My fans were the ones who discovered me on YouTube. I don't ever want to forget that. Tori Kelly discoverfanforget Change image and share on social
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 brandbunchcall share on social
'Unbreakable Smile' was based off one of the songs I wrote for the album - it was actually the first song I wrote for the album without realizing it yet. I think I wanted to name the album that because it seemed like that was just the theme of that chapter in my life and just the theme of all the songs put together. Tori Kelly albumbasechapter share on social
'American Idol' was fun; it was definitely an experience. I was 16 years old when I did it, and I was curious about how I would do on the show. Tori Kelly americancuriousexperience Change image and share on social
Nineties hip-hop was a big influence for me; it still is. I love '90s everything. And it's when I was born, too. I'm a '90s kid for sure. Tori Kelly 90sbearbig Change image and share on social
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 careimportantlot Change image and share on social
I started writing music when I was 15 in my bedroom, and I'd post them on MySpace, and from there it shifted to doing covers on YouTube and building my Twitter. Tori Kelly bedroombuildcover Change image and share on social
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 dayfeelfriend share on social
Why do we even use hashtags? It's just like a sub-thought. Who clicks on hashtags? Nobody. Tori Kelly clickhashtagsthink Change image and share on social
One of the most important things to me as a songwriter is to make music that's young and fresh but also soulful and real. I want people to feel like they know me once they listen to my songs. Tori Kelly feelfreshimportant Change image and share on social