They don't tell you this in school, Everybody plays the fool.

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 love hearing my music, I love hearing it by other people. I hope it will always be played.

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

Everybody has their own soul.

I still perform because it's a necessity for my innards. And those songs, some of those songs, I have sung, I don't know how many thousands of times. And I promise you, every single solitary night, they're new to me. They are brand-new to me that night.

You know what, I'm probably one of the most blessed people there's ever been, and I thank God for it.