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

The message I'll share...is that inclusion is extremely important for kids with and without disabilities.

And I think that when I finally decided to let go and let God and allow that to happen, I became a lot more successful than I could have done if I had planned it all myself.

I'd hate to have a job where I had to be rude to people.

It's important that I make a difference in some way. It's not necessarily how I make a difference, but I want to make sure that I do.

My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage.

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.