Looking like a goddess, Top Dawg Entertainment artist SZA visit radio host Big Boy’s 92.3 radio show in Los Angeles, and dished on the a wide array of topics. While this interview went live yesterday (May 31, 2017), the interview was conducted before SZA announced the release of CTRL as June 9th.
Here are some of the highlights:
01:05: How she became a singer.
02:10: Failing out of college.
04:46: How music challenges her.
06:10: Her goals as a musician and how they evolved.
8:32: Why she name the album CTRL rather than A.
12:05: Having industry mentors who are women.
14:25: Being signed to RCA.
15:17: Being a member of the TDE family and who she has the best chemistry with.
19:27: Where she grew up.
20:01: Parent’s opinion on her music career and attending college.
25:01: Meeting Beyoncé.
31:19: Weighing 200 pounds six years ago, changing her diet and losing weight.
33:45: Contracting systemic salmonella.
35:28: Response as a Muslim to Donald Trump’s travel ban.
38:57: Big Boy discusses losing weight through gastric bypass surgery.
Check out the video below.