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

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

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.