Will Champlin

“Being yourself is the most important element for me, because, if you're trying to be something you're not, the audience will pick up on that.”

“Own every note I sing and sell it. Make a connection to the audience. That's what it comes down to, you know?”

“I've seen a lot of my friends go through different reality shows, and they just get caught up in a lot of stagnant positions, unfortunately.”

“I'm very hands-on with my own music.”

“It's liberating and rewarding to see your own ideas coming to fruition.”

“I chose 'The Voice' because I knew they had a lot more respect for each artist, as opposed to the other shows. They don't get it. I don't think those shows ever got it. I was turned off by some of the other shows and how they did things.”

“I'm definitely a fighter, like Christina Aguilera would say.”

“Competition is all in numbers; it's a numbers game, but I looked at it like it's a passion, and it's art.”

“I just wanted to keep consistent and keep true to America and not seem contrived. I didn't want to seem contrived at all with any song choice that might be a detriment to my journey on 'The Voice.'”