"... [R]umor? I don't know what you're talking about."

"I have a plan to sell more music -- It's called 'make better music.'"

"[W]ith my ['Idol'] departure, I have no complaints."

"I only ever got to tell half my story."

"Who doesn't want a girl? I think they are the best."

"I just thought it was the most absurd, weird, crazy idea ... I was like, 'of course I'll do this.'"

"I've become in the past 24 hours a sort of poster boy for oral cancer."

"I'm looking forward to [giving] the people what they want!"

"You're making me crazy!"

"Thank you 'Idol' for a life-changing experience! Time to focus on the music."

"I obviously love my country very much."

"My fiancée and I were a little hungover."