'I'm Outta Love' singer and seasoned purveyor of 'sprock' ‘Jesus Loves The Little Children’ (Christian hymn) “My mom had no money and was going to the Baptist church for childcare – like, ‘Here’s my three children!’. The first song I would sing there was this hymn in the church’s daycare. There’s also video of me, at six years old, singing the hymn ‘The Lord Is Blessing Me Right Now’ on stage with my father introducing me.
” Mariah Carey – ‘Mariah Carey’ “I bought the cassette tape for the boombox ‘cause it was cheaper. I gotta keep it real, I wasn’t able to afford the vinyl! I played it religiously all the way through, especially ‘Vision Of Love’. At the time I connected to Mariah ‘s voice – it was on another level!” ChicagoFest 1979 – Navy Pier, Chicago “I was 10 years old.
I only went because I had a crush on Andy Gibb who was performing. I thought he was the cat’s meow and watched him with tears streaming down my face. My sister and mom went to see The Police , who were headlining, and I was like ‘Whatever!’” Queen – ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ “The intricacy of this song is way beyond what I could ever do.
The words are beautiful and the nuances of being able to go from operatic to rock feels up my alley because I call my music ‘sprock’ – a combination of soul, pop and rock. I can rock a Metallica song as well as a Celine Dion ballad, but ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is on a whole other level. I was in the Queen m.
