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But most of my songs were about believing in yourself, standing up for yourself and fighting for what you believe in.

I used to think I was a singer; I had my own delusions about it.

I would never dispute that I've been given a gift by God. That's something I've been raised to believe. I'm not an idiot: I know that I can sing, and I know that I can act.

I had tremendous fun fooling around with the way people talked about songs, just the way that became another way of understanding the world.

Music is my religion.

I've been singing forever; I grew up singing in church.

The first time I sang in the church choir; two hundred people changed their religion.

I grew up listening to a lot of soul music, which has probably informed the way that I sing on my tracks.

'Cause I felt I didn't have anything else to prove as a musician... and boy was I wrong about that one.