"I knew he was special the first time he opened his mouth": Lawrence

Clay's former music teacher, Allision Lawrence talked with Clay Nation News recently. The interview was published today (click here to read it). In the interview, Lawrence says she knew Clay was special "the first time he opened his mouth and sang."

Lawrence said that although the relationship was tense to begin with, thanks to Clay's class-clown act (Clay talks about it in LTS), the two quickly bonded. In fact, Lawrence helped Clay on several projects even after leaving her class.

The interview goes on to discuss the Joyful Noise 2005 tour, which had Lawrence play a key part in.