“Everybody needs somebody.” — Mahalia Jackson Quote

“Everybody needs somebody.”

“Do you know most of the Jewish songs have the same trend of sadness as Negro spirituals?”

“I hope to bring people to God with my songs.”

“My mother killed herself when I was 12. I won't complete that relationship. But I can try to understand her.”

“Faith is a huge part of my life and I think my first experience with music wasn't that it's something you hear on the radio, but rather it's a form of worship. It's like a form of talking to God and having relationship with God.”

“I think that to a very great extent we are partners with the divine in this enterprise called history. That is an ongoing relationship, and there is absolutely no guarantee that things will automatically work out to our best advantage.”