I’m at that point where I was able to make a decision on if it was time to follow my goals that are bigger than music, which is service to the community.
KEHLANIVocally, I’m always listening to Brandy. As a writer, I’m always listening to India Arie and Drake.
More Kehlani Quotes
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Me being so open just helps other people. People feel like they know me so much that they can talk to me all of the time about really personal things. Sometimes it’s really nice and comforting. It depends on the person, whether they’re creepy or not.
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I really hate finding out people that show love really be talking crazy behind the scenes. Bitch buck up and hate me with your chest.
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My brain kind of works in steps. I have to go through things and then process them and then write about them. I have to understand them first.
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I went from broke and homeless sleeping on couches. I couldn’t even figure out what I was doing in Los Angeles. Now, I’m paying my own bills. I’m about to move my mama in with me at 19. I’m on tour now, and this is all off of one mixtape.
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I’m a healthy eater, but I don’t consider Chick-fil-A fast food.
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I think, as musicians, our music should be who we are. Sometimes it’s not – it’s someone else’s. All heartfelt music and all honest music, it’s who we are. Of course, our upbringing has everything to do with it.
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I hang out with the right people, my friends that I’ve had since the beginning. We go to the beach, take walks, paint, see our family – just normal things that people who become famous lose sight of.
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Sometimes I make songs about girls, and I say ‘he,’ or I’ll make songs about guys, and I say ‘she,’ or sometimes they’re exactly what they’re about. I feel like it just allows me to get a lot more perspective.
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If my eyebrows are cool, if my eyeliner is popping, if I’m moisturized, then I can pretty much wear whatever I want. I think if your hair and your face are together, I think it’s pretty much polished!.
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My lyrics are a complete 180 from what they used to be in terms of maturity. And I have a kid, so that changes everything.
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Stardom is a crazy thought. If that’s what my path is, then that’s where I’m excited to be headed towards.
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Vocally, I’m always listening to Brandy. As a writer, I’m always listening to India Arie and Drake.
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I was seeing the effects of what music can do — how it can be healing and bring people joy, but on the flip side, there was this ugliness. I saw the greed and the He-Mans that were willing to f*ck over children.
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I feel like I don’t really care about impressing other people. I thoroughly enjoy impressing myself.
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Yes, you are like the sun so always shine bright.
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