I feel like humans are a disease. It's a hard thing to communicate in a pop song. I mean, who wants to hear that? — Zola Jesus Copy Share Image
I try to create songs that are really massive and intense, but at the same time remaining honest and raw. — Zola Jesus Copy Share
The only reason I would write a break-up song is because my own problem of allowing myself to relate to people. — Zola Jesus Copy Share
A lot of times I have the song inside of me and I have to fight to get it out. I'm a very visual… — Zola Jesus Copy Share
You are born and then you die, but in between you can do anything you want. It's society that creates rules for us, but… — Zola Jesus Copy Share
People don't really understand who I am. They always think that I'm very dark or depressed, but it couldn't be further from the truth! — Zola Jesus Copy Share
As a child, I was always making sound; it was a compulsion. I loved to scream and yell and sing; it freed me from… — Zola Jesus Copy Share
I started performing opera when I was 10 years old. I didn't perform as Zola Jesus until I was probably 18. — Zola Jesus Copy Share
I feel like humans are a disease. It's a hard thing to communicate in a pop song. I mean, who wants to hear that? — Zola Jesus Copy Share
No matter what you do, if there's something you're afraid of, you need to break through it. — Zola Jesus Copy Share
The word 'theatrical' makes me cringe, because it suggests a performance is staged, put on, rehearsed. And while all this is true for an… — Zola Jesus Copy Share
My music started as a way to break through weaknesses - like anxiety, which was completely taking over my whole life, where I could… — Zola Jesus Copy Share
