"Once you're a Motown artist, that's your stigmatism, and I was there from the very first day."

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"Once you're a Motown artist, that's your stigmatism, and I was there from the very first day."

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"My mother was a churchgoing lady, so I always heard about God at home."

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"So I wanted to sing inspirational music, and that's exactly how I approached it - only the words have been changed to declare my relationship with God."

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"The only thing you're taking out of here is your spirit and your soul, so we need to be conscious to try and develop that part of ourselves, because we're all spiritual creatures."

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"In fact, I wouldn't really call this a Gospel album, I call it more an inspirational album."

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"I've been speaking at churches for years, as well as juvenile jails, rehabs and hospitals, and I always talk about my faith. That is a declaration of my relationship with God."

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"Had I not come out with an inspirational CD, you perhaps would have never known that I feel like I feel, that all songs, all the music I've ever done is a gift from God."

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