Songwriting was always my ‘plan B’. I didn’t even know that songwriting was a job until my late teens! Keri Hilson Read Quote
When I’m writing a song for another artist, I purposefully make it not for me; otherwise, I get too attached. Keri Hilson Read Quote
Timbaland’s so wishy-washy sometimes – he’ll hate a song at first and then love it, and then maybe go back to not liking it as much as something else. Keri Hilson Read Quote
There have been situations where the people you’re around have one vision for you, and it’s like trying on a jacket that doesn’t fit. Keri Hilson Read Quote
My dad used to sing in a quartet. He loved everything: adult contemporary, anything smooth. He’d listen to the quartets. Keri Hilson Read Quote
Years ago, I wanted to be like the girl Ne-Yo. You know, with the mid-tempo ballads – I come from the Babyface era. But that’s not trendy; that’s not hip-hop. Keri Hilson Read Quote
Even at my biggest, I want to be writing for other artists. Even at my peak – the highest I can be as an artist – I always want to be keeping my creative juices flowing, keeping money in the bank, putting my intellectual property out there. Keri Hilson Read Quote
