Quotes from Lee DeWyze

I'm the first one to admit, I'm a pretty unorthodox guitar player.

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.

Working a job I love is mentally less stressful than punching in a clock everyday, but it's a lot busier.

There are so many good venues in Chicago.

Doing charity work is always cool. It's always a good thing.

I'd love to work with Sufjan Stevens. He so gets it. He's amazing.

My music comes from my emotion, always.

I don't like to have really any expectations for myself.

Food in Chicago is the best.

I have goals that I want to reach, but you can never plan what's going to happen next.