Brainwashed.com: The Eye - Zola Jesus part 1

Part one of a rare video interview with Nika Rosa Danilova, the musician and singer behind Zola Jesus, interspersed with live clips recorded from Boston on April 22, 2011. Camera, interview, and editing by Jon Whitney. Copyright 2011 Brainwashed Inc.

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Music

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• brainwashed
• eye
• zola
• jesus
• nika
• rosa
• danilova

[TheMolflugaDrengur]

@amutinyinheaven ??? She was talking about classical training, she never claimed she was an opera singer at 10. And "for the record" I was in the same situation at that very young age, where vocal coaches make you sing adult opera pieces, it's training. The teachers don't expect that you can make adult noises, just that you can get your voice to make sound in that direction. And you are a fool if you think children don't have singing roles in operas.... Nika Danilova is a poet.

[iamqueef]

Her lisp <3

[amutinyinheaven]

And for the record, Jackie Evancho and other "child opera singers" are not opera singers at all, so don't even attempt to defend her blatant lies with their bullshit. A 10 year old child's voice and body is far from fully developed. They lack the stamina and skill set required to perform in an opera. Another thing - opera is not an umbrella term for classical singing, which I suspect this dumb bitch thinks. An opera is a PLAY, that is sung, and kids do not have any singing parts in them.

[amutinyinheaven]

God, she's ignorant. It actually takes about 10 years to become an opera singer, and the majority of opera singers enter a musical conservatory for their chosen career path at the age she currently is, which is about 20 or so. You have to learn how to read music, play an instrument, how to act, and of course, you have to rigorously train your voice. So how the fuck was she singing opera at 10 years old? Did she pop out of the womb knowing how to do all those things?

[bluBlaq33]

I have just gained a huge amount of respect for her, minus the interest in controversial music which just bores me, but still I have a huge amount of respect for her

[fathmear3]

This lady has been touring for close to 2 years if not more. That is amazing, and I absolutely love the music!

[eclectica1]

Thanks for uploading these clips. Such a fascinating lady.