320 Quotes About Idols

Verily, we know not what an evil it is to indulge ourselves, and to make an idol of our will.

[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.

Shelley was an idol of mine -- and many -- an extraordinary woman with powerful charisma, enormous talent and a keen, perceptive mind.

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.

Even though it was a stressful time in my life, I have a lot of good memories from my 'Idol' experience.

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.

"I Don't Want to Miss A Thing" is a hard song to perform (Laughs), I was worried that I was not going to reach that significant note that is at the end of the song. Thank god, Steven [Tyler] really loved it! He was the nicest and friendliest judge that I have met. He also invited me to chat with him whether I had free time on the Idol set.

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."

Being on 'Idol,' you have no choice but to be an open book.