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The kind of vocal exaggeration that I developed was based on what key songs were in.

In every song, there is a vocal element that doesn't have any words. I wanted to play around with how emotive and expressive my voice could be.

I think my voice worked out fine, but it was a lot of work for me. And I was very self-conscious about it. I was a bit self-conscious about writing lyrics too.

I realized that there was much more to my voice than I'd ever been led to explore and that I could make my own songs.

The louder I sang, the more it brought out the basic quality of the voice.

I've always felt that the quality of the voice is where the real content of a song lies. Words only suggest an experience, but the voice is that experience.

As I've gone along, I felt like I was discovering an aspect of my voice that I didn't know was there: an ability to interpret a song in a way that makes it more accessible.

On 'Idol,' I understood that everyone wanted to hear my vocals, so I stuck with the ballads.