I Decided To Study Special Education And

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.

The Biggest Problem I Had - And The Biggest Problem Teenagers Have - Is Not How They Dress, How They Look Or How They Act Or Talk. It's How They See Themselves - Their Self-esteem. In The Tenth Grade, I Realized I Am Who I Am. I've Got Big Ears And Big Feet. I Can Etiher Sulk Around Or I Can Be Happy With Who I Am. The Minute I Decided To Be Confident With Who I Was, All That Other Stuff Stopped. It's All In The Way You Carry Yourself.

I Could Have A Degree In Music And Come On The Show, And Simon Could Still Say 'you Stink'.

I'm Really Not That Special. Really, I'm Not. I Was On A Big Tv Show, But It Was Just A Tv Show.

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.