List of Zola Jesus Quotes

I Don't Find Much Influence In Opera. It Was Such A Different Part Of Me.

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!

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

When You Fall In Love, You Become Weak.

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.

I Think I'm Making Music That's Pretty Universal.

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.

True Expression Is Hard When Performing Opera. The Problem Is That Opera Relies On The Dramatic Context Of The Piece. It Can Be Interpreted And Represented, But There Are Guidelines; There Is A Vocabulary Within The Pieces That You Must Know Objectively And Reflect.

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 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.

There Can Only Be One Queen Bey.

The Only Reason I Would Write A Break-up Song Is Because My Own Problem Of Allowing Myself To Relate To People.

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.