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“I didn’t have to change myself, I can just be myself.” --Tori Kelly  #iamsecond #torikelly #WCF

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“People all around me all the time would say, ‘Oh, you’re such an amazing singer,’ and that became my identity in a lot of ways…I’m the singer.”
 
When singer-songwriter Tori Kelly was signed to a record label at the age of 12, it felt like she was being given the world.
 
Instead what followed was series of disappointments, broken promises, and a laundry list of things she was told she needed to change about her look or her personality in order to be a success. “I was this singer…if I failed, then people would be disappointed.”
 
Tori found herself knocking on closed door after closed door, feeling increasingly discouraged. But, when she stepped away from noise and judgment of the industry, and took some time by herself in quiet, she found something she didn’t expect: her voice. “Those moments in my bedroom, when it was just me and my notebook, that’s when I really got into songwriting more…It was this slow, building process that wasn’t forced. There was no ‘you’ve gotta try this, and you’ve gotta be this, and you’ve gotta have this different personality. I didn’t have to change myself, I could just be myself. ”
 
Today, Tori has recorded two full length albums, performed sold out tours and tv appearances, and been nominated for a Grammy. She sat down with I Am Second to share her story and a few things she wishes she could tell the 12 year old girl she used to be.
 
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]]> Sat, 09 May 2020 03:52:13 +0000 Tori Kelly - White Chair Film - I Am Second® <![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.vertizontalradio.com/uploads/thumbs/ab2d96e92-1.jpg" /></p><p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent;">“I didn’t have to change myself, I can just be myself.” --Tori Kelly  </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="display: inline-block; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: var(--yt-endpoint-text-regular-decoration, none);" spellcheck="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23iamsecond">#iamsecond</a> <a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="display: inline-block; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: var(--yt-endpoint-text-regular-decoration, none);" spellcheck="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23torikelly">#torikelly</a> <a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="display: inline-block; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: var(--yt-endpoint-text-regular-decoration, none);" spellcheck="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23WCF">#WCF</a></p> <p>To support <a title="VertiZontal Media" href="http://www.vertizontalmedia.com/page.php?p=4" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>VertiZontal<span style="color: #33cccc;">Media</span></strong></span></a> click on <a title="Donate" href="http://www.vertizontalmedia.com/page.php?p=4" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="background-color: #ffff00;"><strong>Donate</strong></span></a>.<br /><br /><a href="//www.vertizontalmedia.com//uploads/articles/02883f38.png" rel="prettyPhoto[phpmelody]"><img src="//www.vertizontalmedia.com//uploads/articles/02883f38.png" alt="" width="500" height="221" border="0" hspace="" vspace="" /></a></p> <div id="content" class="style-scope ytd-expander" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; min-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent;"> <div class="style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent; max-width: 615px;"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent;">“People all around me all the time would say, ‘Oh, you’re such an amazing singer,’ and that became my identity in a lot of ways…I’m the singer.” </span></div> <div class="style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent; max-width: 615px;"> </div> <div class="style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent; max-width: 615px;"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent;">When singer-songwriter Tori Kelly was signed to a record label at the age of 12, it felt like she was being given the world. </span></div> <div class="style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent; max-width: 615px;"> </div> <div class="style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent; max-width: 615px;"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent;">Instead what followed was series of disappointments, broken promises, and a laundry list of things she was told she needed to change about her look or her personality in order to be a success. “I was this singer…if I failed, then people would be disappointed.” </span></div> <div class="style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent; max-width: 615px;"> </div> <div class="style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent; max-width: 615px;"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent;">Tori found herself knocking on closed door after closed door, feeling increasingly discouraged. But, when she stepped away from noise and judgment of the industry, and took some time by herself in quiet, she found something she didn’t expect: her voice. “Those moments in my bedroom, when it was just me and my notebook, that’s when I really got into songwriting more…It was this slow, building process that wasn’t forced. There was no ‘you’ve gotta try this, and you’ve gotta be this, and you’ve gotta have this different personality. I didn’t have to change myself, I could just be myself. ” </span></div> <div class="style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent; max-width: 615px;"> </div> <div class="style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent; max-width: 615px;"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent;">Today, Tori has recorded two full length albums, performed sold out tours and tv appearances, and been nominated for a Grammy. She sat down with I Am Second to share her story and a few things she wishes she could tell the 12 year old girl she used to be.</span></div> <div class="style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent; max-width: 615px;"> </div> <div class="style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent; max-width: 615px;"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent;"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent;">Subscribe to I Am Second: </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="display: inline-block; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: var(--yt-endpoint-text-regular-decoration, none);" spellcheck="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=qPuQF6U9-MxKba7XwCTBlt--NFl8MTU4OTA4MTQyNkAxNTg4OTk1MDI2&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F30csfiF&event=video_description&v=xMpc4iZ3rpo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://bit.ly/30csfiF</a><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent;"> <br />Watch more stories at: </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="display: inline-block; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: var(--yt-endpoint-text-regular-decoration, none);" spellcheck="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=qPuQF6U9-MxKba7XwCTBlt--NFl8MTU4OTA4MTQyNkAxNTg4OTk1MDI2&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iamsecond.com%2F&event=video_description&v=xMpc4iZ3rpo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.iamsecond.com/</a><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent;"> <br />Like us on Facebook: </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="display: inline-block; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: var(--yt-endpoint-text-regular-decoration, none);" spellcheck="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=qPuQF6U9-MxKba7XwCTBlt--NFl8MTU4OTA4MTQyNkAxNTg4OTk1MDI2&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FIamSecond%2F&event=video_description&v=xMpc4iZ3rpo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.facebook.com/IamSecond/</a><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent;"> <br />Follow us on Instagram: </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="display: inline-block; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: var(--yt-endpoint-text-regular-decoration, none);" spellcheck="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=qPuQF6U9-MxKba7XwCTBlt--NFl8MTU4OTA4MTQyNkAxNTg4OTk1MDI2&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fiamsecond%2F&event=video_description&v=xMpc4iZ3rpo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.instagram.com/iamsecond/</a><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent;"> <br />Follow us on Twitter: </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="display: inline-block; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: var(--yt-endpoint-text-regular-decoration, none);" spellcheck="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=qPuQF6U9-MxKba7XwCTBlt--NFl8MTU4OTA4MTQyNkAxNTg4OTk1MDI2&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fiamsecond&event=video_description&v=xMpc4iZ3rpo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://twitter.com/iamsecond</a></span></div> </div> <div id="always-shown" class="style-scope ytd-metadata-row-container-renderer" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent;"> </div> <p> </p> <div id="collapsible" class="style-scope ytd-metadata-row-container-renderer" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent;"> <h4 id="title" class="style-scope ytd-metadata-row-renderer" style="margin: 0px 16px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent; color: var(--yt-spec-text-secondary); width: 110px; font-size: var(--ytd-user-comment_-_font-size); font-weight: var(--ytd-user-comment_-_font-weight); line-height: var(--ytd-user-comment_-_line-height); flex: 0 0 auto;"> </h4> </div> <p> </p>]]> https://www.vertizontalradio.com/watch.php?vid=ab2d96e92