I did pretty well busking. I would play two to eight hours a day, and I could make two or three hundred an hour. Crystal Bowersox buskdayhour Change image and share on social
I have a lot of love and respect for Melissa Etheridge. I love Joe Cocker, Ray LaMontagne, Feist. Crystal Bowersox cockeretheridgefeist Change image and share on social
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. Crystal Bowersox copedealemotion Change image and share on social
I really - I try not to look ahead too far into the future and really just appreciate the here and now. Crystal Bowersox aheadfuture Change image and share on social
I went to a public school in Oak Harbor, Ohio, and it's a very rural community. I was an artist kid, and I just didn't fit in very well. Crystal Bowersox artistcommunityfit Change image and share on social
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. But, you know, my parents tried to do the right thing. As crazy as everything was, and as much fighting and everything, there was always a feeling of support from them. Crystal Bowersox backcallchaotic share on social
I hope that country music embraces me because I grew up on it and have a love for the music. Crystal Bowersox countryembracegrow Change image and share on social
I enjoy having my privacy and not seeing my face on the cover of everything, y'know? Crystal Bowersox coverenjoyface Change image and share on social
Growing up, my parents did everything they knew how to do to support me. My dad was always kinda my roadie; he drove me from gig to gig. But I got my own gigs. I was this 12-year-old kid, shuffling business cards, calling people, telling them I wanted to play. Crystal Bowersox businesscallcard share on social
I went into the 'Idol' audition with no expectations; that's just the kind of person I am. If it doesn't happen, it doesn't hurt so badly, you know? But once I made it past the first round, and the second, and third - I started to realize, 'Maybe my goals and dreams really are attainable.' Crystal Bowersox attainableauditionbadly share on social