Fascinating audiences and incomes quite a few accolades together with a number of Grammy awards, CeCe Winans stays a celebrated icon within the Gospel music trade for many years. Now Winans sits down with EBONY to share her insights on longevity and the continued legacy she builds by way of her music and ministry.
“Once I look over my profession, over my ministry, all of the years that I have been doing what I am doing is simply by the grace of God. It’s the kindness of individuals. It is the ability of Gospel music. It is all the time related. Individuals want hope. Individuals want peace. Individuals want pleasure,” she says.
How have you ever managed to enchantment to a various, youthful viewers whereas staying genuine to your core beliefs?
Cece Winans: You all the time have non-compromising factors. That’s the message, the message of affection, the message of the Gospel. Ensuring that no matter I do displays my religion. Now you’ll be able to gown that up in numerous methods. I feel it is necessary all the time to be open to wrapping it up in another way and ensuring the consistency of the message stays the identical.
Talking of music and the legacy it carries. While you look again on the “Ready to Exhale” soundtrack what recollections do you continue to carry immediately?
When you’ve one thing good, highly effective music continues, and it would not lose its worth over time. It turns into extra helpful. So, it was an important tune, I obtained an opportunity to sing with “The Voice” (Whitney Houston). I nonetheless suppose to today, she is among the best voices that we have ever skilled.”
