Calling all my sweeties to the forefront.

I'm your host, Chris Renee Azel, and this is the Keep It Posit Sweetie Show.

Sweeties, I am so excited about our guest today.

I'm a fan of his music, his ministry, and I cannot wait to get into this conversation.

Please welcome husband, singer, three-time Grammy award-winning artist, man of God, the one and only Thai tribute. You're here. I know, we've been trying. How are you doing? Too good. I'm doing too good if that's the option. It is. I love that. I'm doing too good, too. I like that. Just embrace that, right? Absolutely, because there's so much going on. We can find things to pick it, but why? Why? Why? Not today. Too good. Yeah. I love that. I love that. So happy you're here. I've been a huge fan of yours since you first started. You are incredible. I got to see you live. It was, I want to say, Kurt Franklin and the reunions. New Orleans. We were New Orleans and Tyler. And I ran upon you on the side of the same time. I was like, but I saw you before that, I think, in L.A. Yes, in the L.A.C.P. Award weekend. Yeah, NDACP. Yes. You and your wife in the in the elevator at the hotel. We were waiting at the elevator. I think he was. Yes, in the Blais-P Award weekend. Yeah, in Wallycy-P. Yes.

You and your wife in the elevator at the hotel. We were waiting at the elevator, but I think he was at the seat.

Yeah.

And I was like, babe, is that?

Like, nah. Then you came up like, are you? And I'm like, are you? Are you? And we just did that whole game. It was so cool.

It was just cool that you were just a sweet person.

You know what?

I tell people that all the time.

Sometimes you look out to people and you just love them for their artistry and then you immediately. you were just a sweet person. You know what? I tell people that all the time,

sometimes you look out to people

and you just love them for their artistry and then you meet them, and you're like, which I never met them. I just want to keep my perception. But I was delighted that you, that was not the case with you. Same. And my wife were like, oh, good. Same, same, yes. Your stage presence matches your presence in real life.

Just energetic, bright, good. Same, same, yes. Your stage presence matches your presence in real life. Just energetic, bright. I absolutely love that about you. Thank you. I remember we left and Tyler was like, I've never seen Ty perform. He was like, my goodness. He stood up the entire time you were on stage. I saw him in the back way. Oh my God, he's standing. Don't sing to him, sing to Jesus.

Hey, Tom. I love Todd. That's my dear. Yes, no, me too. Me too. Yes. You have been one of the pioneers in gospel for a long time, and you've blended music, all different types of genres. What gave you the boldness to step out? you know, because sometimes, like, you want to stay in that lane,

but you were like, like, you want to

stay in that lane, but you were like, no, I'm going to do this and do it my way. I'm going to bust out.

I'm going to bust out this thing. I was a musician first, so I play all the time. And I think

playing at my dad's church, small little church, but that small place gave me the huge freedom I needed.

Yes. I didn't know I was crazy, wild, or different until I was at other churches.

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