Crystal Bowersox

Everything is pre-taped these days, but I'm a believer in, 'If you can't do it live, don't do it.'

— Crystal Bowersox

I'm not sure why there's this anger in the youth, but we need to talk about it. Kids need to get help…

— Crystal Bowersox

My music is pretty versatile; I have a lot of genres and styles. I don't think I should be pigeonholed into one…

— Crystal Bowersox

It's not a natural process, 'American Idol,' but it does great things for the people that are on that show. If you…

— Crystal Bowersox

I know that, as a bisexual, sometimes people who are gay or lesbian look down upon the bisexual community as well and…

— Crystal Bowersox

I went into the 'Idol' audition with no expectations; that's just the kind of person I am. If it doesn't happen, it…

— Crystal Bowersox

When you're a kid, you might be picked on for your differences. When you're an adult, employers, colleges, friends - people look…

— Crystal Bowersox

I've been bisexual for as long as I can remember. I remember being made fun of in junior high for that. It…

— Crystal Bowersox

This sounds really cheesy and weird, but the pitbull is a sweet animal that just wants love until it's provoked - that's…

— Crystal Bowersox

Acting isn't necessarily pretending. It's storytelling. It's giving someone your perspective on something.

— Crystal Bowersox

I knew from the time I was 6 or 7 that music was something I had to do. Growing up, my parents…

— Crystal Bowersox

I've known who I am as an artist for a long time; 'Idol' has shown me what I'm capable of. I know…

— Crystal Bowersox

I really - I try not to look ahead too far into the future and really just appreciate the here and now.

— Crystal Bowersox

Writing for me is definitely a form of ventilation - a way for me to cope and deal with emotions. I think…

— Crystal Bowersox

I went to a public school in Oak Harbor, Ohio, and it's a very rural community. I was an artist kid, and…

— Crystal Bowersox

When I found out I was pregnant, I was 22. It was really scary because I was working the music thing, and…

— Crystal Bowersox

I did grow up poor. My mom managed to get a job as a custodian at our church, and it was really…

— Crystal Bowersox

I have a lot of love and respect for Melissa Etheridge. I love Joe Cocker, Ray LaMontagne, Feist.

— Crystal Bowersox

'American Idol' is the fast track to fame. I'm just lucky it worked out. I don't feel different. The way people react…

— Crystal Bowersox

Growing up, my parents did everything they knew how to do to support me. My dad was always kinda my roadie; he…

— Crystal Bowersox

For me, marriage is about love, not paperwork. I've never been the kid who dreamed of the big white dress, the long…

— Crystal Bowersox

I had what you could call a chaotic childhood. My parents divorced when I was 2; I went back and forth between…

— Crystal Bowersox

I had what you could call a chaotic childhood. My parents divorced when I was 2; I went back and forth between…

— Crystal Bowersox

You have to learn to draw the same emotion you had when you wrote a song every time you perform it. Acting…

— Crystal Bowersox

If I have a name out there from this thing called 'American Idol,' I don't understand why anyone wouldn't use it for…

— Crystal Bowersox