I'm pretty boring. I consider myself not a celebrity. I'm a normal person that sings on stage.

As far as talent goes, we had pretty much everything, and I think that's why this year was so successful.

I have been called the human jukebox, yes. But karaoke is not meant for people who can sing!

I've grown up a lot. I've become more independent. I can talk to my parents more like friends. When I was going to college, I was still only an hour away from them.Now, after Idol and touring all over the place, I feel like I have become a lot more independent.

I'm not the first person to sing about God, Jesus, faith [or] any of that, and I won't be the last. And it won't be the last for me, either. If you don't like it, change the channel.

Sometimes, that mountain you've been climbing, is just a grain of sand.

Technically I have siblings, but they are quite a bit older than me - I was the accident - so I have the only-child syndrome going on. I'm a little more selfish, a little more independent, a little closed. I do wish I were softer. I wish I were able to form relationships better.