I started performing opera when I was 10 years old. I didn't perform as Zola Jesus until I was probably 18.
Zola JesusI try to create songs that are really massive and intense, but at the same time remaining honest and raw.
Zola JesusNo matter what you do, if there's something you're afraid of, you need to break through it.
Zola JesusA lot of times I have the song inside of me and I have to fight to get it out. I'm a very visual person, so I can see the song but I can't hear it. But I think that if your music becomes a war for it to happen, in the end there's a certain kind of aggression in the music. And I think that's a lot more interesting.
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