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PEOPLE & ARTS Tuesday 3 sepTember 2019
On ‘Inspired by True Events,’ Tori Kelly gets personal

for these, so we’re gonna
leave them at the nearest
Walgreens.” They almost
didn’t even give them to
me. There was some confu-
sion with the name on there
and the tracking number
and stuff. And I was like,
“Oh, my gosh, why is it so
hard to get these Gram-
mys?”
____
AP: Your manager, Scooter
Braun, has been tangled In this April 4, 2019 file
in controversy in the news photo, Kevin Hart poses
lately. Are you ever af- for photos at the Big
fected by things he goes Screen Achievement
through? Awards at Caesars
Kelly: I definitely try to stay Palace in Las Vegas.
Associated Press
out of stuff and at the same
time, I really don’t know a Comedian
lot either. I don’t know a lot Kevin Hart
of the situation at times. I try
to focus on that and our re- injured in
lationship and who’s been Southern
in my life. I just know from
my experience that he’s California car
just a great guy and really
believes in me as an artist crash
and believes in his artists.
This Aug. 13, 2019 photo shows singer Tori Kelly during a portrait session in New York to promote He’s just super supportive Associated Press
her latest project, “Inspired by True Events,” released this month. and has always been there. LOS ANGELES (AP) —
Associated Press ____ Actor-comedian Kevin
By GARY GERARD HAMIL- sociated Press, Kelly talked you guys know me and AP: Would you ever collab- Hart has been injured
TON about getting opening up this is how I express myself orate with any of his artists? in the crash of a vin-
Associated Press through writing, making through my music” — they Kelly: I would love that. He tage muscle car in the
NEW YORK (AP) — When music for both Christian said that they loved the has so many incredible art- hills above Malibu.
Tori Kelly’s family entered a and secular fans, and her music and they loved the ists that I think are just so A California Highway
season of turmoil, the song- controversial mega-man- album, so that was a cool dope and I would love to Patrol collision report
stress coped by doing what ager and recent object feeling. collab with any of the art- says the 40-year-old
comes natural to her: writ- of Taylor Swift’s criticism, ____ ists on his roster. Hart was a passenger
ing. Scooter Braun. AP: Do you worry that some Ariana (Grande) and I in a 1970 Plymouth Bar-
“So many things happened Some answers may have of gospel fans won’t listen have sung together live racuda that went off
in the last couple of years in been edited for brevity. to this album? before. We talked about Mulholland Highway
my personal life that it just ____ Kelly: I’ve always said I doing something, maybe and rolled down an
felt like a rollercoaster. AP: When authors write want to make life music, so (smiles). Justin (Bieber) and embankment around
My parents actually sepa- their autobiographies, they whether that’s just the last I as well. So yeah, we’ll see. 12:45 a.m. Sunday.
rated. My grandfather may ask their family for per- couple of years what I’ve It’d be really fun, though. The report says Hart
passed away. And then on mission to include certain gone through and then ____ and the driver, 28-year-
a happier note, I got mar- stories. Did you talk with writing about that, or if it’s, AP: What do you want your old Jared Black, both
ried,” she said. “All of these your family before releas- “Hey, I’ve gone through all fans to take away from “In- suffered “major back
emotions, good and bad, ing this album? these things and my faith is spired by True Events”? injuries” and were tak-
just were bottled up inside Kelly: No matter how hard how I’ve gotten through a Kelly: I’m just stoked for en to hospitals.
of me.” I try, there’s always going lot of these things,” to me, people to hear these songs Another passenger,
The 26-year-old used those to be stuff that is just for my any genre that I do, I’m just and hopefully connect with 31-year-old Rebecca
experiences to craft her marriage or that is just my telling you about my life. these songs. While I’m writ- Broxterman, only com-
latest project, “Inspired by family. And if you only listen to ing these songs, I feel so iso- plained of pain.
True Events,” released last Even if you give (listeners) gospel music or Christian lated in a way, like, “Oh, no The CHP report says
month. little bits or if you tell your music, maybe you’ll hear one is going to understand. the car immediately
The album marks her re- story, there’s always things these songs and God is all This is so personal, so spe- went out of control as
turn to the pop music world that are still going to be up in those songs as well in cific.” it turned from a can-
after the release of her safe and just for you. My this new album. So to then put these songs yon road onto the
2018 gospel album “Hid- family has been a part of, ____ out and then have people highway.
ing Place,” which won two obviously, my whole life. AP: It seems like actu- connect with them in that The report says the
Grammy Awards earlier this And even with my music, ally getting your Grammy way is really special. driver was not under
year. they’ve always been there Awards was a journey — The greatest gift as a song- the influence of alco-
“Some of (the new songs and they’ve been my big- almost like a metaphor for writer is once it gets away hol.
are) so personal that it’s gest supporters. So for me your music career. from you and it’s not about A representative for
hard to sing sometimes, but to play them these songs Kelly: I missed the pack- you anymore, and then you Hart didn’t immediate-
it just felt so good to get it and be like, age delivery and there’s a get to share it, and hope- ly reply to messages.
out,” she said. “Hey, I know we all went notice on my door and it’s fully help people — that’s The crash was first re-
In an interview with The As- through a hard time but like, “Hey, you have to sign the best thing ever.”q ported by TMZ.q