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You can't explain the feeling of singing hit songs to an audience - it's like being a genuine sports star at the peak of their powers.

I've felt emotions onstage that I never felt before; it has strengthened me as a person and as an artist.

Starting in music, where I get a chance to connect with the lyrics of a song, I learned so much about performing on stage and connecting to your audience and to what you're singing about. Singing is very emotional. Every song has its own purpose.

Singing well has always been important to me, but the most important factor is the connection to the audience.

I don't claim to be a great vocalist, but I know how to work my voice with its limitations. My talent is I know how to work what I have. It might not always be a picture-perfect performance, but what we look for is the emotion.

Singing really is acting. In a lot of ways, it's much more personal. I love music, and being able to work on that is amazing.

When I sing, I have to live in that moment, so my audience can feel that. That is my reason for doing art.

Music makes your soul feel amazing while you're performing it.

I connect emotionally to these songs. I mean what I say when I say it, and that allows your audience to connect. That's the number-one reason why any music is successful, because you make people feel something.

Speaking purely from a musical standpoint, I think I am a great performer.