I don't want you to feel defeated, like, 'Oh boy, why do you do this to me?' We have too many of… — Kelela Copy Share Image
Sounding like I have agency in a song is important to me. I want to feel empowered by the music. — Kelela Copy Share Image
That's pretty much how every song of mine works - I start with gibberish and melody and phrasing. I speak it naturally… — Kelela Copy Share Image
When I was growing up... I'm not going to say I listened to everything, but when it comes to vocals, I was… — Kelela Copy Share Image
I don't write lyrics. I hear the track and sing in gibberish over it, then I try and fit words into the… — Kelela Copy Share Image
Even on my most angry song, I'm also still saying, 'Thank you for helping me to learn.' I've always wanted to give… — Kelela Copy Share Image
It is very rare that I am just coming up with melodies off the top of my head. I usually am responding… — Kelela Copy Share Image
I've talked about that with friends, about what genre makes sense to choose for each record and the strategy around that... Sometimes… — Kelela Copy Share Image
'Take Me Apart' doesn't feel cohesive in a singular way but in a varied way. You can fixate on individual songs, and… — Kelela Copy Share Image
Most artists are going into the studio for a fixed period of time, and they say that's their album. I can't relate,… — Kelela Copy Share Image
I would say Tracy Chapman was the first time I obsessed over an entire record. I knew every song; I knew the… — Kelela Copy Share Image
Even on my most angry song, I'm also still saying, 'Thank you for helping me to learn.' I've always wanted to give voice to… — Kelela Copy Share
It's such a challenging time, and in my small way, I will make it so that other younger women, and maybe older women, will… — Kelela Copy Share
For those of us who make music together, I think it's important to realize that generosity on both sides is actually going to produce… — Kelela Copy Share
A lot of white men in the music industry are promoting and participating in black culture in a way that is pretty careless. They… — Kelela Copy Share
There are no black women geniuses that are being named in canons. I could name a bunch, but it's not part of common knowledge.… — Kelela Copy Share
I think my worst enemy was myself. It's like I've been in my own way more than anybody else has been. — Kelela Copy Share
I am your homegirl, at the end of the day, but I also feel very... outside. So if you're finding solace in feeling outside… — Kelela Copy Share
'Take Me Apart' doesn't feel cohesive in a singular way but in a varied way. You can fixate on individual songs, and there are… — Kelela Copy Share
'Seat at the Table' has expressed real adversity, struggle, and also triumph and joy. — Kelela Copy Share
Before I collaborate, it's important that I have a conversation about what I care about before we make anything, so that it's very clear. — Kelela Copy Share
Sometimes I learn by someone giving me warnings and giving me advice about what to do next. And other times, a lot of times,… — Kelela Copy Share
