Carlene Carter Quotes

When I first heard that song, it was a ballad but it had a lot more. It felt like a gospel song when I first heard it and it just moved me.

I'm a true singer who grew up singing in church, so I love singing my heart out.

The first time I heard The Beatles, I cried. It was 'Let it Be'.

I have been singing gospel music since I was four years old.

I'm very soulful. I grew up singing in church. When I sing a song, I like to feel what I'm singing.

I really learned to sing in church, I think, really with emotion.

I'll be singing with The Blind Boys of Alabama, which is a great joy to me. I've done some work with them before, and they truly are amazing.

My mother was into church so she listens to gospel music. I like the way gospel is composed... the great vocalist chord and the way they make you feel.

I feel most alive when I'm singing along to old gospel music.

When I'm sitting in the church alone, I can hear singing of the old people. I can hear their singing and I can hear their praying, and sometimes I hum one of their songs.

Whether looking at pop music, hip-hop or R&B, it's rare to find an artist who hasn't been touched or affected by the power and soul of gospel music. In fact, many of today's popular artists such as Whitney Houston, John Legend, and Katy Perry started their careers in the church choir.

You know this old style of American family series? Well, I sit there and cry.

A song is like a saddle: you ride it for a while, and if it's the right kind of song you can sing it for the rest of your life.

When I sing, I always relive a part of my life.

I've done gospel songs on every album.

You listen to a piece of music and it will remind you of something - it might make you happy, it might make you sad, but it is very emotive. And I think that Duran Duran have always understood that.

The truth is, I need to experience my mother's presence in the world around me and not just in my head.

I was a big fan of black gospel. As a kid, there were black groups I sang with from my teen years to my early 20s.

When you hear people scream because they're about to hear a song that has been a part of their life, there's nothing like that.

Nostalgia is a very human trait.

I grew up singing in church as a little boy.

I loved music since the Seth Ward Baptist Church outside of Plainview.

You can often tell the difference between a singer that grows up in the church and one that just can sing. There's a connection to love and support and care. You feel good when you hear it. You feel the people have so much conviction in what they're singing. They believe it, so you believe it.

I'm from the gospel world. I grew up playing in church.

It literally brings me to tears when Sara Ramirez sings. She's unbelievable.