I'm not here to change the music world, but I'm definitely here to show what I can do and express myself through my music.
Lee DeWyze
I think I can connect with an audience because I know what it's like to be on the other side of it and I really remember all of that.
Bagel in the morning is the ultimate breakfast for me; they're just good.
There are so many good venues in Chicago.
When I meet the right girl I'll definitely have no hesitations to a relationship.
Winning 'American Idol' is awesome.
I know what it's like to be shoveling to pay bills. I know what it's like to not have a job.
Doing charity work is always cool. It's always a good thing.
I'm the first one to admit, I'm a pretty unorthodox guitar player.
Writing on the road is a passion of mine.
I overthink a lot of things.
Food in Chicago is the best.
Melodies are important. I always kind of pride myself on my melodies.
This is America - you're allowed to say and do what you want and what you say and do defines who you are as a person.
If you've ever lived in Chicago, anyone who has, they know what a winter in Chicago is like. To be going through a tough time here in the winter would be just be all the more worse.
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.
I like blue a lot, and greens. Earthy blues and greens.
When you go through life, when you go through different things, you take risks, you question yourself. I think everybody does, at some point in their life, question themselves.
I have a pretty wide range of musical tastes.
Working a job I love is mentally less stressful than punching in a clock everyday, but it's a lot busier.
Some people take pictures; I write songs.
I love knowing that people are connecting to my lyrics, my music and me.
I will always appreciate 'American Idol,' and I never forget about where I come from.
I'd love to work with Sufjan Stevens. He so gets it. He's amazing.
When I was younger, I was afraid to be myself.
I don't like to have really any expectations for myself.
I have goals that I want to reach, but you can never plan what's going to happen next.
I'm not the guy that thinks I'm a perfect singer.
My music comes from my emotion, always.
I love performing.
Writing isn't everyone's favorite thing to do or what their thing is.
I know who I am as an artist. I've always known who I am as an artist.
I love Soundgarden, I love Rage Against the Machine, Simon & Garfunkel.
I'm not interested in just putting out one hit.
