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 darkdepresspeople Change image and share on social
I started performing opera when I was 10 years old. I didn't perform as Zola Jesus until I was probably 18. Zola Jesus jesusopusperform Change image and share on social
As a child, I was always making sound; it was a compulsion. I loved to scream and yell and sing; it freed me from all the thoughts in my head. I begged for opera lessons because opera singing is the most formidable, most emotional way to use your voice. Zola Jesus begchildcompulsion share on social
I try to create songs that are really massive and intense, but at the same time remaining honest and raw. Zola Jesus createhonestintense Change image and share on social
I don't find much influence in opera. It was such a different part of me. Zola Jesus findinfluenceopus Change image and share on social
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. Zola Jesus anxietybarelybreak Change image and share on social
It sounds kind of stupid, but I've never not wanted to be a musician. It's been inside me since I was little so I don't know what else I would do. Zola Jesus haveinsidekind Change image and share on social
And my music is always such a release of what I feel inside, an impulse. Zola Jesus feelimpulseinside Change image and share on social
