"The first song I fell in love with God Will Open Doors by Walter Hawkins. I grew up on the Hawkins gospel family. They were my teachers. I was raised by my grandparents, and my auntie fell in love with the gospel sound and imported records from America although my grandparents thought it was a bit too secular, even though it was gospel."
"The best song to play at a party Sex Machine by James Brown gets everybody up, and sends everybody nuts. It's one of those songs that cuts through everyone's musical taste. The song I can no longer listen to It really hurts listening to Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston, because I knew her so well. It's funny, I don't feel that way about Prince's music. But anything by Whitney just destroys me."
"The song that changed my life What's Going On by Marvin Gaye. My dad played it to me in the car when I was around 12. I just remember looking at him and saying: I don't want to do gospel music for much longer, Dad. I want to do this kind of music."
I fell in love with 'God Will Open Doors' by Walter Hawkins and grew up on the Hawkins gospel family. I was raised by my grandparents while my aunt imported American gospel records despite my grandparents finding them a bit too secular. 'Adore' by Prince resonates deeply and 'Funkin' for Jamaica (NY)' by Tom Browne was the first single I bought. 'Sex Machine' by James Brown is the best party song. Whitney Houston's 'Greatest Love of All' is painful because of a personal connection. 'Distant Lover' by Marvin Gaye is the best song for sex. I sing 'Gimme Some More' at karaoke. 'I'm Still Here' by Dorinda Clark-Cole makes me cry. 'What's Going On' by Marvin Gaye changed my life and pushed me beyond gospel.
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