“I love any kind of live atmosphere.

It makes me just perform differently and be in the conversation differently.”

I love any kind of live atmosphere.

Kelly Clarkson on set at The Kelly Clarkson Show

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It makes me just perform differently and be in the conversation differently.

“You don’t always have a new story to tell.

Well, we just did the surprise cross-country move.

guitar and plants in the corner of The Kelly Clarkson Show set

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We’ve got a lot to say.

The energy of the city is going to be infused in the show in a new way.”

It feels more like a cool vibe, like a musician’s hang."

Kelly Clarkson’s sitting area on her new talk show set

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“The biggest happy accident in this case was the audience experience,” Connelly explains.

The NYC set also has a permanent spot for Kelly’s band, Y’all, led by Jason Halbert.

“In LA, we kind of felt isolated,” Halbert says.

Kelly performing at The Kelly Clarkson Show in front of her band

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It feels more like a cool vibe, like a musician’s hang.

“My favorite thing is just me and a piano,” Clarkson says.

“I just love that kind of performance.

Kelly Clarkson and Seth Meyers in the first episode of season five

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There’s so much space to breathe in that environment.”

Don’t do it,'" Clarkson laughs.

“I’m so affected emotionally by aesthetics.

The Kelly Clarkson Show band area

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That’s like the annoying creative person in me.

That design philosophy carries over intoher home design aesthetictoo.

“Whenever I was younger, I would go overboard with color,” Clarkson says.

Kelly Clarkson’s baby grand piano on her talk show set

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“I don’t like that anymore.

It’s like singers.

Don’t riff too much, you know what I’m saying?

VIP Wayfair Lounge on The Kelly Clarkson Show set

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Save it for the little pockets.”

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