B. J. Thomas

“Houston had a great history and a great scene.”

“Hopefully, one day, I'd like to settle down with my own gospel recording company.”

“Many people early on actually thought I was a black performer!”

“When I perform live I hope the audience will leave with their heads lifted up.”

“Even if I never had any music success, I would still have a great family, a great marriage. And that's who I am.”

“Is 'Raindrops' a country song? I think it's a little bit of a stretch, but OK.”

“I've had a wonderful life, I've been a husband and a father who cherishes his children and now I'm a grandfather, and I'm motivated like all these teachers and preachers and mothers and fathers to help my kids grow up with character and self respect.”

“Chips and the Memphis Boys truly deserve to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They were capable of doing any kind of music.”

“I go down to South America every four or five years or so.”

“I don't care if people know I'm spiritual, but I'm just a regular guy.”

“I made my first trip to Brazil in 1974.”

“I knew all about religion all my life; it just never was real to me.”

“If I'd never had a hit record, I still would have had a wonderful life because of Gloria, and our children and now my grandchildren.”

“I found getting born again helped me turn my life around.”

“You had to be kind of versatile in the '60s. That's probably why I've always done different genres of music, because when I first started, Top 40 radio played all the genres on one station.”

“We've always tried to do the right thing as far as getting our music out and encouraging people with positive music.”

“You try to say, 'I'm not a Christian artist, I'm an artist who's a Christian.' But public perception puts limits on who is going to accept your music.”

“I've got country in my musical roots.”

“Memphis was a great city back when Elvis was alive. A very electric, fun place to be, especially if Elvis was in town.”

“The Opry was my boyhood inspiration. It's something I've always wanted to do.”