Motown will always be a heavy-duty part of my life because those are my roots

So I wanted to sing inspirational music, and that's exactly how I approached it - only the words have been changed to declare my relationship with God.

I really haven't strayed too far, musically, from my roots

If I just gave you a piece of paper with the lyrics written down on it, it would mean something to you. It would tell you a story.

Even if I don't release it myself, somebody else might hear it and want to record it. When you write a song, it gives it that potential.

The only thing you're taking out of here is your spirit and your soul, so we need to be conscious to try and develop that part of ourselves, because we're all spiritual creatures.

As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money.