I was brought up in the modern world of all the luxury and the highlight of show business. I was born into a Christian home.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I was in Christian broadcasting back in the 1970s. I was director of communications for James Robinson, and I really thought Christian broadcasting was going to be my career. There have been so many twist and turns in my life; of course I haven't been a pastor for almost 22 years, but it was a very important part of my life.
I just think my life's been really blessed, because being in show business, I've met wonderful people, and I've traveled all over the world.
I was born into a world where a lot of people who came to the house were performers.
I grew up in a very devoutly Christian home.
When I was very young I knew that I wanted to be in show business. I knew that I wanted to be an entertainer.
My family was amazing; they exposed me to the world of show business, and, boy, it was the '70s and I got to spend a lot of time backstage at theaters and see the inner workings of how this entertainment industry is really put together.
I became alienated from this religious upbringing, and started making music. I wanted to be a big star. All those things I saw in the films and on the media took hold of me, and perhaps I thought this was my god: the goal of making money.
I grew up in a show-business family, but we were working-class show business. There was nothing glamorous about it. You had great things one day and the next day, nothing.
I reached a point where - I have a real heart and concern for families and for youth, and the more I became involved in working through a ministry, the more I realized how powerful the entertainment industry was and how irresponsible it was.
In my heart and soul, I always knew that I wanted to be in show business.