A biography for Tory Lanezhasn’t been written yet.
“My outlook was, 'You're not my moms; you can't tell me what to do.' I got expelled from about 20 schools.”
“The reason why I called it 'I Told You' is because I wanted to show people that I have been doubted, and I have been in the face of adversity. Coming out of that situation, this is my 'I told you' moment.”
“I'm thankful to God that my life changed, but I'm also still on my grind.”
“I'm getting money over here. I'm good, I'm young, I'm finally in a position to feed my family; please don't take that away from me.”
“One of my favorite reggae songs is Wayne Wonder's 'No Letting Go.' And Sizzla 'Give Me A Try.' That's one of my favorite songs as well.”
“'I Told You' is for all the people who've been doubted, the underdogs.”
“I started rapping because my mom died when I was about 11 years old, and I was a very rebellious kid. I've been kicked out of every school I've ever been in since 6th grade on, expelled and dropped out in the 11th grade. Music was the only thing that I could really use to express myself, so I started rapping.”
“I'm not a singer. I'm not an R&B singer. I'm an artist.”
“I have a lot of money, but I still feel broke. When I say I feel broke, I don't mean broke in a financial sense, but I still feel like that kid from the gutter who's still trying to get it, even though I'm at the place I want to be.”
“Singing is one of the most important components to me. That's kinda how it all started.”
“People who couldn't walk, they'd come in wheelchairs, and he'd make them walk. It's just the power of God. It wasn't my dad; it's what God had instructed my dad to do.”
“I like the music from Drake. I like the music from PARTY. I like music from The Weeknd, Justin Bieber.”
“I never grew up on Jodeci. I never grew up on things like that 'cause my dad was a preacher, and he kind of kept us away from music like that.”
“When the 'greats of all-time' put out their first albums, it wasn't a thousand features on it. And I'm one of the greats in my eyes.”
“I try to make music, all kinds of music, whether it be singing or rapping.”
“I would like to work with The Weeknd. That's my boy, though; that's my friend.”
“I love 50 Cent. I know it sounds weird 'cause a lot of kids might not say that right now, but I definitely want to work with 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Coldplay: I want to work with different artists that are going to push my music to a new level. Not just in urban music.”
“I don't write anything down - it comes from my head and my soul and my heart and my pain. That allows me to make the best music I can make.”
“I'm a fan of LeBron James. I'm not really a team fan; I'm just a fan of one player.”
“I'm not a hater. I've expressed this before.”