SZA revealed she feared audiences were only attending the Grand National Tour to see Kendrick Lamar perform.
SZA opened up about her struggles with anxiety and self-doubt during the Grand National Tour, revealing she initially feared concertgoers were only showing up for Kendrick Lamar and not her.
During a conversation with Chappell Roan for Interview magazine, the Grammy-winning singer admitted that she often battled intense panic before public appearances.
“Every time I had to go on stage, every time I had to get on a carpet, I’d have full-on panic attacks,” she explained. “But now it’s like, ‘I’m kind of curious where this is going to go.’”
SZA continued, “Same thing with the Kendrick tour. Everybody’s going to see Kendrick. I don’t even know if I have anything to show these people that’s exciting and new.”
However, she credited her shift in mindset to a embracing the unknown. “But I’m just like, ‘F### it,” she said. “I want to walk through the door. I want to see what happens in the uncertainty.’ That’s the true magic.”
On Tuesday (June 18), SZA reflected on the first leg of the Grand National Tour with a video montage posted to Instagram, hinting at a behind-the-scenes project in the works.
“Can’t believe round one of GNX is coming to an end,” she wrote. “Haven’t processed it all but here’s some keep sakes from the road.”
She added, “THANK YOU FOR HAVING US ! me n @notmrblue been building a wild documentary.”
The Grand National Tour’s first leg wrapped up Tuesday (June 17). The second leg begins on July 2, in Cologne, Germany.
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