In middle school, I really didn't have music, but in high school, I remember taking a lot of choir and drama.

I don't like to look typical.

There's a certain level of pageantry with 'Idol,' and in order to work the show, you kind of have to feed into it.

So pretty much, to sum it up, if you can freak someone out and bring that kind of emotion out of somebody with a song, you're doing something right.

I think sometimes we're meant to do something but things aren't lined up correctly.

No escaping when I start, once I'm in I own your heart

I wanted the focus to be on my ability as a singer and as an entertainer - not on my private life.