Question: Who has influenced your personal musical style?
Answer: My mother and John Legend.
Question: Who is your favorite male artist and why?
Answer: John Legend cause he's a great artist.
Question: Who is your favorite female artist and why?
Answer: My mother, Katrice Corrett. She has a very powerful voice and amazing musicianship.
Question: What was the first concert you attended?
Answer: Morgan State University Choir. I was about two years old.
Question: If you could perform in any venue?
Answer: Kodak, because it's just an amazing venue.
Question: How has music inspired you?
Answer: It's my way of life.
Question: Do you have any formal singing training?
Answer: Yes with Donald Cary (Cary's Music Studio) and Katrice Corrett (Honest Praise Performing Arts, Westminster Choir College and Lauren Amey Center).
Question: What album would your friends be surprised you own?
Answer: Motown's greatest hits.
Question: If you could perform with any person or group, who would it be and why?
Answer: Katrice Corrett and Highest Praise because they are blessed.
Question: What do you do to unwind after a performance?
Answer: Pray and sleep.
Question: Which theme week would be most challenging to you and why?
Answer: Rock and Roll, just not my style.
Question: What theme week would you love to have for Season 11?
Answer: Motown.
Question: What's your dream song to perform?
Answer: 'Ordinary People' remix by John Legend.
Question: What makes a great performer?
Answer: Great stage and music.
Question: How do you combat stage fright?
Answer: Prayer.
Question: How do you plan on differentiating yourself in the competition?
Answer: It's already done in 6'8' and a half. Don't take away my half.
Question: If you could model your career after an artist, who would it be and why?
Answer: Katrice Corrett and whatever God has for me is for me.
Question: If you couldn't sing, what other talent would you most like to have?
Answer: Playing the piano.
Question: What has been the most unique job/chore you've ever had?
Answer: Collections (ugh).
Question: How would you define success in life?
Answer: Peace and security in myself and staying true to who I am.
Question: What's the most embarrassing thing you've ever seen or experienced??
Answer: Baby pictures.
Question: What's your proudest moment in life outside of American Idol?
Answer: Getting accepted to Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ.
Question: What would people be surprised to learn about you?
Answer: I can dance and do a split.
Question: If you have 24 hours to do anything you wanted, what would you do?
Answer: A worldwide concert, live and aired all over the world.
Question: Who is the person that you would most like to meet?
Answer: John Legend and Jennifer Hudson.
Question: Do you have a favorite quote, phrase or personal motto / words to live by?
Answer: 'What God has for me it is for me' and 'Where words fail music speaks'.
Question: What's been the most surprising part of the Idol experience so far?
Answer: The photo shoots and the live shows.
Question: What have you learned about yourself by going through the Idol audition process?
Answer: That everyone who says they love you and are down for you are not.
Question: What are you hoping to get out of your Idol experience?
Answer: A great music career.
"I loved the verses but, when you hit the chorus I did not enjoy it. "