“I've talked about that with friends, about what genre makes sense to c...” — Kelela Quote

“I've talked about that with friends, about what genre makes sense to choose for each record and the strategy around that... Sometimes it's more about the moment of time, and other times it's more about the sound of the song. Sometimes it's about what's going on in larger life, in politics.”

“A black woman's handbook in this industry is, 'Whoa.' The chapter on 'Don't go there.' The chapter on 'How to say that nicely,' how to express that you don't like something so that you don't lose the opportunity - which is what we're doing all day long.”

“Genre mechanics are really tricky because if you pay too much attention to the idea of rules of genre, it becomes pretty stale, pretty fast.”

“Comedy is important, and I do not want to end up being recognised for just one genre.”

“There's only one type of music and that's good music, no matter what genre it is.”