Ari Lennox

I don’t know why God has been blessing me to make it look like I’m fit. I haven’t worked out in months. ”

It’s just really hard to commit to clean eating, and then sometimes you don’t want to eat cold salads. Sometimes you want that warm comfort food." ”

I use shea butter, olive oil, Shea Moisture - the coconut hibiscus bottle. A mix of that. If I want to do a slick bun, I’ll use Eco Style Gel even though it has fragrance in it. Oooh, scary. I’ll survive. I keep using it because it works." ”

There are a lot of incredible producers out there. But that doesn't mean when you get in the studio that the vibe is right and that it's a fun experience, and you can trust people, and just have a good time. ”

I remember watching `Apollo’ with my other grandma - I have so many grandmas - and seeing these young girls sing... I knew in that moment that I wanted to sing. ”

Yeah, the first contract I signed, that was the first time I realized, Oh man, never mind, I don’t want to do this anymore, but it was too late. I realized it was a bad thing because I wanted to try out for 'American Idol' and all these different things couldn’t do that because I was in this contract." ”

My favorite style inspirations are between Rihanna and Diana Ross. ”

When it comes to creativity, or my artistry, when it comes to how I wear my hair and what I’m dressing like, some things I’m going to fight for; and it’s really about picking the battles, but usually I’m not backing down." ”