I Auditioned Just For Fun.

I Think I Probably Hoped For It A Little Bit, But I'm Not An Optimist. I'm A Realist... Or Maybe Even A Pessimist.

I Sometimes Think I Might Be Autistic Because I Like To Know - I Need To Know - My Beginnings And My Ends. I Don't Have To Be In Control Of It, But I Need To Know What's Going On.

I Went To School For Special Education. I Always Assumed When I Had The Opportunity I Would Love To Try And Help Kids With Disabilities.

It's Important That I Make A Difference In Some Way. It's Not Necessarily How I Make A Difference, But I Want To Make Sure That I Do.

Clive [davis] Tried To Tell Me That Saying Certain Words In A Song - Or As He Says, 'putting Some Balls Into It' - Isn't Bad, It's Just Strong Emotion. Well, There Are Certain Words And Emotions I Don't Want Kids Hearing, And I'm Not Changing Because They Think It's Going To Sell Better. This Is Going To Sound Horrible, But I Got 12 Million Votes Doing What I Did.