Zola Jesus

She created her stage name in high school by combining the names of Christian Messiah Jesus Christ and French writer Émile Zola. She says, "There was a dichotomy - Zola was for truth and Jesus was for spirituality. But, honestly, I liked how it sounded.".

I grew up running out of water because my family home was built on a rock. We would very often run out of water. Our well would dry up for days.