33 Quotes by Crystal Bowersox

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

The only 'Idol' music I've ever purchased is Phillip Phillips.

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

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

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

I did pretty well busking. I would play two to eight hours a day, and I could make two or three hundred an hour.

I enjoy having my privacy and not seeing my face on the cover of everything, y'know?

I had what you could call a chaotic childhood. My parents divorced when I was 2; I went back and forth between my mom's and dad's houses for years.

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