QVC has been very good to me.

You know, when I did 'American Idol' the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric.

First of all, I've been having a wonderful run of luck with cover albums, songs I didn't write. I had five pop cover albums and two Christmas albums, and they were all very successful.

My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that's actually happening.

I believe in my writing.

These days, with 'American Idol' and all the other reality shows, young people become famous overnight, and that can be very difficult to handle, the way photographers follow you around and study your every move.

Here's proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.