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I was young and so eager to make some money as well as get exposed and show my talent.

I've always loved to perform in front of people, but it became pretty serious when I participated in 'Sweden's Got Talent.' I thought it would be a fun thing to do, and I was just like, 'OK, why not?' And Mom was like, 'OK, sure, sure, do this!' So I did, and I won it!

I was very poor when I was young.

Control the public's perception of you and nobody will care if you have any talent.

As I was growing up, I did a lot of talent shows. I won fifteen Sunday nights straight in a series of talent shows in Macon. I showed up the sixteenth night, and they wouldn't let me go on any more. Whatever success I had was through the help of the good Lord.

I've had money thrown onstage, dollars, couple of five-dollar bills. I took the money, but it wasn't much.

And I was victim to that very early in my career, where I would go into auditions, and I'd be wearing a big T shirt, a big baggy T shirt and loose jeans. You know, to try and show people that there was more to me than just that.

I went further on less talent than anyone, but I was a damned good entertainer.

I still believe that at any time the no-talent police will come and arrest me.