You Are Born And Then You Die,

I Started Performing Opera When I Was 10 Years Old. I Didn't Perform As Zola Jesus Until I Was Probably 18.

The Word "theatrical" Makes Me Cringe, Because It Suggests A Performance Is Staged, Put On, Rehearsed. And While All This Is True For An Opera, I Believe The Act Of Singing And Performing Should Always Be Honest, Raw, Guttural.

I Try To Create Songs That Are Really Massive And Intense, But At The Same Time Remaining Honest And Raw.

My Music Started As A Way To Break Through Weaknesses - Like Anxiety, Which Was Completely Taking Over My Whole Life, Where I Could Barely Function.

I Like To Remind Myself That Everything Is Meaningless.