SZA Says Songs Are ‘Ruined’ When They Leak: ‘You’re Selfish’

SZA is still riding high on the success of her current album, SOS, and told Variety in a new cover story that the five-year hiatus between it and her first album was at least partially the due to people leaking her unfinished music. “When people leak my songs, they ruin them,” she said. “Then it’s not mine anymore; it’s actually yours. It’s something unfinished that you decided was ready to be shared.” She continued, “And it’s like, ‘Fu-k you. Now I’m not releasing it.’ Play your leak, but you’re not gonna bully me into dropping music. I’m now embarrassed by this less-than-correct version that you put out. You’ve sent me into a weird space creatively when you could have just waited for me, but you’re selfish.” SZA also explained that her fans can anticipate a deluxe edition of SOS, titled Lana, sometime in the near future.