I'm singing these songs to inspire you, to keep you going, to lift you up and give you a reason to get up in the morning

The Devil is a liar. He cannot win. And that's all we're seeing is a bunch of devils [Donald Trump]. So we have to pray and just look out for one another. Keep your chest out, stick your head up and walk tall.

My uncle was 16, in junior high, and he heard me singing and snatched me off the stage. I thought he was happy and was going to pat me on the head and say I was good. But he took me home and told my grandmother this youngin' was at school singing the blues.

Whenever somebody tells me they want me to stop singing, I'm gone.

I feel so good singing songs that I sang with my father.

I'm so blessed that I can still be here to bring the music and have new generations of fans. My Pops would be so proud.

I started writing letters home to my mother, saying that I wanted to come home, grandma won't let me sing.