A biography for B. J. Thomashasn’t been written yet.
“There have been highs and lows in my career. But everything to do with 'Raindrops' has virtually been perfect... I feel lucky and blessed to have that song.”
“I never put my heart into anything I don't believe in, or can't feel personally.”
“I was always used to singing whatever I liked. I never did pay much attention to what genre it was. Of course, we had the great examples of Ray Charles and Elvis Presley. They easily went back and forth between pop, R&B and gospel.”
“Music for me is an emotional thing.”
“Really it has been a struggle to overcome some of the misconceptions that are put on you when you do something that has a religious connotation. I've been struggling to just erase the religious feeling about me.”
“Trying to raise my self-image caused me to do everything in excess and defeat my own purpose.”
“I've probably had more hits in South America than I've had in North America.”
“If my voice gets rough and tired after hours of recording, I just stop for an hour and eat a bite of something and come back.”
“Raindrops' is an American song.”
“I know that Gloria and I being together became the most important thing to me.”
“I was a happy kid. I played a lot of baseball with my big brother, Jerry.”
“I personally believe now that big gospel exposure and the books and things virtually ended my music career.”
“My dad, God bless him, had his problems and transferred them over to me. He was a huge hero to me, and I wanted to be just like him.”
“I always recorded my vocals live with the band. Usually we'd just start from scratch. After we chose whatever song we decided to record, we would learn it on the spot. Sometimes it might develop rather quickly; on other occasions it would take numerous takes to achieve the master. But it was always a natural progression.”
“My home life and my Christianity have made me stronger.”
“When I was a teenager I sang with some of my buddies.”
“People sometimes begin to hide who they really are and they put on their friends. They don't realize what they're covering up is what the Lord made.”
“I love to record, I love the studio, but you love to play your music live.”
“That's been a real positive, wonderful thing that's a part of the music that I've been a part of - making someone lift their head up or making someone feel OK.”
“I'm not a Christian entertainer. I'm an entertainer who's Christian.”