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.

There's so many wonderful gospel people out there, and I don't necessarily want to compete with those people.

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.

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

The one thing about God that's so beautiful is He is omnipotent, and He is the Almighty. But He's not a dictator.

I've been speaking at churches for years, as well as juvenile jails, rehabs and hospitals, and I always talk about my faith. That is a declaration of my relationship with God

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