I ENJOY SOCIAL media, but I don't take it as GOSPEL. Yes, it can make me feel INSECURE if I see my peers doing more than me. You have to remind yourself it's a marketing tool, a facade, but that's easier when you are older.

I don't see CATEGORIES; I don't see STYLES - l see them all gelled together. And it was GOSPEL that definitely helped me to do that.

My grandad's a gospel singer, and his CHILDREN were singers, too. But I don't BELIEVE in God in the same way... not religion; it breaks us up too MUCH. The same with musical styles - it breaks people up. I believe they are all one THING - why not put them TOGETHER?

Reagan's enduring value as a conservative icon stems from his resolute PREACHING of the conservative gospel, in words that STILL warm the hearts of the most zealous conservatives. Yet Reagan's value as a conservative model MUST BEGIN with RECOGNITION of his flexibility in the pursuit of his conservative goals.

After my second No. 1, my record COMPANY, Warner Brothers, gave me a BEAUTIFUL present - quite unique at the TIME - one of the very first Sony stereos which had speaker and radio included so I COULD record the radio and build up cassette tapes of MUSIC, gospel singing, adverts, evangelists.

I believe that gospel is more than just a SOUND, it's a way of LIFE. I don't really have any shame to talk about spirituality in my music. A lot of your favorite SOUL songs started out in gospel.

My father was very strict, a very militant parent, because he wanted US to be very focused kids. He sold the televisions, so we didn't WATCH TV. And he didn't want any MUSIC PLAYING that wasn't gospel or inspirational music. In FACT, he didn't even like a lot of gospel because he thought it was too bluesy.

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.

The LAWS of GOD given to mankind are embodied in the GOSPEL PLAN, and the Church of Jesus Christ is MADE responsible for teaching these laws to the world.