A lot of the former Idols were voting for me, and that makes me feel really good.

A lot of people behind the scenes were telling me that I was going to have to do something with my hair, my weight, all of that stuff.

People say a lot of hurtful things, but in a way, the abuse that I endured from my husband prepared me for that. The things I had been told and drilled into my head from him were worse than what anybody could say to me.

My fans are so loving and encouraging. They're with me on good days and bad days.

A lot of my fans wanted a kind of 'in your face' song. They wanted a song that exemplifies me overcoming the situation I was in and just that triumphant kind of song. So, I felt like I wanted to go ahead and get that out of both of our systems with 'Good Woman'.

This is how I feel about the LGBT community: they are people just like us.