Tori Kelly's Parents and Their Influence on Her Music

Tori Kelly's Parents and Their Influence on Her Music

Discover key perspectives about Tori Kelly's Parents and Their Influence on Her Music.

In August 2019, Tori released her third studio album, "Inspired by True Events." The coming-of-age record, which Tori deemed her "most vulnerable album to date," sees the singer draw inspiration from several painful events in her life, including the death of her grandfather and her parents' divorce.

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Tori spoke about the album with Forbes, telling the outlet she wasn't aiming to make such a personal record — it just happened. She said, "It wasn't intentional. I had been writing for this album for gosh, two-and-a-half years or so, with breaks in between."

"But there was just so much that went on in the last couple of years that seemed to happen all at once," she added. "I mean, everything. My parents separated, which was very hard. And my grandfather passed away, which was also very hard. ... At one point, but not right away, that all went into the music."

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