Few American Idol contestants from this past season connected with audiences like LaKisha Jones. Everyone seemed to love this single mother.

Now, in the middle of that show’s summer tour, Jones sat down with TV Guide to discuss the past and future…

TV Guide: How will you juggle being a parent with working if you get a record deal?
LaKisha: Well, when I get a record deal, then I call the shots. That’s going to be a part of my deal. I need to take my baby with me. I’ve seen plenty of artists who have their children with them. So it’s possible.

TV Guide: So you’ll get a nanny?
LaKisha: Probably my mom. It just depends.

TV Guide: You sound hoarse. Did you lose your voice?
LaKisha: I’m good. It’s just that I got a massage after just waking up.

TV Guide: I forgot, the Idols have a massage therapist at every tour stop, don’t they?
LaKisha: Yes. That’s one of the luxuries — I will miss that!

TV Guide: What do you do to lift your spirits when you get tired?
LaKisha: I pray and listen to inspirational music. I talk to my baby, my mom… and I get massages.

TV Guide: Is there anything you’re doing to keep your energy up?
LaKisha: Nothing out of the normal. I drink my tea and my Emergen-C and all of that stuff.

TV Guide: Blake Lewis said one of the biggest challenges is you’re force-fed junk food every night. Is it the same for you?
LaKisha: We have pizza and all of that stuff. You can choose not to eat it.

TV Guide: Did you do anything different on stage when the tour came to your hometown?
LaKisha: We did the reprise at the end of the show. Then I did the “And I Am Telling You” song.

TV Guide: What’s been the biggest surprise for you about the tour?
LaKisha: Just checking in to hotels every day and getting up at four o’clock in the morning and getting off the bus. That’s the hardest part for me, breaking my sleep up.

TV Guide: So you’re not a morning person?
LaKisha: I am somewhat, but not at four in the morning!
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