim shot ] That's going to be tomorrow.
I'm very excited about that. I'm happy that you're here.
It's a big deal. This is a big week for you
because the album comes out on Friday.
-Yes. -And also, your birthday --
-Yes.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Saturday. -Saturday.
-Yes. -Pal, it's a big week.
-It is. And it's my 30th birthday.
-What?! [ Cheers and applause ]
-I know. -Ooh!
Trying to remember my 30th. 30 is a good year.
-Yeah, I'm excited about it. -30 was good for me.
47 is where I'm at now. -Uh-huh.
-Bingo.
[ Laughter ]
That's the best age so far, yeah.
47. -Nice.
-I finally am starting to figure things out.
-Nice. -This hair piece, everything.
[ Laughter ]
-How to open a Capri Sun. -Yeah, how to open a Capri Sun.
It's very difficult.
Well, I want to talk about the tour
because you're about to do this giant tour.
I mean, it's massive.
And over the weekend, you played a couple gigs.
-Yes. -Now, that's just to kind of
like -- It's almost like going to clubs and working out.
You're just like, "I want to get the rust off."
Or you're like, "Can I do it?"
What are you thinking when you're doing those gigs?
-Well, this was my first show in four years.
-Wow. -So, I'm hadn't toured --
I mean, I hadn't performed like a full show in four years.
And I'm about to go on tour, the Holy [bleep] tour.
-Yeah, exactly yeah.
-And it was kind of like -- I did have nerves.
I was like, "Can I still do this?"
Like, "I need to get the rust off for sure
'cause I'm about to hit the road."
But like, it just was -- it was really actually nerve-racking.
-And how did it feel when it was done?
-It felt so good. -You could still do it.
-I can still do it. -I knew you could.
-Just like riding a bike. -Yeah, what do people --
What should they expect from this show?
Or don't expect anything?
-Well, you can expect live music.
See, that's why I'm not a comedian.
[ Laughter ]
-I think that's good. That's funny.
-Thanks. -I do.
-No, my music is more rock now.
So I'm not doing, like, even my old --
My older songs kind of have like a rock flair to them.
They're not like pop anymore.
-Were you always rock-influenced?
-I was in my teen years,
and so I feel like I'm just going back to my roots now.
And, like, my first album, my first and second album,
they had more rock influences, and yeah, here we are.
-I heard -- I did a radio interview from a radio station
in Fort Worth, I want to say, and they were saying,
"Oh, Demi came in as a kid and like just performed --
'Oh, would you sing something?' and just rocked it out."
-Aww. -And you destroyed.
Do you -- When you were a kid, when you're performing,
I mean, you've been playing your whole life.
Do you just go and -- You go wherever --
How do you end up going on stage?
Who gets you on there and how do you get the confidence
to go like, "I can do it"?
-Well, you know, I don't know.
I kind of -- My first time on stage was when I was five.
And I sang in the school talent show in kindergarten.
-Do you remember what you sang?
-"My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion.
And you know, like, that was a very challenging song,
and I just kind of went for it.
-And who's rooting you on on the sidelines? Is it your family?
-My mom, yeah, my family.
-That's wild.
-That's pretty much who got me on stage.
-"Oh, Demi's gonna be doing stadiums."
It's so great to see you start there and then
now you're just the biggest star. I don't know.
And then, of course, yeah, stand-up, we'll work on.
-Okay, yes, we'll work on it. -We'll work on your stand-up.
But I know you like to do cover songs from time to time...
-Yes. -...in your shows.
You just did Goo Goo Dolls? -Yeah.
-Yeah. [ Cheers and applause ]
Why Goo Goo Dolls?
-Well, that song "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls
is one of my favorite songs ever.
-Is that --
♪ I don't want to ♪
-Yes. -Right?
-Yes. -♪ I don't want the world ♪
Is it "save me"? "See me"? -"See me." Yes.
-Oh, sorry, I said "save me."
♪ I don't the world to see me ♪
-Just like that. -Yeah, thank you.
[ Laughter ]
Because I know another Goo Goo Dolls too. They're great.
And you just picked that one, that's one of your jams?
You crushed it. -Yeah, it's one of my jams.
-I want to show a clip because this is
you performing this over the weekend. Look at this.
-♪ I just want you to know who I am ♪
♪ I just want you to know who I am ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
-That's just a cover?
That's you just going, "Oh, let's do a song.
Let's just try that one." -Yeah.
-Is that going to be on the set? Or we don't know?
-It is. It's in the set.
-Yeah! -It is.
-I love that. -So you have to come see.
-Definitely. I cannot wait.
You know, a friend of ours, Kelly Clarkson,
just did a cover of you.
-Yes, she did.
-And I asked you about this and you were like it was kind of
a big deal because that was one of your original --
-Influences, for sure.
Her voice to me, I remember watching her on "American Idol"
and just becoming so inspired by her that my e-mail address
when I was young was littlekelly@yahoo.com.
[ Laughter ] -Oh, my God.
-And so for her to like cover my song years later
was just a full-circle moment 'cause I also used to
cover her songs when I was younger as well.
-Really? -Yeah, definitely.
-I wonder if we can find video of that.
Watch it. We did. Here's video of 13-year-old
Demi Lovato singing "The Trouble With Love Is."
Take a look at this.
-♪ The trouble with love is ♪
♪ It doesn't care how fast you fall ♪
♪ And you can't refuse that call ♪
♪ See you've got no say at all ♪
[ Vocalizing ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Come on! -Thank you.
-You got the gift. Alright.
Before you go, I know you're performing for us tonight,
which I appreciate, thank you so much.
I figured we have to do this. I mean, it is --
-Oh, my God, thank you.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you.
-This is my painting I did of you --
-Yes! -Years ago.
So I figured we'll do this here.
I'm getting frosting everywhere.
-Thank you. Aww, thank you, guys.
-♪ To you ♪
♪ Happy birthday, dear Demi ♪
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
-Make a wish.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Come on, that's what I'm talking about!
Happy birthday. Congrats on the album!
Demi Lovato, everybody!
Demi and I are doing something fun after the break!
Stick around, come on back.