I am extremely grateful for my 'American Idol' experience, and I enjoyed every bit of it.

I always love to support my friends and how they choose to express themselves creatively.

People relate to you a lot more when you're honest and authentic - and that's hard to do in front of millions of people every week.

I am extremely grateful for my 'American Idol' experience, and I enjoyed every bit of it.

Ordering pizza and jamming out with the contestants in our hotels and traveling the country together brought me so much joy.

I think my entire songwriting catalog reflects where I was in my life at the time. I capture whatever moment I am experiencing in life.

My songwriting and overall approach to music go beyond just good singing and strong musicality - I want people, now more so than ever, to feel something and be moved somehow by the content I create.