I never sang for a Grammy, for money, for fame. That's my whole purpose for singing: for people, for the fans.

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

I have fun just about everywhere I go.

I never sang for a Grammy, for money, for fame. That's my whole purpose for singing: for people, for the fans.

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

I have to pinch myself sometimes. It's unbelievable, but it's not. Because I know that this would not be happening if it hadn't been for Dr. Martin Luther King.

One day, when I was about eight years old, some kids pushed me on stage at school during a talent show because they knew I could sing.