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I'm involved in all things musical. It's all consuming, even if it doesn't necessarily manifest as a record or a concert.

It's part of what I do at my piano - the hymns. And then I write.

When I do concerts and recitals, the two most common requests are spirituals and opera.

I don't have a special place or ritual for writing songs, basically I write songs whenever an idea hits me, in my hotel room, on the road, in the plane.

Concert repertoire is some of the most beautiful music ever written, and I frequently seek out opportunities to perform it.

You have to have a little soul in your singing. The kind of soul that's in the spirituals. That's why I'd like to include spiritual material in the sets I do. It's a part of my life.

I am blessed to perform in the studio and on the concert stage.

I will be singing primarily all the songs from the musicals that I have been in from over the years.

When I perform, I like to immerse myself in the music, and I just try to get off on the diversity of music.

When I'm actually getting off the bus, I still have my gospel playing. That's the way-to-the-game kind of music.