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.

I love any opportunity I have to make music.

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.

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.

My hair was slicked down with a part. But that was before I discovered the blow-dryer. Now I'm fabulous.

QVC has been very good to me.

I couldn't bear the road anymore. I'm sure that a lot of people who have been on the road a long time will say the same thing. After a while, waiting for bedroom service and planes - I wanted to go home.