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Kelly Clarkson is an American singer-songwriter, born on April 24, 1982. She gained fame after winning the first season of American Idol in 2002, becoming the first winner in the show's history. Since then, Kelly Clarkson has achieved great success in the music industry with her unique voice and talent, winning numerous music awards and having several popular hit singles.

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Famous Kelly Clarkson Quotes

“I'm actually not a big fan of the word hope. I think it's a depressing word. I don't want to hope - I want to know. Like I don't hope there's a God, I know there's a God.”

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“Like every other girl in the world, my most embarrassing moment had to do with a guy completely turning me down. His loss!”

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“My winning is getting to perform. That's my victory.”

Winning Victory

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“I am just like my mother. She raised me to love and take care of animals, especially the ones that need it the most and so I started Eddie's Rescue Ranch. We take in animals that need extra care and attention and the animals that get left behind.”

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“I'm a hygiene freak. I'm like obsessive-compulsive when it comes to washing your hands.”

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“I just blow-dry my hair and put on mascara and lip gloss, and I'm ready to go. I really don't get long nails. They're so Edward Scissorhands.”

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“I never said I was a 'good girl.' I'm not a bad girl.”

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“I'm loyal and I think most Texans are very loyal, but I'm also stubborn.”

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“I have a big fear of change, or negative change, anyway. I'm basically the same person I was when I won 'Idol,' or when I was 10.”

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“I'm always going to live in Texas. Texas is my home - it'll be my home forever.”

Home Forever Texas

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“Oh, there's all these rumors that I'm a lesbian. I have a boyfriend now, Brandon Blackstock; my manager Narvel's son, Reba McEntire's stepson.”

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“People keep asking me if I am having more fun, being blonde, but I always have fun! Whether I'm blonde, redhead, or brunette! I always have fun.”

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“Everybody always says that I'm the girl next door, which makes me think that y'all must have a lot of weird next-door neighbours.”

Thinking Girl Next Doors Neighbour

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“I just had my 30th birthday and we went turkey shooting. It's what I wanted to do, so we went.”

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“I love dressing up and doing the red carpet every once in a while, but I am very much a jeans kinda girl, so it's all a little embarrassing for me.”

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“I love healthy stuff and junk an equal amount. Whatever I'm craving, I go for it. I'm never trying to lose weight - or gain it. I'm just being.”

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“I'm so happy now. I love that I'm in a relationship right now... I want a life... The past five years or so I've found my groove and my balance.”

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“Who are you wearing? Who are you wearing?”

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“Even though I hate acting, I love doing videos for my songs.”

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“Even though I'm a pop singer, I really have more the life of a country singer.”

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“Everyone says I'm like the girl next door... Y'all must have really weird neighbors!”

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“I do cardio. I run. I strength-train using my own body weight. I don't like free weights, because I build muscle easily.”

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“I don't really exude that 'it' factor.”

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“I love my body. I'm very much OK with it. I don't think artists are ever the ones who have the problem with their weight, it is other people.”

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“I sing songs that I have lived or I write them because I have lived them. I think the believability factor is key.”

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“I still watch 'Idol,' and it's still the No. 1 show, so obviously I'm not the only one who loves to sit at home and be entertained.”

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“I try not to date musicians. It's all I've dated. Every guy I've dated is a musician. Obviously, it's not working.”

Trying Guy Musician

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“I've loved my 20s, but I would never repeat them.”

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“I've never been more nervous in my life than singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl.”

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“If I can wake up everyday before I die and know that I don't have to serve anyone food or drinks, I will be happy!”

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“My happy weight changes. Sometimes I eat more; sometimes I play more. I'll be different sizes all the time.”

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“No matter what size I am I love performing no matter how big or little I am! I feel good.”

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“Two must-haves for me are a great book and my iPod.”

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“I love Twitter! At first I made fun of it, because it is very narcissistic, and there's already so much narcissism flowing in this industry, I was like, 'Really, one more?' So I was against it at first. But I really love the idea of the direct connection - there's no middle man muddling it up.”

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“I'm proud of everything I achieved with 'Idol,' and away from 'Idol' also. It's just such a different show now to what it was when I was on it. I didn't even know it was a TV show until the third audition.”

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“My whole point is like, well, if I'm the pop star, then it should be whatever I am. There's, you know, room for Katy Perrys and Adeles and Rihannas and Lady Gagas and Ke$has and me and Pinks. I think what's great about all of us is that we represent something different.”

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“The hardest thing about being in this business is just being able to be yourself. People act like there's this one set of rules to follow to be a pop star and I think, 'Well, you say I'm a pop star, so maybe that's not true.'”

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“Honestly, I just think we all have special gifts, everyone. You know, obviously, some are more noticeable than others and that's why there's the limelight. Everybody's in it.”

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“I sound the same regardless if I'm 20 pounds heavier or 20 pounds light, and I think that's the key thing with my fans and why they continue to be loyal because I'm that type of person.”

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“I would not be a good mother. I mean, I love being an aunt to my niece and nephew. And I used to want to, like, adopt 10 kids - because I had friends who were adopted, and I thought that was the coolest thing, to be chosen. But again, my job is too selfish.”

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“I'm cute - and God I hate that. Because that's not cool. I'm like your niece, and nobody wants to date their niece. It's the chubby cheeks. The whole reason people voted for me on American Idol is because I'm an everyday, normal girl.”

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“I've got a song on One Direction's album called 'Tell Me A Lie'. It's a really cute song - I love it. I loved that they liked it. They sound really great on it. I already have it - I'm so VIP with my copy on my computer! It does sound really good.”

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“The question I love to get asked is: 'What's the hardest part of your job?' And literally, the answer is probably real sad, but it's to just to be me. Like, it's really hard, because I think people, you know, have a set idea of what a pop star should be.”

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“There is no greater feeling than hanging out with my dogs, or just walking around the land with our horses. My rescue ranch is is where I feel the most at peace and where I'm reminded of the simple things in life and let the chaos of my crazy work life fade away.”

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“I live on a ranch in Texas and do my own thing. And I don't care what anyone has to say about it. My joke is that the only people I'm trying to please are myself and my fans, because they're the ones buying my records. And I have the best, most loyal fan base ever.”

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“I put on the Hank Williams and the Patsy Cline and the Rosemary Clooney on vinyl - I'm not trying to be some cool indie-rock person, I just love the way it sounds - and throw on a T-shirt and jeans. In Texas, we practically come out of the womb in jeans.”

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“I think one thing you could probably say for all my albums is that they're all pretty eclectic pop. There's always a little bit of urban influence, some dance, a little bit of country, singer-songwriter, pop-rock. I like everything! On every album you can find that.”

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“I’m from a small town so, like, everyone’s married with children or about to have children. So it’s a little hard when you go home and people are like - and that’s why people think I’m gay - because they’re like ‘Why aren’t you married?’ And I’m like, ‘it doesn’t happen for everyone right off the bat.’”

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“I'm the perfect amount of guarded. I don't reveal too much, and I never reveal who the songs are about. They are real life. People get that. I date a lot of musicians and they do the same thing. People that work with me - who I write about too - they get it. It's my creative outlet, my therapy.”

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“I'm very friendly or whatever, but I would hardly say that I'm that cookie-cutter. I don't live in L.A. or New York. I live in Texas, and I go to hole-in-the-wall bars, so there's no paparazzi there.”

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About the Author

Born: April 24, 1982
Known for: Singer-songwriter
Quotes: 120

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