Kelly Clarkson Has Her Way, Then Her Say

One of my favorite celebrities is Kelly Clarkson - not only is she unbelievably talented (I don’t think the girl could make a bad song if she had to.), but I love her personality. She’s ballsy! She is naturally what a lot of female singers try to pose as. She says what she thinks and leaves the bs for other people.

Love her!

Kelly Clarkson recently gave an interview to Reader’s Digest where she discussed her experience with American Idol and the controversy with Clive (Has he completely lost his mind) Davis. Us Weekly provided the following recap:

On making her albums:

“There’ve been a lot of cooks in the kitchen on all three of my albums. Everybody wants a success, so that’s great. On the other hand, the kitchen gets real crowded.”

On the RCA Records haters:

“They hated Miss Independent on my first album. It was No. 1 for six weeks, then they got behind it. They hated Breakaway. The song I wrote that they hated the most was Because of You. I fought and fought for it, it became successful and they finally got behind it. I’m not complaining, I’ll just say no until I get my way, and I did.”

On rumors that Clive Davis didn’t like her new album, My December:

“I just want people to hear it, instead of 100-year old executives making decisions on what’s good for pop radio. It’s people my age who listen to it. My gut hasn’t been wrong yet, so why wouldn’t I continue to follow it?”

On American Idol:

“I did my own hair and makeup for the first half of the shows. What you saw us wearing was our stuff from home. We’d be in a magazine under the heading ‘What Was She Thinking?’ I was like, I’m thinking I ain’t got no money.”

On money:

“I have saved and saved, and I don’t have to work another day. When I won Idol and started working with a business manager, she asked, ‘What do you want?’ I was like, I don’t ever want to have to make a decision because I need money. So we accomplished that two years ago, and I’m set.”

Kelly Clarkson at the Espy’s:

Kelly Clarkson at Live Earth: