Tori Kelly Born : December 14, 1992 Browse All Authors Top 36 quotes by Tori Kelly Everyone in life has a purpose, and nobody's purpose is better than anyone else's Tori Kelly purpose The way you live your life depends on you. Tori Kelly depends live-your-life way when you're so happy that you have to close your eyes when you smile so that your eyes don't jump out of your head Tori Kelly eye My parents say that I was singing before I could talk. I personally remember specific moments at three or four when music was playing literally all over the house. Tori Kelly singing parent house The good thing about my fans is that they like when I'm awkward and real, so I'm able to just go on stage and be my dorky self. Tori Kelly awkward real self I wanna run, i wanna stay. hold every piece, so it won't break. Tori Kelly pieces break running I owe a lot to my parents, because they kept no genre off limits. Music was always playing in the house. They never told me to be quiet, turn the music down or anything like that. So I felt pretty free and experimental as a kid to kind of figure out my own voice. Tori Kelly voice house kids If you're at the top, then brace for the fall. Tori Kelly braces ifs fall Songwriting never gets old. There's always stuff to write about. Tori Kelly songwriting stuff writing My performance kind of came naturally this time around because I really wanted it to be about the music first, of course I know the song, because I've been performing it for so long, but I really just wanted it to be about the song and the music, nothing too crazy stage-wise, at least with props and stuff like that. I wanted to focus on the simplicity of the music and strip it back. Tori Kelly entertainment I think with my journey so far, it never felt like an overwhelming, overnight success story. I think that's good for me because I really got to take my time. Tori Kelly good me journey success My style is understated because everything I wear, I want it to have an effortless feel to it. I always want to be comfortable in my clothes and feel like myself, but I like to usually throw in some edge in there somewhere, even just with a leather jacket. But overall, always gotta keep it classy! Tori Kelly feel myself clothes style I would like to be somebody young people, young girls, can look up to. Tori Kelly like look young people 'Funny' is really cool live. You break it down into an acoustic set, and sometimes I'll do that one unplugged and off the mic, depending on the venue. Tori Kelly cool you sometimes funny Gospel was the root of everything in my house, so there's a touch of that in everything that I do. If soul counts as a genre, I would also say that's the common thread throughout everything I do. There's rock and soul influence, too. The pop element comes at the very end and making the song catchy so people will remember it. Tori Kelly soul song remember people The first time I worked out I almost threw up. I did not feel good at all. My friend said, 'You have to get past the first month, you're going to feel so much better.' And she was right: After about 30 or 40 days, I saw changes. Tori Kelly good you time past Why do we even use hashtags? It's just like a sub-thought. Who clicks on hashtags? Nobody. Tori Kelly why nobody just like People will come up to me at shows and tell me that a song touched them in a completely different way than I wrote it. That's fun. Fans translating it in their own way. Tori Kelly me song people way I use this brand called Ouidad; they're great. Not Your Mother's is another one. Garnier Fructis. I use a bunch of stuff. Literally, I just throw a huge concoction of stuff in my hair after I get out of the shower, and then I diffuse it. Tori Kelly your great mother hair It's so important to me to take care of my voice. I do a lot of vocal warms-ups right before I go on. Tori Kelly me care voice important
