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" Every once in a while, I find something that I'm interested in just because of the singing, like the Goo Goo Dolls. "

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" What I love about Christmas music is it stays around every year and comes back. "

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" I like Brandy a lot. She's a vocal prodigy. "

" I'm in show business, and I'm an entertainer, but I also see myself as an artist doing social and spiritual work. "

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" I had been on what seemed to be a hiatus to the outside world, but I was actually working very hard on my health, my emotional health, and my business. "

" At 16, I started really loving country music, and Collin Raye just had the most amazing ballads! "

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" Now that I have better producer chops, a country album is something I want to do one day. I don't know who's going to put it out. But when I do, I don't think people will call it 'country music.' They'll probably call it 'neo-soul.' "

" I always pray when I write songs that my spirit guides, or whoever is with me, inspiring me, would let me speak the truth. "

" To spread love, healing, peace, and joy is my mission in life - and so I speak up. "

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" Could a person really make a social contribution through music consciously? I mean, beyond making a person happy to hear the song and more making a social contribution consciously through your music? For me, Stevie Wonder is the paragon of that. And I didn't want to be Stevie Wonder, but I did want to do what he does. "

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