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Gospel music allows us to become closer to God and closer to each other.

I think the amazing thing about gospel music is that not only does it lift up the death and resurrection of our Lord, which is consistent with the Gospel, but it is uniquely communicated depending upon the generation.

Gospel music is never pessimistic, it's never 'oh my god, its all going down the tubes', like the blues often is.

Now we have so many different genres of music, it's amazing to me. Even in the gospel music arena, you've got hip-hop, you got contemporary, urban contemporary, you got traditional, you got neo-soul gospel, you've got all of these different things.

Rock and roll is here to stay.

I came up in gospel.

The gospel music and doo-wop is what has informed me personally.

I don't want people to get confused. I'm not going to be putting out a gospel album.

Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.

If rock-and-roll is well done, there's nothing so terribly wrong with that kind of music. But the lyrics are another story.