People always want to ask me about my drug problem - I never had a drug problem; I had a self-esteem problem!

I have been nervous before, but I have never had stage fright.

I grew up without a father, and my mother grew up without a father and her mother grew up without a father. So we have this long heritage of growing up without fathers.

I have been to more than 80 countries, and there is not one-not one-that I didn't have women coming up to me sharing stories of overcoming major abuse, a bad marriage turning good, etc.

Low self-esteem comes from who you assess yourself to be. It's about who you are, and I didn't think I was anything or anybody.

God was in control, and I was just pliable enough to say yes to wherever He would lead.

That is what I liked about being on stage. I was comfortable there, and I could be myself with confidence.