I dropped out of school; I got fired from my job. Those were my roughest moments, but I always knew through it that I was going to be great. – Tory Lanez
I started singing to this one John Legend record; it was called ‘Each Day Gets Better,’ or something like that. I started to realize, ‘Wow, I really sound like this dude. If I keep doing this, maybe I can sound dope like John Legend and still rap.’ – Tory Lanez
That’s why, to this day, K.I.S.S. can sell out wherever they go… because they sell tickets, and they have that core fan base. You may not hear K.I.S.S. on the radio with a new single today. And they can still sell out anywhere. – Tory Lanez
People have to remember this – I’ve literally been going at this music thing since my mother passed away. – Tory Lanez
I don’t develop anything. I don’t practice, I don’t rehearse. I just go out there, and it’s just amazing and unpredictable and spontaneous every single time. It’s the most cultivating incredible performance that you can go and see live for the amount of money that you can see it for. – Tory Lanez
Everyone is friends with each other, and you have to like what’s hot. You have to do all these things as if there’s no real feelings. As if you can’t dislike something any more. We all just have to be buddy-buddy. – Tory Lanez
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. – Tory Lanez
The stars played out the way they were supposed to play out, and I’m in the position I’m supposed to be in. – Tory Lanez
I always try to show there’s a way for the kids that feel like they’re lowlives. In anything you want, you can be the greatest at it, even without school, if you want. Know your route. – Tory Lanez
Swavey is a musical genre that I came up with to describe artists who are too talented to stay in a box with their music. – Tory Lanez
I was being very bad because I didn’t know how to express myself. Music gave me an outlet to express myself and channel that anger. – Tory Lanez
I think people have to look at it from a certain view. I say things because, at the end of the day, I can say whatever I want. – Tory Lanez
I’m a big Justin Bieber fan. I’ve been a Justin Bieber fan. I’ve been listening to his music. OG, you know. That’s also my friend, too, so, you know. It’s just one of those things. We’ve been supporting each other’s music for a long, long, long time. – Tory Lanez
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. – Tory Lanez
Subconciously, the things you listen to and you believe in, those things are going to come out, you know what I mean? I think you take that and make it your sound; that’s what I do when I’m putting together genres of music. – Tory Lanez
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. – Tory Lanez
Swavey is the movement. Three words… It’s Unique, it’s true, and it’s yourself. It’s a very unique thing: it’s true to yourself, and it’s all about you just being yourself. – Tory Lanez
