I am a big gospel guy myself and I listen to a lot to…

I personally believe now that big gospel exposure and the books and things virtually ended my music career.

— B. J. Thomas

For me, the most powerful form of music was gospel music. It led me to the blues.

— Susan Tedeschi

For a long time, I was shy about recording gospel music, because I didn't necessarily want to show the inside of my soul, Milsap…

— Ronnie Milsap

Gospel music is not a sound; gospel music is a message. Gospel music means good news. It's good-news music.

— Kirk Franklin

Most gospel music is very vertical. And there's nothing wrong with that - there's nothing wrong with, you know, 'God, we praise you,' and…

— Kirk Franklin

The thing I always found about the gospel music was that it reached further into your being if you like, your mind. It takes…

— Ry Cooder

Personally I prefer Gospel music.

— Gloria Gaynor

I listen to gospel music.

— Mary J. Blige

Music was in the air when I was growing up. My siblings Katy, Dave and Phil were musical; my dad worked in inner-city New…

— Sam Barry

My mother was into church so she listens to gospel music. I like the way gospel is composed... the great vocalist chord and the…

— Goldlink

Since I was two years old, all I knew was gospel music. That music became such a part of my life it was as…

— Elvis Presley

I'm not ashamed, or embarrassed. I'm happy that I grew up listening to gospel music and came from where I came from. I feel…

— Katy Perry

To me, Gospel music is really any music that's a testimony and tells a story of what God has done in your life.

— Laura Allen

Well, I've always said that country music has always shared a very unique relationship with gospel music - the hooting and hollering, you know,…

— Marty Stuart

I listened to gospel music because that was just our culture, you know? My parents are pastors.

— Masego