I put on the Hank Williams and the Patsy Cline and the Rosemary Clooney on vinyl – I'm not trying to be some cool indie-rock person I just love the way it sounds – and throw on a T-shirt and jeans. In Texas we practically come out of the womb in jeans.

I put on the Hank Williams and the Patsy Cline and the Rosemary Clooney on vinyl – I'm not trying to be some cool indie-rock person I just love the way it sounds – and throw on a T-shirt and jeans. In Texas we practically come out of the womb in jeans.

I'm cute – and God I hate that. Because that's not cool. I'm like your niece and nobody wants to date their niece. It's the chubby cheeks. The whole reason people voted for me on American Idol is because I'm an everyday normal girl.

I'm cute – and God I hate that. Because that's not cool. I'm like your niece and nobody wants to date their niece. It's the chubby cheeks. The whole reason people voted for me on American Idol is because I'm an everyday normal girl.

I have a big fear of change or negative change anyway. I'm basically the same person I was when I won 'Idol' or when I was 10.

I have a big fear of change or negative change anyway. I'm basically the same person I was when I won 'Idol' or when I was 10.

The hardest thing about being in this business is just being able to be yourself. People act like there's this one set of rules to follow to be a pop star and I think 'Well you say I'm a pop star so maybe that's not true.'

The hardest thing about being in this business is just being able to be yourself. People act like there's this one set of rules to follow to be a pop star and I think 'Well you say I'm a pop star so maybe that's not true.'