I like that I stand for something like American Idol which helps musicians and artists get out there. It's important to have shows like Idol because it's so hard to get into the music industry nowadays - nearly impossible.

I like blue a lot, and greens. Earthy blues and greens.

I know who I am as an artist. I've always known who I am as an artist.

I'd love to work with Sufjan Stevens. He so gets it. He's amazing.

My music comes from my emotion, always.

I'm not interested in just putting out one hit.

When you go through life, when you go through different things, you take risks, you question yourself. I think everybody does, at some point in their life, question themselves.