Black Quote by Justin Vernon

Gospel music always relaxes me and calms my nerves.

— Gabby Douglas

I love listening to gospel records.

— Ry Cooder

With the R&B, gospel feel that 'Sparkle' has, that opens the door for my fans to be more accepting of that sound and also…

— Jordin Sparks

There's definitely that tribal Africana thing going on in my sound. It's that marching band, second-line music, that Creole-influence in the kick, and the…

— Dawn Richard

People love gospel music. It's calming. It's soothing. It gets right to the point of whatever you're dealing with.

— Yolanda Adams

I'd been listening to African-American music since the first record I ever bought, which was by Sam Cooke. And it sounds more like my…

— David Toop

I'm associated with gospel music in the minds of millions of people.

— Pat Boone

Some of that church music, it's like this pure, raw, unfiltered emotion.

— Tyler Childers

Gospel music is so ingrained into my bones. I can't do a concert without singing a gospel song. It's what I was raised on.

— Johnny Cash

Gospel music is the purest thing there is on this earth.

— Elvis Presley

'Fix' - definitely, when I first heard the demo of that song, it was kind of intimidating because of the high falsetto parts. It…

— Chris Lane

I was always drawn to gospel music and the roots of African-American music. It's the foundation of rock and roll.

— Hozier