The falsetto stuff, it must be a reaction to the black gospel singers that I really enjoy listening to.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Gospel music always relaxes me and calms my nerves.
With the R&B, gospel feel that 'Sparkle' has, that opens the door for my fans to be more accepting of that sound and also for me to try it.
I thought everybody had falsetto. And since I wasn't a schooled singer who studied with anybody, I just thought anybody who had a voice could do anything they wanted with their voice.
Gospel songs to me are about the mansion in the sky, and washed in the blood of Christ's crimson blood, songs that are filled with biblical wording that's no longer understood by a lot of people.
People love gospel music. It's calming. It's soothing. It gets right to the point of whatever you're dealing with.
Everyone thinks I'm singing falsetto, but that's my normal singing voice.
I'm associated with gospel music in the minds of millions of people.
The gospel music and doo-wop is what has informed me personally.
I always surprise myself with my voice. A lot of people don't get it, and they're like, 'You can't sing. Stop. What are you doing?' And it's funny to hear a lot people say I sing in falsetto because it's not falsetto - that's my voice.
Those old Appalachian singers use a falsetto sometimes. They can change their voices to sound high or low or really scratchy. When you're singing, usually you're trying to express some kind of pain or joy. I think that voice allows me to do a lot more of that.