Deep within us all there is an amazing inner sanctuary of the soul, a holy place, a Divine Center, a speaking Voice. . . . Life from the Center is a life of unhurried peace and power. It is simple. It is serene. It is amazing. It is radiant.

My greatest competition is, well, me.

I look at my music in the beginning, and the sexual songs, the partying songs, those are the realities because those things happen.

I've really been writing a lot of country songs. I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump Grind,' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.

When I was performing on streets, there was no pressure. People accepted me. They loved me without knowing me.

This album was designed to touch your soul.

While the angels sing, I'd ask you to marry me, give you the sun for a diamond ring, if I could do those things.