A song is like a smile. If you meet people from another country, even if you don't speak the same language, you know what a smile means. A song works the same way. Music produces feelings that need no translation.

No matter what the situation you're in, if you're raised in a loving environment, that's the most important thing.

I know that I've got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair sticks up, but I'm happy with myself. I'm not necessarily trying to win a beauty pageant here.

There are stars out there who would die to have this much exposure.

I am never going to sound like Johnny Mathis.

I'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show, but it was just a TV show.

The greatest glory never comes from falling, but from rising each time you fall.