Bitterness and unforgiveness block the flow of God's blessing in your life and actually hinder your prayers.

Even if you can't relate to what I'm singing, I hope you can believe in it and see it as something that it is real.

I am a creative person. I like painting, singing, dancing, etc.

I had heard some Elvis songs on the radio. During Christmastime, they'd play 'Blue Christmas,' and I knew I liked his songs, but I didn't know who it was singing them. I just knew I liked them... I started reading, watching, and just picking up everything I could about him.

Jane Austen is very amusing.

I guess, from the beginning, Thurston and Kim were the dominant singers in the band, and although I was singing in bands previously, I guess I mainly deferred to them a lot in terms of who was singing the bulk of the songs.

I feel that too much singing annoys people.

A lot of people are put off by the idea of scat singing. Either that or it's something to be made fun of.

You never get used to losing.

I used to be terrified of a particular film - I can't remember what it was called. It was set in a forest, and there was lots of oil coming from trees. And someone fell, and ever since then... Oh, and I also dream about my teeth, losing a tooth, which I think means that you want control back.

Singing in church is a very different approach to music. It's very much about transcending the idea of self. It's about finding something greater that connects all of us. Gospel music is about tapping into that.

If I had nine of my fingers missing I wouldn't type any slower.

I don't love pronouns like 'they' and 'them' because that's super confusing I think.

Singing was my first passion. Whenever I sing, I'm always so happy.

The E.U. referendum was promised by a Conservative Prime Minister fearful of losing votes and of mass defections to UKIP.

It's fun singing with other people who are really good singers. There's something kind of poignant about braiding a couple vocals.

My idol has been Franco Corelli. But every singer can teach you something.

'The Voice' is not just a singing competition. It really comes down to how you come off as a person and how you connect with America with your story, and being relatable to people.

When I went into high school, I don't know why - because I've been performing since I was little - but I think it was just the pressure of being somewhere so different, and I already stood out because I had an accent, and everyone always wanted you to talk, that I kind of shied away from singing a bit.

When America is chasing you, the whole world is chasing you.