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I'm Not Really A Political-type Person, Meaning That I Don't Really Make Great Stands Or Whatever, But If You Ask Me A Direct Question I Say It Shouldn't Matter Who You Are, Whether You're Black, White, Green, Gay, Male, Female. If You Can Do A Job And Do It Well You Should Be Paid For It, You Should Be Respected For It, And You Have To Be Responsible. I Think Sometimes People Can Go Too Fare Trying To Make A Point. I Think They Should Just Make Their Point And Go On About.

I Just Write All The Time. In My Whole Life I've Never Had What I've Heard People Talk About Writer's Block. I've Never Had That. Life Is Like A Song To Me. I Just Hear Everything In Music, So I Have Never Once Thought "well, I'm Never Gonna Be Able To Write Again." I've Got Thousands Of Songs.

Stop This Attitude That Older People Ain't Any Good Anymore! We're As Good As We Ever Were - If We Ever Were Any Good.

I Was Born In An Odd Spot And Was A Very Sensitive Kid. My Feelings Could Get Hurt So Easily Because I Always Wanted To Be Loved, I Wanted To Be Touched, I Wanted To Touch Somebody. I Wanted Everybody To Love Me, So I Think I Was Louder Than I Should Have Been. I Was Just Trying To Get Attention. I Always Felt Like I Was Somebody Special, Maybe It's Because I Needed To Be Somebody Special.

I Was Very Honored To Get To Be Part Of 'american Idol.'