You know, I think I'm a stronger person for realizing that you can't make everybody love you.

I got rid of my glasses and they changed my hair. That's really all they did. They went shopping for me, so the clothes are different too. It wasn't like Extreme Makeover where I got a nose job or anything.

I was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point now where it's old.

When the answer to all my dreams is as close as a touch away, why am I here holding back what I'm trying to say?

I like to talk. I'm a terrible dancer. I love my hometown. I have freckles and oversized ears. I'm a geeks. I have tried not to hide who I am or what matters to me.

UNICEF is working for the survival of children worldwide. What can we do to get more Americans committed to the cause?

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.