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I sang in church choir all my life, through elementary school, junior high and high school.

My father started me singing in church.

We went to church every Sunday. When I was a kid, the only time I sang was around my family.

I just wanted to sing, in church or wherever.

I sang in choir as a kid.

I sang in the choir for years, even though my family belonged to another church.

When I was young, I had an 'aha' moment in church. There was a thing called testimony service, and somebody would sing a song, and everyone else would join in, finding a note where they fit. During one of those, a light went on in my head. In that moment, I heard everything - Parliament, the Staple Singers, Curtis Mayfield, Prince - in there.

I was the star of the choir.