[Happinow]

I was a fan of Philip from the beginning. He is an artist, not just a singer. He can take most any song and make it a "Phil Phillips" song and it takes talent to be able to rework a famous song and have people like it. He is very humble, and I don't believe he knows how good he really is. Last night when he sang after he won and then couldn't finish the son due to emotion, my heart went out to him because I think he may have been struggling more than the other contestants due to his illness. I think the world finally came down on him last night and he just let his emotions go and his guard down. These contestants are under a lot of pressure, get little sleep and are away from home for a long time. I think we forget that most of them are just "children" in a big people's world with huge expectations of them. My hat goes off to all of them for a great job.