And my music is always such a release of what I feel inside, an impulse.

I started performing opera when I was 10 years old. I didn't perform as Zola Jesus until I was probably 18.

I don't know why people think I'm a Goth - that's a misconception.

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.

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.

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?

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.

No matter what you do, if there's something you're afraid of, you need to break through it.

I like to remind myself that everything is meaningless.

I know for sure that nothing matters.

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.

Minds that have withered into psychosis are far more terrifying than any character of fiction.

Heavenly Father, may your will be done in my life, in Jesus Name. Amen

To be furious in religion is to be irreligiously religious.

An intense feeling carries with it its own universe, magnificent or wretched as the case may be.

The music is within your heart, your soul, your spirit, and this is all I did when I sat at piano. I just go within.

If you ever find you're the most talented person in the room, you need to find another room.

Many Muslims may not seek to kill the infidel, but they don't want to condemn those carrying out the holy book command.

Sometimes it’s more a matter of collaboration which matters in a collection.

To me, to be a conservative means to conserve the good parts of America and to conserve our Constitution.

I don't want to be 60 years old standing on stage telling some jokes. I want my life to mean something.