My hometown is extremely supportive of me and I feel blessed to be able to create something as a way of giving back; to say thank you.

I think it's okay to feel jealous, but it's how you deal with it that's the important thing. You have to be happy for your friends when they do well because you want them to do well. It's not a competition.

American Idol transcends age, gender, ethnicity, everything.

When we love the stars light up, the wrong becomes undone. Naturally, my soul surrenders.

I have a candle on the bus that smells like caramel brownie. I love anything that smells like food!

I love making music and all that, but at the end of the day I don't think that's what people are going to remember about a person.

The older I get, the harder it is to splurge without consequences. I love food. Chocolate and cheese and anything that's bad for me. I'll be really good when I'm at home so I can eat what I want to when I'm out with friends.