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I felt like I got more comfortable on 'Idol' when I just started being myself and not trying to be what I thought I had to be. -- Kara DioGuardi
We aren't handicapped in any way except by what other people think. Focus on people's abilities. I can't be on 'American Idol,' but there's all kinds of stuff I can do. -- Marlee Matlin
Because you have things like 'American Idol' and you've got radio stations that play music made entirely by computers, it's easy to forget there are bands with actual people playing actual instruments that rock. -- Dave Grohl
The 'American Idol' and 'X Factor' shows, they're great shows. But I think I need to make a show like that, directed straight to the hood, to the artists that don't get the attention, that don't have the money to make themselves representable. -- Snoop Dogg
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. -- Kelly Clarkson
American Idol transcends age, gender, ethnicity, everything. -- Carrie Underwood
American Idol' has taken over my whole life. -- Paula Abdul
'American Idol' has taken over my whole life. -- Paula Abdul
American Idol allowed us to find Carrie Underwood. -- Luke Bryan
'American Idol' has changed the face of television. -- Jennifer Hudson
I would lose straight away if I went on 'American Idol. -- Tom DeLonge
I can't watch American Idol... it's like karaoke without the booze. -- Tracy Morgan
I auditioned for 'American Idol' at 17. They told me, 'No.' -- Amber Riley
I would lose straight away if I went on 'American Idol.' -- Tom DeLonge
I've never watched an entire episode of 'American Idol'. It's too mean. -- Christina Aguilera
I don't watch 'American Idol,' but I wouldn't call it 'undignified.' -- Buzz Aldrin
I like the way Billy Idol sings. Mommy turned me on to him. -- Willow Smith
I'm also a big 'American Idol' fan. I think it's just great fun. -- Jim Parsons
I don't watch 'American Idol.' I don't watch any of that stuff. -- Denis Leary
I was very honored to get to be part of 'American Idol.' -- Dolly Parton
The people that go on 'American Idol' do want some recognition and fame. -- Kimberly Caldwell
If I went on 'American Idol,' I would definitely be kicked out immediately. -- Grimes
Being on 'Idol,' you have no choice but to be an open book. -- Jordin Sparks
An American Idol is someone who knows how to change people's lives through music. -- Anwar Robinson
Who wouldn't want to be an 'American Idol' judge? It's an awesome, awesome show. -- Jane Krakowski
American Idol, I love. I think it's a passing fancy but not passing so soon. -- Diane Sawyer
I was on Ghetto Idol. We didn't have any of the stuff they have now. -- Kelly Clarkson
I think American Idol is a great career launcher. A blessing for all of us. -- LaToya London
"American Idol" has done a lot for me. It's a stepping stone in my life. -- Diana DeGarmo
Is Billy Idol just doing a bad Elvis pout, or was he born that way? -- Freddie Mercury
If [American Idol] was the Olympics, I'd still get a medal. It was a great race. -- Kimberley Locke
Hip-hop is a way of life. It isn't a genre in truth in 'American Idol.' -- Nigel Lythgoe
I will always appreciate 'American Idol,' and I never forget about where I come from. -- Lee DeWyze
Most people use Twitter to meet girls, and I use it to meet 'American Idol' contestants! -- Chris Jericho
I enjoy watching Fear Factor, Newlyweds and American Idol as far as reality TV shows go. -- Natalie Gulbis
I am extremely grateful for my 'American Idol' experience, and I enjoyed every bit of it. -- Rayvon Owen
This is a frightening statistic. More people vote in 'American Idol' than in any US election. -- Rush Limbaugh
An American Idol is someone that has all the qualities that America thinks is positive, attractive and alluring. -- Mario Vazquez
I was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point now where it's old. -- Clay Aiken
But those guys (on 'Idol') will never be known for defining a generation of young suburbanites like (blink) did. -- Tom DeLonge
Before 'Idol,' I was lost... Now, I've actually followed through with something. I am a better man for it! -- Elliott Yamin
Who's judging American Idol? Paula Abdul? Paula Abdul judging a singing contest is like Christopher Reeve judging a dance contest! -- Chris Rock
For the past two years,the only thing the 'Idol' machine has been doing has been maliciously attacking my name. -- Corey Clark
I'm a huge fan of Billy Idol. I spiked my hair every day like him in 7th and 8th grade. -- Dierks Bentley
When I was on 'Idol' and 17, everything was so new. Everyone is so nice and wants to see you succeed. -- Jordin Sparks
Even though it was a stressful time in my life, I have a lot of good memories from my 'Idol' experience. -- Jessica Sanchez
With 'Idol' it's kind of just like 'OK, here's this competition - I need to do better than somebody else.' -- Jordin Sparks
I need to keep my dancing on the right side of weird, otherwise it might get a bit like "American Idol." -- Matthew Healy
I watch 'The Voice' and 'American Idol,' and I sit in my Brookstone foot massager. It's so exciting at my house. -- Jennifer Love Hewitt
I went to a Canadian college for performing arts and then I auditioned for Canadian Idol. That honestly was my golden ticket. -- Carly Rae Jepsen
It was a pleasure to work with everybody at 'American Idol' and to be able to be part of the 'Idol' family. -- Katie Stevens
There's a certain level of pageantry with 'Idol,' and in order to work the show, you kind of have to feed into it. -- Adam Lambert
This is my first week as an American citizen. It's amazing. Now I can vote in the general election - and for American Idol. -- Craig Ferguson
Whoa, what is this? Battle of the Sarcastic and Pissed? Should I make popcorn? Forget American Idol, man. This is much more entertaining. (Kish) -- Sherrilyn Kenyon
Pop Idol, X Factor, Fame Academy, there's so much talent out there. It's great to see people getting the chance to show their potential -- Gordon Brown
I was 16-years-old when I appeared on 'American Idol,' and the show was my boot camp. It was a crazy, stressful at times, experience. -- Jessica Sanchez
You know, when I did 'American Idol' the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric. -- Barry Manilow
American Idol' is a $900 million-a-year corporation. When you are dealing with that, you can't come off with lies - it's either the truth or nothing. -- Corey Clark
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. -- Carrie Underwood
Don't go on American Idol, I think you'll spend the rest of your life living it down and I think it's getting kinda scary, isn't it? -- Joe Cocker
Have you seen 'American Idol' lately? I'm sure that some kids somewhere at this moment are thrashing themselves silly over what they call 'Rock n' Roll. -- Eric Burdon
I don't have a problem with 'Idol' or 'X Factor,' I have a problem with when those things are not given the proper contextual hue. -- Billy Corgan
I still watch 'Idol,' and it's still the No. 1 show, so obviously I'm not the only one who loves to sit at home and be entertained. -- Kelly Clarkson
When I watched American Idol, I always thought Simon was the most realistic. Simon's like, It was absolutely horrid. That's what they tell in the music industry. -- Toni Braxton
I've never believed that 'Idol' as a franchise is beholden to any individual because everybody said it would die the minute Simon Cowell left, and it hasn't. -- Nigel Lythgoe
I've been watching 'American Idol' since its debut season in 2002. Back then, America hadn't yet evolved into a gladiatorial cybernation of bloggers, tweeters, and self-ordained voice coaches. -- Diablo Cody
It worries me that young singers think you can shortcut the training and go straight to fame and fortune, and programmes like Pop Idol have encouraged that. -- Lesley Garrett
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. -- Kelly Clarkson
How many watched the President's speech last night? [half-hearted audience applause] How many watched American Idol ? [thundering applause] Okay, there you go! You get the government you deserve. -- Jay Leno
Everybody out there watches the show and has expectations of wanting to be an 'Idol', but we're going to teach them how much hard work goes into it. -- Bo Bice
I think America did a great job. I think Carrie Underwood fits the bill of American Idol. She's a wonderful girl, and she's gonna have a great career. -- Bo Bice
I turned down many chances to be on TV before 'Pop Idol' because I really wasn't interested in being famous. I didn't need it and didn't want it. -- Simon Cowell
If we had to choose one American Idol to go out to dinner with, it would be Fantasia. There are no airs and graces about her... I like her. -- Simon Cowell
I think the attraction of 'American Idol' is about the basic human nature attitude that is, 'We can put you up there. But we can take you down.' -- Quincy Jones
When you are in the 'American Idol' bubble, a lot of contestants want to go as far as they can and wish to be on point with ready-to-go songs. -- Jessica Sanchez
I got to play with ZZ Top and introduce Bryan Adams and George Michael. And to have it all topped off by me winning 'American Idol?!' It's pretty absurd. -- David Cook
In all honesty, I'm not able to talk about contracts. It's nothing with 'American Idol' in particular, it's just things I really need to take care of in my life. -- Mario Vazquez
Just the title of 'American Idol' is something that people can look up to. I'm not Saint Scott, I'm not Mr. Perfect, but I want to be that role model. -- Scotty McCreery
At the time, the only options were playing the local county fair. Now with American Idol and younger recording artists that have come out, there is more of an opportunity. -- Marla Sokoloff
Yeah... I was a singer as a kid. I had a lot of stage fright, and what's happened with 'Idol,' it has got me past so much of that. -- Kara DioGuardi
I was always in bands before, but on 'American Idol,' it was about getting my voice out there. It was always my goal, though, to get a band together again. -- Chris Daughtry
I'm just happy that 'Idol' producers gave me a shot on the show and to be able to show who I really was, because I feel like I'm every single woman. -- Nicki Minaj
Obviously neither 'American Idol' nor 'Dancing With the Stars' is a variety show in the classic sense, but the way they incorporate elements of drama, comedy and suspense is moderately ingenious. -- Tom Shales
I do watch 'American Idol' sometimes. It's not really that pleasurable... I take that back. It is the epitome of a guilty pleasure. Sometimes there's some good singers on that show. -- M. Ward
I don't want to be the cliche American Idol dude. I want to be different, you know - that's the whole goal, me and music. It's about being yourself and being unique. -- Paul McDonald
Idol has pretty much taken me out of my recording and out of my choreography. I have managed to slip in some choreography jobs. And I've been writing songs for other artists. -- Paula Abdul
I've been singing my whole life. I'd randomly sing in the hallways at high school, and all my friends would be like, 'You should sing on 'Canadian Idol'!" It definitely gassed me! -- The Weeknd
Before I was on 'Idol,' I just sat at home and played video games all day long. Now I get to travel and work towards my dream. It's the best feeling ever. -- Jessica Sanchez
If millions of Americans choose to weigh in on the outcome of 'American Idol' through text messages and the Web, then why not harness similar technological tools to encourage discourse on the political landscape? -- Ruzwana Bashir
If millions of Americans choose to weigh in on the outcome of American Idol through text messages and the Web, then why not harness similar technological tools to encourage discourse on the political landscape? -- Ruzwana Bashir
Dolly is a legend. Jessica is so beautiful. I take it as a big compliment when people put me beside them. About being compared to Dolly Parton & Jessica Simpson on the Idol red carpet. -- Kellie Pickler
I always say to my wife, don't tell anyone I watch this [shows like The X Factor and Pop Idol], but it fascinates me because I've done so many auditions and been knocked back. -- Michael Caine
I started going to Madame Louise's, the lesbian club where all the punk bands used to go - the Sex Pistols, the Clash. I remember seeing Billy Idol walk in there; he was gorgeous. -- Boy George
American Idol' has done a great job of defaming my name and throwing a lot of mud at me for the past two years, so that set up a lot of roadblocks for me. -- Corey Clark
I don't think rap really fits in to 'American Idol' in the sense that I believe rap is an art form in itself more akin to poetry, more akin to drama, if you will. -- Nigel Lythgoe
A lot of people who wanted to audition for 'Idol' have asked me: "What should I do?" or "How to I prepare myself?" I always told them: "Just go in and believe in yourself." -- Jessica Sanchez
These days, with 'American Idol' and all the other reality shows, young people become famous overnight, and that can be very difficult to handle, the way photographers follow you around and study your every move. -- Barry Manilow
I think I can sing, but that does not mean I can actually sing. I fear that I'm like one of those 'American Idol' contestants who truly believe they are good and are actually dreadful. -- Kenneth Choi
I'm a big 'American Idol' watcher, and sometimes I like to watch 'America's Got Talent.' Those are big, corny admissions, but sometimes it's so fun to see those kids really sing their hearts out. -- Katey Sagal
The biggest risk I've ever taken is going on American Idol and trying to be myself. I wasn't going to try too hard to conform, and I knew that it could possibly not work out. -- Adam Lambert
That makes entertaining television. That is the circus of American Idol . We go for the very, very best and the very, very worst. It's the boring people that we don't want to see on television. -- Nigel Lythgoe
I am broadcaster's biggest cheerleader because I genuinely believe in it. Where else can you get 20 million people a week watching 'NCIS' or 'American Idol?' Where else can you get 120 million watching the Super Bowl? -- Leslie Moonves
The other night, President Bush's press conference was pre-empted by 'American Idol.' You know the difference between President Bush and 'American Idol?' See, on 'American Idol,' the one with the most votes wins. -- Jay Leno
I think a big part of 'American Idol' that scares people and actually has, I'm sure, stopped people from trying out is the fact that you do have to do things that are necessarily not your genre. -- Lee DeWyze
I think one of the things I was shocked about was how interested the world is in 'American Idol' and how people, writers, they write about 'Idol' all the time, and I guess I didn't expect that. -- Nicki Minaj
I've been all different shapes and sizes in my lifetime. I started wearing shapewear as a teenager after I did 'Australian Idol.' I had a little tummy, and I was always really quite conscious of that. -- Ricki-Lee Coulter
Anything that's ever gotten on the charts as a result of "American Idol" or "The X Factor" in the UK. It's born out of karaoke culture. It's been a long time coming, but it's absolutely affected radio. -- Johnny Marr
Last night, President Bush gave a prime-time press conference. It was such a big deal that Fox decided to preempt American Idol. Which made sense to me, you don't want too many amateurs on in one night. -- David Letterman
It's easy to say that reducing a song to 90 seconds on "American Idol" strips off so many things, and how it's the 21st century and music doesn't mean the same things to people and that it's so disposable. -- Alan Light
I've been asked to do 'American Idol' and 'X Factor.' I'm an Ed McMahon kind of girl. 'Star Search?' I'm in, all day long. It felt more authentic, and the market wasn't oversaturated with karaoke contests. -- Pink
I've tried to move on with my life and my career for the last two years and do my own thing, and 'American Idol' and FOX, they've just been making it really tough for me to do that. -- Corey Clark
My best and worst 'Idol' moments? I don't have a worst 'Idol' moment... I've been spectacular. Yes, I am going to toot my own horn. And then my best moment is every single moment. I'll toot it again! -- Nicki Minaj
Long before 'American Idol', people used to call me a diva. And I be like, 'Hold on, are you calling me something else on the sly? You gonna call me a diva, call me a good diva.' -- Jennifer Hudson
I have a bit of a problem with 'American Idol.' Forgive me, but it's difficult for me to watch. I can't help but think of people being exploited. On the other hand, I'm really enjoying 'Glee.' -- Lesley Gore
If you don't have any ties to the music industry, you just love 'American Idol,' you can sit there and do exactly what you do in your living room, which is stare at them and judge them. -- Neil Patrick Harris
My favorite type of music to sing and to listen to, you know, rock. It's not always metal, but you know, half the time it is. Metal's cool, you know? Not everybody on 'American Idol' listens to metal. -- James Durbin
During 'Idol,' I wasn't expecting anything. I just wanted to survive the competition, but my album and my music are a big part of who I am. Hopefully it translates well and I keep growing as an artist. -- Jessica Sanchez
[My son] Casey died for a country which cares more about who will be the next American Idol than how many people will be killed in the next few months while Democrats and Republicans play politics with human lives. -- Cindy Sheehan
Look at 'American Idol,' which I don't look at. Those winners haven't become household names except for Jennifer Hudson, and she was a reject. You can't aim to be a household name. You just have to be successful. -- Andre Leon Talley
The Voice' has lots of singers who fit the 'Idol' mold of young, innocent ingenues with psycho stage moms. But it also has long-suffering adult pros, with a whiff of thirtysomething despair in their voices. That adds an edge of realness. -- Rob Sheffield

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