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

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

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

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.

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.

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

There's still injustice happening in my world. I sing my songs at concerts and I'm so grateful that the people are ready to hear them.