I've been singing in church since I was little; my…

When I was little, my grandmother would take me to church with her, and she would introduce me to people.

— Karin Slaughter

“Well, she’s told me very little about you,’ her grandmother replied because she’d survived a war, one stillbirth, a daughter who’d got knocked up…

— Sarra Manning

I was never interested in singing in the church choir or in school. I was more interested in becoming a musician.

— Cassandra Wilson

Singing actually came first. As a kid, I grew up singing in church and around the house.

— Tink

Singing in church is a very different approach to music. It's very much about transcending the idea of self. It's about finding something greater…

— Lizz Wright

I grew up singing in church. My family owned funeral homes so I would sing for the occasional funeral, as well.

— Christopher Jackson

I started singing in church and I was probably around seven and I started singing anywhere that I could. I used to sing at…

— Avril Lavigne

I was pretty young when I decided I wanted to, well, more so be a singer. I started singing in church in my hometown,…

— Naturi Naughton

I feel comfortable singing in the great cathedrals of the world because I spent so much time as a child singing in church. And…

— Jessye Norman

What I learned about singing in the church has gone into what I do now.

— Lizz Wright

I started off singing in church as a child. The sound of voices coming together, that was my first moment of touching something outside…

— Florence Welch

I grew up singing in the church choir, but I've not really had any training.

— Jayma Mays

I actually started singing in church when I was about five years old. I remember looking at the choirs and just hearing all of…

— Kelly Rowland

I've been singing in church and wherever else I got the chance since I was 3.

— Morgan Wallen

I grew up singing in a church choir.

— John Grant