Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It's transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It's uplifting, it's encouraging, it's strengthening.

Let's start with the church. As you know, it's my background, it's a natural setting for me and it's definitely my roots.

When God loves you, what can be better than that?

My heart is still there in gospel music. It never left . . . I'm gonna make a gospel record and tell Jesus I cannot bear these burdens alone.

My faith always has been and always will be important to me.

I like Beyonce's music - some of it, not all of it.

Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don't, it hurts even more.