Moss: I was looking for the sign 20 years ago. I never wanted to wait until I was 32 to get this to happen. When you look back over it you see, 'Wow. I wasn't the person that I am today at 22.' So, God couldn't have given me this type of responsibility with such an immature mind and an undeveloped, or underdeveloped lifestyle and character. That's why we kind of just have to let God do what he does and ride the wave.

Associated Press: What's the difference between working with secular and gospel artists?

Moss: I'll tell you what the main difference is: the checks. The reason why I say that is because for a person to walk away from 5-digit numbers versus 4-digits — sometimes three-digit stuff — willingly to do ministry, that's a big step. I didn't come over here looking for a favor, I came over here because of the effort and the call on my life.

Associated Press: Sometimes when you sing, you do that breathing thing. You could almost think of it like the way preachers breathe ....

Moss: I don't think that's what you're referring to.

Associated Press: Or it can get sensual there, too.

Moss: Right. ... I get so many e-mails! It's so funny. People are crazy. They e-mail me it's like: "J! I love your album, but I had to turn it off," and I'm thinking like, why? What's wrong? What did I do? "Oh my goodness, you know, all that breathing you was doing!" ... That's just me. I wrote R&B for so long. Everything was about vibe. I breathe on the beat. I inhale on the beat, exhale on the beat, I make certain sounds. It's just all a part of the J Moss make up. And I've heard people say that if you're a real worshipper, that carries, or requires a certain degree of intimacy about yourself.

Associated Press: What's next for you?

Moss: The Lord spoke to me and told me, tapped me on the shoulder and said, 'J, I'm not going to have you in a psalmist (singing ministry) position long.' ... Now, what's God's long versus our long? Who knows. I mean I could be in it for the next 20 years. ... God is really, really getting me prepared, I feel, in my spirit, for radio. And the word has been prophesied to me about TV. ... So I don't know where it's going to be, but the psalmist position — I'm not going to be here long, and I can feel it.