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Game of Thrones Talk with SZA

SZA on the set of "Power is Power" | Shot by Henry Arres

SZA on the set of "Power is Power" | Shot by Henry Arres


SZA teamed up with Travis Scott and The Weeknd for "Power is Power," the lead single from For the Throne: Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones. Now just because she's on the soundtrack for TV's most popular show doesn't mean that she's a true fan of it. Luckily, she is.

‘Game of Thrones’ superfan SZA taps into her inner Khaleesi in a new single

I got on the phone with her last week for the Los Angeles Times to not only talk about the track's upcoming music video, but also why she loves the HBO drama.

“There are some real things for us to relate to on the show," she told me. "Maybe not fucking my brother [alluding to the incestuous relationship Cersei Lannister, Queen of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, has with her brother Jamie], but you know… the other stuff.”

Agreed, agreed.

Give it a read here.