You surround yourself by people that you want to be like. There's gonna be people that love you and wanna see you do well and there's gonna be sour people who can only find negative things to say about you. This is one of the most critical industries you could ever be in, the entertainment world. I just take it as a compliment that people are actually interested in saying anything about me. Obviously I must have done something right or they wouldn't be talking about me. I just look at it like when they're talking bad about me they're giving somebody else a break. There's always gonna be people that love you and people that hate you. You're always gonna have that one person at work that talks bad about you. "I mean if you can't take criticism in this industry, then you're in the wrong job, you know? And that's with any profession. "I don't really ever pay attention to it," she says. Let's face it, any bout of fame eventually comes with some negative backlash. You're character is who you are." Speaking of character, during her appearance on American Idol Pickler was often derided for playing up the stereotype of the dumb redneck girl, accused of dumbing herself down to gain more votes and appeal to the masses as a sweetly na¿ve country bombshell. You know, it is a part of my life, but it doesn't define me as a person. I finally have a job I love getting up and going to every day. My career doesn't make me the person that I am. "You are who you are because you chose to be that way. With her new job as a singer, not to mention being a former American Idol participant, coupled with her admission that she hasn't changed much as a person, does Pickler feel these titles don't necessarily define who she is? "Absolutely," she says without missing a beat. So it's easy to stay true to myself because I haven't changed at all." I just have a different job than I had before. "I mean I haven't changed as a person," she admits. But I'm lovin' it, so I can't complain." Given the global exposure that television bestows upon its reality stars one has to wonder how Pickler is able to maintain her "small town girl" outlook on life. I guess you could say from being a waitress at Sonic drive-in, now I'm a singer. ![]() ![]() It's so nice to have your dreams become a reality. My whole life has changed and it's been for the best. ![]() "Well, my life has definitely done a 180, for sure. "How has it not changed?" She pauses and the tackles the original question with down home sincerity. Pickler laughs at the question with good-natured aplomb and then immediately answers it by posing another, mostly rhetorical, counter-question. Perhaps the most obvious (and natural) question to pose a former American Idol contestant is to ask them how their life has changed since they appeared on the show.
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