This is "VITAMINWATER UNCAPPED | Live Performance: SZA" by Gladys Bernadac on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. What are you talking about? But now I’m just too interested to be scared. DJ Khaled Enlists Justin Bieber And Justin Timberlake For New Album, Claudia Jordan Claims Kanye West Tried To Hook Up With Her WHILE With Kim Kardashian, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Crowns Season 13 Winner, Harry Styles Recruited By Gucci For New Beloved Handbag Campaign. It’s about the acceptance of relinquishing control that makes it powerful for you. Do you think your music is effective because people can see themselves in those specific situations as well? What’s so striking about the album is its frank lyrics, the casual way she talks about potentially awkward subjects like sex, cheating, and disappointment. Nick Cave's Bad Seed TeeVee broadcasts videos, live performances, interviews, and more 24/7 on YouTube. Sometimes you think the same thing too much, like, “What do people think about me? All rights reserved. Don’t use any words that indicate fear. Hopefully this girl will get somewhere with her voice. They give me books, they hand me crystals and prayers. SZA sprung a surprise on fans moments ago with the premiere live performance of revered single 'Hit Different.' The way that she gives pep talks to herself; I would always do baby raps on the way to dealing with shit. I was just so thankful that she fucked with me, in any capacity, because I was so inspired by her honesty and how funny as hell she was. "Like, if I wasn't playing Coachella, I would not be here, and afterwards I'm going back home." I was immature and not open to her kindness, her beauty. Just me. So I sat and I learned and then I got angry because so much was happening in the meantime. Do you think black women who are nerds don’t get a lot of representation? Not everyone in your inner dialogue needs to be heard. Why did it take so long for you to discover that? Like, I feel like Issa Rae is me for real. She’s resting her voice, somewhere out of sight. I was like, “I want. When I heard “Supermodel” on “Insecure” it made me relive it all over again. It’s not often that Homer’s "Odyssey" meets “Grey’s Anatomy,”, but it happens in Doja Cat and SZA's new video for “Kiss Me More.” I even started asking her for advice for the first time two years ago. Being a huge SZA fan & not clicking on the live performance videos as an act of self care. Pitchfork is the most trusted voice in music. Your music ended up on Issa Rae’s show “Insecure” this year. I feel like Issa Rae is me for real. She’s forgettable unless she gets a mention. I don’t want to speak negativity into existence. I’m actually glad it’s not on the album. When you write from your subconscious, you don’t always know how you feel until you hear it and you’re like, “Oh, interesting.” There’s definitely shit that’s not on the album ’cause it was way too much, too personal. Your higher self needs to be heard the loudest and it’s usually the quietest. The album also placed high on many year-end critics’ lists. It’s not just like, “Let’s go and watch TV.” It’s like, “Let’s watch ‘Narcos.’”, Writing, did you have a moment where it was like, “Oh, if I just say the thing I’m thinking, it’s gonna be better than trying to figure out a new way to say the thing I’m thinking.”. If it’s the Grammys, if it’s anything, you have to just let it be mindful and create the dialogue rather than just filter the dialogue. But it’s been interesting. Stop lying to yourself, you stan her like any hater that can’t help but to talk about her instead of focusing on what you like. I talked the same. Your California Privacy Rights. Some people couldn’t handle “The Weekend,” or “Supermodel.” Conceptually, it’s still taboo. Bruce Springsteen Articles and Media. – If HERE is where it’s at then her career is truly a sad state of affairs. I feel like it’s important to give women who aren’t black insight to know that we fight fears, insecurities. I really love the specificity of your lyrics. Not much of a career. Just a lot going on. I was barely filtering it out on. Yes. I don’t want to panic. She’s a cool artist but she needs more of a presence in music. I read so many comments with people wishing they had an album by this artist or that and most haven’t had an album about in years. That’s where I’m at right now. I was just worried about whatever the fuck was in my brain, but now I’m understanding. My mind is like, “Where did it go?” So if something is more poignant or pungent, it usually sticks a little longer, and the stuff that sticks is the stuff I like to transfer [into lyrics]. 3 in July and has maintained a healthy chart position ever since. “I will still sweat, shit, and cry before something I am really scared to do.”. I never imagined I would be in the same space as James Franco, but now that I am I’m like, “What the fuck’s going on with everybody? Does she intentionally sing in a way where listeners are unable to understand wtf she’s saying? @Incog…. SZA: Airbnb-ing from place to place. I dressed the same. It’s weird. It’s more than even making things about you—even sadness is a representation of a ego. Because the bouncy bop has premiered in the top 10 of the coveted count. Social shit is weird and now it’s getting even weirder ’cause I’m like, “Oh, shit, I’m probably not gonna be in a normal social setting for a minute.” But what is getting more normal is that I met James Franco yesterday and I wasn’t scared. It’s so funny. Somebody light the blunt.” It’s just what girls do. SZA earned her first career nominations at the 60th GRAMMY Awards for Best New Artist, Best Urban Contemporary Album (Ctrl), Best R&B Song ("Supermodel"), Best Rap/Sung Performance ("Love Galore") and Best R&B Performance ("The Weekend"). For weekend two, Cardi was joined by SZA, J Balvin, and Bad … Doja Cat and SZA have left their lipstick print on the upper echelon of the Billboard Hot 100. Her language is literal, not metaphorical, and it makes for jarring and refreshing pop music. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sza-ty-dolla-sign-hit-different-song-video-1055190/. That’s where I’m at right now. Why is this weird to you, that everyone fucks, everyone gets sad, everyone wishes they made better decisions, everyone wishes they had more control?”. I was just worried about whatever the fuck was in my brain, but now I’m understanding. As your life changes, how do you imagine that it will shape your music in the future? Just me. Are you all right? She’s not a name that has even come up within the last few months of the pandemic. I don’t write about shit that didn’t happen to me, so it can be too much, but I have courage. When I heard “Supermodel” on “Insecure” it made me relive it all over again. I was just like, “I feel like I’m disappearing into the ether, like I’m not important.” At times, I was like, “Maybe I shouldn’t make this.” But that anger turned into commitment into being. But there are so many emotions, so much fear and pressure, so much pride. No. He don’t give a fuck about what I did. 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