There can only be one Queen Bey. Zola Jesus More Quotes by Zola Jesus More Quotes From Zola Jesus I started performing opera when I was 10 years old. I didn't perform as Zola Jesus until I was probably 18. Zola Jesus zolayearsjesus 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 break-throughanxietyweakness 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 you can break out of that. Zola Jesus bornbreak-outwant The most important thing for us to do as beings is to be aware of our position in the world on a micro and macro level. Zola Jesus levelsimportantworld And my music is always such a release of what I feel inside, an impulse. Zola Jesus releaseimpulsemusic-is The greatest benefit of being a solo performer is that it is seriously frightening, but at the same time very empowering. It's just you and the audience. All the weight is on you to deliver the songs. Zola Jesus empoweringbenefitssong No matter what you do, if there's something you're afraid of, you need to break through it. Zola Jesus break-throughmatterneeds I like to remind myself that everything is meaningless. Zola Jesus meaningless I don't know why people think I'm a Goth - that's a misconception. Zola Jesus ladderspeoplethinking I don't find much influence in opera. It was such a different part of me. Zola Jesus operainfluencedifferent The only reason I would write a break-up song is because my own problem of allowing myself to relate to people. Zola Jesus writingsongpeople I feel like I am alone when I am in the presence of those I love. It is so freeing and comfortable, you become one with them. Zola Jesus comfortablefeels When you fall in love, you become weak. Zola Jesus falling-in-lovelove-youfall 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 who-i-amdarkthinking 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. Zola Jesus writingsongwar I know for sure that nothing matters. Zola Jesus nothing-mattersmatterknows 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 diseasesongmean 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 musicianstupidsound I think I'm making music that's pretty universal. Zola Jesus universalthinking 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. Zola Jesus vocabularypiecesexpression
