Any extra free time you have, you are sleeping, or you're trying to sleep

It's cool to have parents and family who will always tell me the truth no matter what. They'll tell me if I'm doing something stupid!

My goals are to tell meaningful stories through songs and touch people's lives... and hopefully make a living doing it.

It's funny. When I saw the script in my inbox and it said 'Sparkle,' I thought, 'For real? It's really called 'Sparkle?'' I was wondering, too, how does 'Jordin Sparks as Sparkle' sound?

I love being able to sing for my job. I am blessed beyond words and I hope my fans can feel that while I'm on stage!

I'm excited about the new judges on 'American Idol.' Jennifer Lopez was a real mentor to me my season and I admire her so much. And I kind of have a crush on Steven Tyler. It's going to be interesting to see is one person going to stand out among the judges or if everyone will sort of be equal.

I looked massive next to Ryan Seacrest! But I was lucky that I've never had anyone say, 'Jordin, you need to lose weight.'