I could have a degree in music and come on the show, and Simon could still say 'You stink'.

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I auditioned just for fun.

I auditioned just for fun.

While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by...

While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by...

I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with...

I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with...

I did get a degree in special education.

I did get a degree in special education.

My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What...

My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What...

I was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point...

I was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point...

I got rid of my glasses and they changed my hair. That's really all they...

I got rid of my glasses and they changed my hair. That's really all they...

If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has...

If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has...

I'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show,...

I'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show,...

I'm being trained to shake the bon-bon appropriately.

I'm being trained to shake the bon-bon appropriately.

The greatest glory never comes from falling, but from rising each time you fall.

The greatest glory never comes from falling, but from rising each time you fall.

Well, there are certain words and emotions I don't want kids hearing, and I'm not...

Well, there are certain words and emotions I don't want kids hearing, and I'm not...

But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn't counting...

But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn't counting...

I want to make sure that no matter how long I go through this, I...

I want to make sure that no matter how long I go through this, I...

I sometimes think I might be autistic because I like to know - I need...

I sometimes think I might be autistic because I like to know - I need...

I like to talk. I'm a terrible dancer. I love my hometown. I have freckles...

I like to talk. I'm a terrible dancer. I love my hometown. I have freckles...

I'm religious. I think this is something God had planned for me.

I'm religious. I think this is something God had planned for me.

And I think that when I finally decided to let go and let God and...

And I think that when I finally decided to let go and let God and...

I mean, that's kind of what this business is about in some ways. You're trying...

I mean, that's kind of what this business is about in some ways. You're trying...

Well, fortunately we found out that the runner-up our particular year was going to get...

Well, fortunately we found out that the runner-up our particular year was going to get...