Crystal Bowersox
Crystal Bowersox
Crystal Lynn Bowersoxis an American singer-songwriter and actress, who was the runner-up on the ninth season of American Idol. She was the first female finalist in three years...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth4 August 1985
CityElliston, OH
CountryUnited States of America
business calling dad drove gig growing kinda knew parents telling
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.
deal definitely form
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.
music
The only 'Idol' music I've ever purchased is Phillip Phillips.
perspective
Acting isn't necessarily pretending. It's storytelling. It's giving someone your perspective on something.
fast people track worked
'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.
eight hundred
I did pretty well busking. I would play two to eight hours a day, and I could make two or three hundred an hour.
cover seeing
I enjoy having my privacy and not seeing my face on the cover of everything, y'know?
call chaotic dad divorced forth houses mom
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.
joe love respect
I have a lot of love and respect for Melissa Etheridge. I love Joe Cocker, Ray LaMontagne, Feist.
far future
I really - I try not to look ahead too far into the future and really just appreciate the here and now.
fit public rural school
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.
audition dreams hurt third
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.'
anger bullies help helped kids sure talk
I'm not sure why there's this anger in the youth, but we need to talk about it. Kids need to get help if they need help, and bullies need to be helped as well.
artist capable forever known possible shown time
I've known who I am as an artist for a long time; 'Idol' has shown me what I'm capable of. I know it's all possible for me now. I can go in any direction I want. I'm forever grateful to them.