LaTocha Scott

thumb LaTocha Reney Scott (born October 2, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in the early 1990s as a member of Xscape. Quotes Most of the time, when you sign a deal, the label will supply everything, you get an advancement, and then you have to recoup. That’s not the case for me. I ended up investing in myself and did it that way so that I can have ownership, [which] just means that you own your masters and your voice. I don’t want to live my life and do all these songs for someone else to tell me that they own it. There are times when people feel like you should stick to one genre of music. My palette is so diverse when it comes down to music The gospel was my first start to music, period. I grew up singing gospel and was like, ‘I really want to go back to that.’ That’s something my grandmother always asked us, even myself, ‘Are you ever going to go back to gospel, baby?’ So it was always important for me to instill where I came from. That song catapulted me to a different atmosphere. That was my first solo, and I was nervous at first, but when I opened my mouth to sing, I knew that’s where I belonged. "LaTocha Is No Longer Afraid: Interview", May 8, 2023 I’d had conversations with my grandmother back in the day about just staying true to what my belief and what my faith is, and that’s always been the gospel It’s so gratifying because even when I told her this is what I was gonna go ahead and do, she was overwhelmed by all the things. You know, she’s like, ‘Oh my gosh, LaTocha, you are going back to what I asked you to do Whenever you’re with a group, there’s always harmony parts that other people have to do, whether it’s the bottom note, you know, the alto or soprano. And I’ve had to go in and do all the parts The difference is I’ve been able to kind of sing from my heart and not have to worry so much of what somebody else would say, if they agree with the topic or if that’s what they’re going through. "LaTocha Scott-Bivens Dishes on New Solo Album — and the Tension within XSCAPE", Mar 23, 2023 External links nm1938345 Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:Women singers from the United States Category:People from Atlanta Category:Women from the United States Category:Women born in the 1970s