Crystal Bowersox

Are you ever standing in line at the grocery store and think to yourself, I miss Ryan Seacrest.

I mean, he's just like the perfect size I want to spin with.

Fit in your pocket?

Put him in your pocket.

Put him in your pocket.

He's like the little spoons. You don't even see him. He's right there. He's right there.

Kinsey here for Young Hollywood at South by Southwest. I am here with, to me, you should have won American Idol. So, I'm like offended that I have to say runner-up. Season 9, Crystal Bowersox. First runner-up is never second place. Absolutely. Right? What are you doing here at South by Southwest?

Um, I've got a couple gigs and and pretty much hanging out, just enjoying the scene and and loving my first trip to Austin.

So, we got Farmer's Daughter. Yes. Is it in any way, shape or form, inspired by Farmville?

Farmville? No. Um, I I grew up on a farm, you know, cows, pigs, chickens, horses. So I'm I'm a country girl at heart, for sure. All I ever wanted was you to be there for me.

And what's your favorite song on Farmer's Daughter?

My husband will kill me if I don't say Mason. He wrote it. Um, it's one of my favorite songs.

What is what's the process like to collaborate with a loved one, your husband?

It's easy because um, you know, songwriting is a is an intimate process for me, and I couldn't just write a song with a stranger.

What about when you're away from each other? Are you like BBM'ing him sweet nothings, texting?

Oh, well, we both excuse me. Oh, my gosh. I think LOL and the the the semicolon smiley face is like my two most abused uh texting or tweeting lingo things. I love it. I love it. I love the smiley face. And except when guys do it. Doesn't it weird when guys do it? When guys do the smiley face, I'm like, uh, he's up to he's up to no good. It's he's up to no good and I'm just like, oh. I knew I shouldn't have had me some lunch.

Tell me why you love what you do.

You uh, you never work a day in your life if you love what you do. I mean, this is what I've been waiting for my entire life. I was like, oh, I'll try out for American Idol.

Are you ever standing in line at the grocery store and think to yourself, I miss Ryan Seacrest.

I've seen Ryan a few times since since the show actually. Um, down in I believe Atlanta, Georgia, he has um at the Children's Hospital, he has uh, it's the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. It was that was an amazing experience.

That's cool you got to be involved in that.

Yeah, for sure. And you know, anything for Ryan Seacrest. Of course, I mean, he's just like the perfect size I want to spin with.

Fit in your pocket?

Put him in your pocket.

Put him in your pocket.

He's like the little spoons. You don't even see him. He's right there. He's right there. No.