My very first magazine cover was the National Enquirer.

I have a sentimental feeling for my very first cover I was on - it was 'Bazaar' Magazine.

We see new male artists have their first single reach No. 1 on the charts, but it generally takes a female a lot longer to build momentum.

There's a lot of things that are said on the American Idol message board. I quit reading them because most of the people are very mean.

At first, it was hard to sit down and read the things that people were saying. A lot of people would've worked their way up to this position and would've gotten a thick skin over a few years' time. For me, though, all this happened in a few months.

I have so many wonderful people in my life. I've never had any major physical problems or an accident or anything like that. I'm a very, very lucky person, thus far, knock on wood.