SZA Opens About Whether She Wants Kids, Musing She Could Be the End of a 'Karmic Cycle'
SZA Opens About Whether She Wants Kids, Musing She Could Be the End of a 'Karmic Cycle'
Hannah SacksFri, March 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM UTC
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SZA in Paris on Jan. 21, 2026Credit: Blanca CRUZ / AFP via Getty -
SZA says she is unsure about whether or not she'll have kids
The singer revealed she once asked her best friend to co-parent with her, but the friend declined
SZA keeps her dating life private and was most recently linked to her former fiancé, whom she was with for 11 years
SZA might be a mother one day — or, she might not.
The singer, 36, spoke with i-D in an interview posted on Friday, March 6, and opened up about her complicated feelings on motherhood. SZA shared that her mom waited until she was ready to have kids, giving birth to the "Snooze" singer when she was 43.
"She can rest knowing that the mitochondrial DNA of every woman that came before her lives through me," SZA says. She adds that she's been wondering if she'll continue that legacy.
"I'm bossed up, I'm taking my time. It's spooky out here — maybe I won't have kids," she says. "Maybe I will. Do I really want the magic and the love to end with me, or is it the end of A KARMIC cycle?"
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SZA in Paris on Jan. 20, 2026Credit: Swan Gallet/WWD via Getty
In March 2024, SZA appeared on the SHE MD podcast and revealed to hosts Dr. Thais Aliabadi and Mary Alice Haney that she approached the topic of fostering and co-parenting with her best friend.
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"Well, I asked my best friend if she would do it with me. She said, no," SZA shared.
"Because we have too much on our plate. But I'm going to try to sweeten her up. She's my bestie, but she's also the smartest person, so it's like even if we didn't end up raising a child together like through a management lens, I'm going to force her to co-parent with me as my fake co-parent."
SZA in Los Angeles on Jan. 30, 2026Credit: Monica Schipper/Getty
SZA was previously in a relationship with her former fiancé, whose identity she hasn't shared, for 11 years. She doesn't often comment on her past relationship, but has touched on the topic before.
In December, SZA did an interview with Zane Lowe where she shared that she got into music because of her ex-fiancé, who was eight years older than her and helped her financially.
“[I] really only did music to prove a point,” she said. “When I started making music, it was to my ex-fiancé, because he was paying for everything. My food, my clothes, where I lived — and he was eight years my senior, so I was so codependent.”
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