The singer admits she feared fans were only showing up for Kendrick during Grand National run
SZA has candidly shared her initial fears and insecurities while co-headlining the Grand National tour with Kendrick Lamar, revealing that she once believed fans only attended shows to see her fellow TDE labelmate.
Speaking in a revealing interview with Interview Magazine, the “Kill Bill” hitmaker admitted she struggled with anxiety at the start of the tour. “Every time I had to go on stage or walk a carpet, I’d have full-on panic attacks,” she said. “I used to skip events thinking, ‘No one cares that I’m here.’”
Her doubts followed her into the tour with Kendrick, who has also drawn major attention for performing his Drake diss “Not Like Us” during their Toronto stop — the rapper’s first visit since the high-profile feud erupted. “Everybody’s going to see Kendrick,” SZA said. “I didn’t know if I had anything worth showing.”
Thankfully, she now feels more confident: “I want to walk through the door. I want to see what happens in the uncertainty.”
Meanwhile, Drake reportedly postponed a planned livestream in response to the show, later lashing out at a Toronto politician for attending Kendrick’s performance.
