When People Talk About My

I'm From A Small Town Where Everybody Always Has Something To Say - You Shouldn't Sing Secular Music, You Shouldn't Do This Or Do That. A Ton Of "shouldn'ts."

I'm Proud Of Everything I Achieved With 'idol,' And Away From 'idol' Also. It's Just Such A Different Show Now To What It Was When I Was On It. I Didn't Even Know It Was A Tv Show Until The Third Audition.

I'm Cute - And God I Hate That. Because That's Not Cool. I'm Like Your Niece, And Nobody Wants To Date Their Niece. It's The Chubby Cheeks. The Whole Reason People Voted For Me On American Idol Is Because I'm An Everyday, Normal Girl.

I'm The Perfect Amount Of Guarded. I Don't Reveal Too Much, And I Never Reveal Who The Songs Are About. They Are Real Life. People Get That. I Date A Lot Of Musicians And They Do The Same Thing. People That Work With Me - Who I Write About Too - They Get It. It's My Creative Outlet, My Therapy.

Two Must-haves For Me Are A Great Book And My Ipod.