I'd just hit the Billboard thing, and I had a good feeling. About a month ago, I received a call that said I was in the running, that I'd made the final 25. So I just wanted to place.

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I know how I like to be treated, so I always start by saying, 'Could...

I know how I like to be treated, so I always start by saying, 'Could...

I've been playing music all my life, from being a choir soloist at Symphony Hall...

I've been playing music all my life, from being a choir soloist at Symphony Hall...

I'm proud to pay taxes in the United States; the only thing is, I could...

I'm proud to pay taxes in the United States; the only thing is, I could...

I liked the way they treated the first, second, and third place finishers equally. It...

I liked the way they treated the first, second, and third place finishers equally. It...

I really believe in myself. I'm the hardest worker I know, and one of the...

I really believe in myself. I'm the hardest worker I know, and one of the...

I'm proud of paying taxes. The only thing is--I could be just as proud for...

I'm proud of paying taxes. The only thing is--I could be just as proud for...

Now I'm fortunate to have a good band in CA, and play many solo gigs...

Now I'm fortunate to have a good band in CA, and play many solo gigs...

Married and divorced, three beautiful daughters, two in college. The other one is 16, lives...

Married and divorced, three beautiful daughters, two in college. The other one is 16, lives...

I explained to the lady my love for John and his work, and she made...

I explained to the lady my love for John and his work, and she made...

You know, it sounds corny, but I believe in myself. And I work hard.

You know, it sounds corny, but I believe in myself. And I work hard.

He asked if I was a songwriter, and I said yeah, that I was in...

He asked if I was a songwriter, and I said yeah, that I was in...

It's not an act, it's just my way.

It's not an act, it's just my way.

You get a letter from her agency embracing you into the family that says, 'It...

You get a letter from her agency embracing you into the family that says, 'It...

You know, if you don't do nothin, you don't do nothin.

You know, if you don't do nothin, you don't do nothin.

The biggest deal for me was that all 24 winners are placed on the Billboard...

The biggest deal for me was that all 24 winners are placed on the Billboard...

As corny as it may sound, my true goal was to crack the Americana market.

As corny as it may sound, my true goal was to crack the Americana market.

If I go to a seminar and someone like you or someone like him is...

If I go to a seminar and someone like you or someone like him is...