A Poetry Book!
Tori bella's first love, Poetry! Something many may not have known up
until now. She says - "In high school, I had taken a creative writing class.
It started with my love of poetry, and Langston Hughes, my favorite. I
would enter poetry contest all time, but I felt frustrated because my
teacher would push me into entering all these contests, and I never won
any of them. Well, I can honestly say that one of the most influential
people in my life, my teacher Gerry Fabian use to make me enter those
contest. I THANK him for pushing me. He saw something that I didn't see
at that time. Those poems that I wrote, turned into songs, something I
never even thought was possible, and I've been writing ever since. I am so
grateful to him". So, Tori bella' decided it was time to get back to the
basics. Where it all started for her - Poetry! She has written her first
Poetry Book. You've heard her say, and write on social media 'Stay Close
for What's Coming Next!!!!'. She explains. "There is always a method to
my madness, and that's why I say SCFWCN because you never know what
life's gonna bring your way". Details about the upcoming release of her
Poetry Book - Coming Soon!.
Tori bella's first love, Poetry! Something many may not have known up
until now. She says - "In high school, I had taken a creative writing class.
It started with my love of poetry, and Langston Hughes, my favorite. I
would enter poetry contest all time, but I felt frustrated because my
teacher would push me into entering all these contests, and I never won
any of them. Well, I can honestly say that one of the most influential
people in my life, my teacher Gerry Fabian use to make me enter those
contest. I THANK him for pushing me. He saw something that I didn't see
at that time. Those poems that I wrote, turned into songs, something I
never even thought was possible, and I've been writing ever since. I am so
grateful to him". So, Tori bella' decided it was time to get back to the
basics. Where it all started for her - Poetry! She has written her first
Poetry Book. You've heard her say, and write on social media 'Stay Close
for What's Coming Next!!!!'. She explains. "There is always a method to
my madness, and that's why I say SCFWCN because you never know what
life's gonna bring your way". Details about the upcoming release of her
Poetry Book - Coming Soon!.
Philly Home Grown
Tori bella' embraces change, especially as an Artist. Her first EP CD
noTORIous Secrets, has transformed her from a young girl to a woman.
And, if you have been following Tori bella's music career, you know she
has gone through a few phases in her life like most people. That is re-
flected in her Songwriting and Songs as well. Tori bella' tells us - "The
first EP CD, I was on this sexy kitten type of vibe. That was just me grow-
ing up. When I stepped up to the mic, that's what I sounded like at that
time. That sound and tone of my voice, which was alto, just stuck. On my
second CD TORIOT, it was a smooth, chill kind of flow. And now, with my
third CD project which I'm working on {Title Coming Soon}, it's basically
what I call my truth album".
Tori bella' embraces change, especially as an Artist. Her first EP CD
noTORIous Secrets, has transformed her from a young girl to a woman.
And, if you have been following Tori bella's music career, you know she
has gone through a few phases in her life like most people. That is re-
flected in her Songwriting and Songs as well. Tori bella' tells us - "The
first EP CD, I was on this sexy kitten type of vibe. That was just me grow-
ing up. When I stepped up to the mic, that's what I sounded like at that
time. That sound and tone of my voice, which was alto, just stuck. On my
second CD TORIOT, it was a smooth, chill kind of flow. And now, with my
third CD project which I'm working on {Title Coming Soon}, it's basically
what I call my truth album".
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TV Guide!
Here's some old school stuff that I didn't know about you Tori bella'. TV
Guide? When?. "Yes, when I worked in TV, everybody knew I was a singer.
In 1998, one of the managers that I was cool with asked me if I would
sing for the New Year's Eve show that was going to be on TV. Actually,
when I said yes, I forgot about the part of it being on TV. It was down at
Penn's Landing in Philly. It was cold that night. They had me sitting in a
trailer while I waited to go on. At that time, I went by the stage name
Tori Lynn. I never knew Wanda was going to place my name in TV Guide.
Thanks to my Mom, she would always have one, and she was the one who
told me my name was printed in that Tribute issue. I had no idea that she
saved a copy for me".
Here's some old school stuff that I didn't know about you Tori bella'. TV
Guide? When?. "Yes, when I worked in TV, everybody knew I was a singer.
In 1998, one of the managers that I was cool with asked me if I would
sing for the New Year's Eve show that was going to be on TV. Actually,
when I said yes, I forgot about the part of it being on TV. It was down at
Penn's Landing in Philly. It was cold that night. They had me sitting in a
trailer while I waited to go on. At that time, I went by the stage name
Tori Lynn. I never knew Wanda was going to place my name in TV Guide.
Thanks to my Mom, she would always have one, and she was the one who
told me my name was printed in that Tribute issue. I had no idea that she
saved a copy for me".
Influence
The reason why I believe Tori bella' mentions the Brass Ring story is be-
cause she encourages dreams. She says - "That's a big deal to me. It has
always been a major deal to never crush anyone's dream. You will never
hear me discourage anyone if they have a dream . No matter how big or
small, I will always encourage you to fly as far as you can fly. Go for it
with everything you got! So, when I worked in Radio, I worked for a
Program Director named Julian Breen (RIP). One day he said to me, let's
go to lunch. I automatically thought, oh no. It was either, I'm getting
fired or was in trouble because I rarely hold my tongue. I believe Julian
and I were alike in that way - that's why we got along so well. Anyway, we
go to a restaurant in Manayunk, and we're having a conversation about
Radio. All of a sudden, Julian looks at me and gets real serious. He says,
"Tori, you'll know when you're ready. I mean when you're really ready to
grab that 'Brass Ring', you'll take it." I didn't know he knew about my
music because I kept that under the radar. At some point he may have
heard me talking about a show that I was doing the night before, but he
never said too much about it until that particular lunch."
The reason why I believe Tori bella' mentions the Brass Ring story is be-
cause she encourages dreams. She says - "That's a big deal to me. It has
always been a major deal to never crush anyone's dream. You will never
hear me discourage anyone if they have a dream . No matter how big or
small, I will always encourage you to fly as far as you can fly. Go for it
with everything you got! So, when I worked in Radio, I worked for a
Program Director named Julian Breen (RIP). One day he said to me, let's
go to lunch. I automatically thought, oh no. It was either, I'm getting
fired or was in trouble because I rarely hold my tongue. I believe Julian
and I were alike in that way - that's why we got along so well. Anyway, we
go to a restaurant in Manayunk, and we're having a conversation about
Radio. All of a sudden, Julian looks at me and gets real serious. He says,
"Tori, you'll know when you're ready. I mean when you're really ready to
grab that 'Brass Ring', you'll take it." I didn't know he knew about my
music because I kept that under the radar. At some point he may have
heard me talking about a show that I was doing the night before, but he
never said too much about it until that particular lunch."
Modeling and Acting
Tell us Tori bella' about the Modeling that you use to do back in the day?.
And, please tell us a little bit about the Acting thing as well? "Modeling,
well, I did that with my little sister. I signed us up for some classes. I was
not looking to be a 'model' because that was not my thing. Music is, and
was 'my thing'. In all honestly, I did that because I figured it would help
me in preparing myself for being in front of an audience. I had stage
fright big time. That lead to people calling me to model in their shows.
The Acting thing. I took classes at the Walnut Street Theatre. That was
fun! That all prepared me for what I'm doing right now. I realized it takes
a lot of heart and guts to get up in front of a lot of people so, I decided to
do something about it if that was something I wanted to do for a living".
Tell us Tori bella' about the Modeling that you use to do back in the day?.
And, please tell us a little bit about the Acting thing as well? "Modeling,
well, I did that with my little sister. I signed us up for some classes. I was
not looking to be a 'model' because that was not my thing. Music is, and
was 'my thing'. In all honestly, I did that because I figured it would help
me in preparing myself for being in front of an audience. I had stage
fright big time. That lead to people calling me to model in their shows.
The Acting thing. I took classes at the Walnut Street Theatre. That was
fun! That all prepared me for what I'm doing right now. I realized it takes
a lot of heart and guts to get up in front of a lot of people so, I decided to
do something about it if that was something I wanted to do for a living".
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Tori bella' Music Moment
"Being interviewed on a Philly radio show for local artist. They played
my record "Diggitt" - that had some small rotation. That was cool".
"Being interviewed on a Philly radio show for local artist. They played
my record "Diggitt" - that had some small rotation. That was cool".