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Sunshine always inspires me.
Music brings life to my soul.
Carole King is one of my all-time favorite songwriters.
I feel most alive when I'm singing along to old gospel music.
The life of a singer is you have to pay your bills. You have to take a gig.
I am passionate about making music that feeds the soul and brings people together.
I would tell people to enjoy the present moment and the journey rather than the outcome.
When I do uptempo songs, I like to bring in the funk and world music and different elements.
I absolutely love being on stage. I live and breathe the stage, and nothing makes me happier, but to perform.
It's always been my dream to be on the stage with my band, singing my music. That's always been, and always will be.
I love performing live, especially when I get in the zone. But the studio is really becoming a place I have grown to love.
Fighting cancer is my mission right now. The research and development of finding cures for this nasty disease is my passion.
Singing background has always been such a precious thing. I'm always going to be excited to sing behind an artist and learn from them.
I'm itching to see Usher & Shakira work their magic. And of course, Blake is so amazing! It was tough, but I went on my gut which was Adam.
My creative process involves reading books and magazines, writing outside, and moving around a lot. I like to pace around when I'm writing songs.
I feel like, to have a career as an artist, you don't need to meet the same criteria as you do to win a singing competition. They're two very different animals.
I've always been a perfectionist, so I always wanted to sound better than I did. But, that's a never-ending process. You always want to get better. There's always room to grow.
'The Voice' gave me a chance to show people the side of me that is an artist. People didn't know what that would look like or sound like. It allowed people to see that potential.
'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.
I think you need to go through some stuff to really appreciate life and understand what it means to persevere, overcome and have faith. I think those tough times make you a stronger person.
I don't feel like I ever really do get past the nervousness. I'm always nervous. Something about being nervous keeps you on the edge, and I've always felt like I worked better under pressure.
Lauryn Hill's always been a hero of mine. And Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae and Adele, those are the current artists I would reference in terms of who's been able to do really amazing pop records with really cool, organic throwback elements of soul in there as well.
Sometimes it takes a while to find that perfect balance between knowing who you are, what your sound is, and building the right team to make that happen. Once it all really comes together and it makes sense, both for the audience and your fans, there's no stopping you.
When you're a background singer, you're there to support the artist. The transition is up to the person. You have to follow your heart. You make life decisions that will affect what you really want to do. You put that kind of energy out, and you put it out aggressively. And if you work hard, you'll pave the way.