I do not like people touching my underwear. That's just weird! I travel with a washer and dryer, and I like cooking on the bus, too.

American Idol transcends age, gender, ethnicity, everything.

I love Kashi. I eat cereal like a little kid. I carry it in my purse.

I wouldn't go so far as to say I am a feminist, that can come off as a negative connotation. But I am a strong female.

I called my mom, and I was so excited. I was telling her, 'I'm going to be on the Grand Ole Opry! This is crazy!' And she told me, 'Watch out for Jimmy Dickens, because he likes the pretty girls.

It seems women are expected to be so much more than men, which means we have to work that much harder. We're the ones under the microscope. We're expected to sound perfect. We're expected to look perfect all the time. We're expected to be style-setters, whereas the boys roll onto the stage in their jeans, T-shirts and baseball caps.

I stopped eating beef at 13 and stopped eating all meat a few years ago. I would feel guilty that what was on my plate was walking around yesterday. Either I could live with that or stop eating meat. I choose the latter, and I'm happier for it.