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Subject: 11 Questions From McPhans, 11 Answers by Kat (7/6/06)

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07/06/2006 9:19 PM	Alert
The following questions were submitted by fans, voted on by fans, and answered by America's sweetheart, Katharine McPhee. Here they are! Kat's answers in bold. ************************* From Rhine (Rhine, Malaysia): Kat, what do you think are the most important qualities in any person? Rhine, I like qualities in a person that consist of a positive outlook on life. Someone who is always seeking the best in themselves and in others. Someone who doesn't take themselves too seriously. I love it when someone makes me laugh and isn't embarrassed to make fun of themselves and situations. I think someone who is constantly interested in what life has to offer makes for a very great friend,lover,sister, mother,work partner, etc... I hope that answered you question. Thank for all you support. Xxx *********************** From Willow (Kim, Philippines): Katharine, what's the most earnest desire of your heart? Kim, My most earnest desire of my heart...hmmm... good one!! well a house made of chocolate and all the animals in the world! Hahaha! Just kidding. No, to be honest it's quite simple. When you take away all of the sudden success and "Famous" people that I have meet and cool things I have done it really comes down to the basics of what I want out of life. In my heart of hearts I just want to be able to perform for my living to touch peoples hearts and to come home to my husband and beautiful children who are all healthy and have joy in their life. Hope meet you one day. Xxx *********************** From Idoleyes (Peter, Canada): Hi Kat, You had me at ‘…Current...?!’. Congratulations on your awesome success on AI. It seems to me – and millions of other Kat fans - that you are destined for a very long and successful career which will likely include movies, music, Broadway, and whatever other creative endeavors you choose to pursue. The opportunities that lay ahead of you will present new challenges each day, and my question to you is, given the magnitude of what you are about to undertake, what three things will you rely on most in order to sustain you through the exciting challenges ahead and help you make the kinds of career decisions that will allow you to fulfill yourself as a performer while at the same time remaining as close as you possibly can to your wonderful essence as a person? Peter, what a great question!! Well this question was very similar to what I tried to keep in mind during the whole show, to remember what's important in life and remembering where I came from. I guess the three things I will rely on are close family and friends, God, and maybe one or two people who I really trust in the business. Like I said I think it's all about remembering where you came from and not forgetting that just a year ago I was working in a show that paid $20 a performance. If I had to go back to it I would because even then I was glad to do it because at least I was doing it! To me the gift of this all is in the giving. I hope I made sense. Best to you in all you do. Xxx *********************** From megustajake (Jake, Minnesota): Katharine, With the amount of exposure "American Idol" has, the contestants become instant celebrities. Fame brings its share of joys, but also its hardships. How have you dealt with negative reactions and unfair critical assessments? I ask this because I myself sing, but always find it hard to put myself on the line when it comes to performing. I'm a generally self conscious person, and I wanted to know how you overcame whatever inhibitions you had. Thank you! Oh and yes, I love you! Jake Jake, I think that overcoming insecurities is a life long job. As I'm sure you know I have had my share with it all ready, and it will always continue and manifest itself in different ways. But I think it is definitely something we should all try and work on in life so that we can be the best we can be. Because I truly believe we are the only ones who really hold ourselves back from what we really want in life. I know I held myself back from things. So getting to the real answer to your question I guess would be that you really only have one life to live. So why let what others think of you hold you back when were all gonna die anyway? HA! And I say that as lightheartedly as possible. Do what you need to do to feel good about who you are. If that means seeing someone on a weekly basis then I say go for it. Also if you do end up working in this field don't read the Internet. People write really mean things. I have to admit I have come across some mean things that people have written and it is definitely is hurtful. I try and read the fans sites as much as possible to be where there are positive people in the world but even still you have to be careful. I hope this helped you. I wish you the best of luck to you Jake. Don't give up on yourself! Xxx *********************** From BigShady (Mark, California): Katharine, when you're out in public, would you prefer people to: a) leave you alone b) stare at you from a safe distance c) say HI and wave d) come up and introduce themselves e) introduce themselves and ask for pic and/or autograph f) scream, cry, jump up and down, faint... Mark, I really hearing from my fans. It is always surprises me and thrills me to see all your faces. When I'm in public you can d) definitely come up and say hi. You can also scream and cry and jump up and down if you feel the need to. Whatever floats your boat. During dinner is the only time I would say to kindly just wait till I'm finished just out of respect for the other person I'm out with. But if I'm alone, GO to it! Fun question!!! Xxx *********************** From AI12345 (Laurie, Louisianna): Katharine: There are a lot of important figures in today's society that have left lasting impressions. While you have only experienced a short amount of your once in a lifetime career, you must know all of the things you want to accomplish regarding it. So picture that you have done everything that you ever wanted to do, and you are now old looking back on that life of yours. What is the one thing that you would want to be remembered by? laurie, First of all Thank you soooo much for everything you put together for me. I hope you got the picture of me with the blanket. You have gone far and beyond your duties as a McPhan! I appreciate it sooo much. I guess the one thing I would like to be remembered by would be that I helped other people in need. I don't know exactly what that looks like yet but I have been wanting to start a foundation for some sort service to others. I guess you call it a humanitarian. Someone who care deeply for others is what I would like most. Thank you again. I hope I get to meet you in your city. Xxx *********************** From KC (KC, California): Kat, who do you think is a true MCPHAN with a severe case of MCPHEEVER? A. one who followed you since your audition and would smile or cry when you sing and whose heartbeat goes up to 200 everytime u perform? B. talks about you to coworkers,friends and families every freakin day C. have to pay to go to Bocelli's concert just to see/hear you sing 2 songs? D.spends a lot of time in the internet looking for anything about you and pledge to buy 10 CD's of your first single? E.all of the above KC, hmmm... a true McPhan. How do you answer that? I love all my fans. I think that you are all great and True McPhans and couldn't just single one specific type of fan. But I guess a fanatic to me would be D) spends a lot of time on the Internet looking for anything about me and pledge to buy 10 Cd's of my 1st single!!! I mean gosh, don't you get sick of me? haha You are all the best fans I could possibly imagine. Xxx *********************** From CatchMcPheever15 (Lori Anne, California) When you release your first cd are you going to go on tour and if you could choose the cities where would you go? love!- lori anne Lori Anne, Yes I will be going on tour with my first album. That is if people want to go. I would love to go to Hawaii, New York,Chicago,places in the mid west and my home town Cali!! Xxx *********************** From plhgirl2277 (Christina, California): Katharine, now that you are extremely busy practically every hour of the day, what do you look forward to most when you have time to yourself? Christina, I love to see movies!! I like to make a whole night of it. Dinner and then a movie. I also love spending time with my dog!! I can't wait to have an entire farm. I will also be looking forward to getting back to dance class someday. Thank you for your question. Xxx *********************** From NaturalChaos (Matt, Washington): Have you done any songwriting and will you be doing any songwriting on your new album? Matt, I have done some song writing in the past. That's always been something I have been interested in. There has been talk of some collaboration for the album with some writers. I would love to have some of my own tunes on my first album. Who knows how many but hopefully at least one. I just want as much creative expression as possible. Xxx *********************** From mutt808 (Steve, Hawaii): Kat, you have been forced to answer the same questions over and over again in the last few months, and have been very gracious about it. What is one question, any question, you WISH would be asked, and what is the answer to that question? Steve, I guess the question and answer to that would be something along the lines of what kind of things in life are really important to you? So often through these press junkets we get asked very superficial questions. Not always but a lot of times. And I think you Steve, get the sense the questions in the end aren't really getting to who I am. That's why I have so appreciated these questions my fans have asked me. You guys are REAL reporters in my opinion. You have better questions then the paid professionals!! haha. But the answer would be things like good health in my family, having good friends around me, and being able to express myself creatively as a performer. I think for me it's important to find something that you love to do. If I couldn't do what I was doing now I can think of a few other things that would make me happy and I would try to pursue that as much as possible. Thanks for your well thought out question! best to you!! Xxx *************************

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07/06/2006 9:27 PM	Alert
aah yay! those are awesome!! i love her!<3 (p.s. she mentioned the blankie!!! haha)

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07/06/2006 9:29 PM	Alert
those are so cool. Thank you Chad for getting these to her. Of course thanks Kat for answering.

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07/06/2006 9:30 PM	Alert
She is truly spell-binding.... She really sounds like she's sitting down talking with life long friends! By the way, the answer is no. We never get sick of you. We can't get enough! It's the first symptom of McPheever!

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07/06/2006 9:31 PM	Alert
wow!! that was great!!! congrats to everyone who got their questions answered! And congrats to Laurie...you really are so dedicated and you deserve every word of that personal shoutout!! And, Katharine...NO, WE WILL NEVER BE SICK OF YOU!!!

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07/06/2006 9:33 PM	Alert
Thanks again to Chad for setting this up & of course, Katharine for answering them. And to answer your question, no- we don't get sick of you -Carly

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07/06/2006 9:36 PM	Alert
Thanks Chad for setting this up! And thanks Kat for answering all those questions. Awesome answers.

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07/06/2006 9:42 PM	Alert
haha yeah, kat ...we could NEVER get sick of you!!

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07/06/2006 9:46 PM	Alert
Chad, THANK YOU SO MUCH For setting this up. That was so awesome reading all her answers, Congrats to everyone who had their question answered. I had to laugh when she said you can come up to me and cry if need be or jump up and down. honestly I'm sure that is what I would do, Jumping up and down and crying, and probably screaming too. I hope I do get to meet her when I see her on tour July 16th. Yeah- Kat wants to come to NY when she's touring for her CD. I know I will be there. AND KAT _ WE WILL NEVER GET SICK OF YOU _ ITS NOT POSSIBLE WE LOVE YOU AND SUPPORT YOU ALWAYS!!!!!!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to answer the questions, I really enjoyed reading your responses. Take care of yourself Katpack 1198 Melissa

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07/06/2006 9:51 PM	Alert
So are we all in agreement that Kat is, like, the best person ever!!! WOOOOOOOOOOT!!! You made my entire summer Kat. I looooved your answers (even though I didn't get my questions in in time...haha). It's so awesome that you remember Laurie (AI12345) and that you'd like to be a humanitarian, but I'm sorry that you've had to read some of the idiotic things people say on the internet. These are not well informed individuals, and they have no clue what they're spouting off about. Your fans LOVE you, and thats all that matters. I'm being more long-winded than usual, but I've never written you fanmail before, so this is like my initiation even though...it's....just....a post on a message board, and you might not even read it. I wish I could see you on the Idol Tour, but I live way down here in Looziana (Louisiana). I'm originally a Cali girl just like you! Maybe you can come near here on your own personal tour? Who knows? Anyway, watch out for a poem I wrote for the newest Kat Project; it's called Phantom Emotion, and it puts in abstract form something I've had trouble expressing for a while. I hope you understand it!

"I think it was the summertime when I laid eyes on you. I didn't even know your name...The boy you never wanted just steals your heart..."--Kat McPhee, Love Story "4 walls and no you. The silence in this room is so loud...wow"--Kat McPhee, I Lost You "I didn't see the crash that burnt the bridge, didn't see the missile that sank my loveship down..."--Kat McPhee, Dangerous "Wanting you to be wanting me, no that ain't no way to be...You never were a friend of mine..."--Kat McPhee, Over It "No more lonely nights to hurt me, no more tears left to spare, no more reasons to be unhappy. You threw them all up in the air..."--Kat McPhee, Each Other "Your pedicure, white-tipped French. Your legs don't make no sense...Shoes like these make me hate flats..."--Kat McPhee, Open Toes

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07/06/2006 9:52 PM	Alert
Posted By host on 07/06/2006 9:19 PM Here they are! Right now there are only 10 because she needed a break (before tackling Steve's (Mutt) I guess haha). Oh my God, Kat is KILLINGGGGGGG ME!!!!!!!!!! I just happened to come on here and I see that Kat's answers were JUST posted, so I was really excited to read the thread... and then I read that she didn't answer my question yet! LMAOOOOOOO! That is just so painful, it's hilarious. You know, Chad, I literally laughed out loud, and I'm still periodically laughing. I guess all those wiseacre comments are coming back to haunt me! I hope she doesn't just throw out that question But other than BEING SINGLED OUT AND ELIMINATED, I really enjoyed all her answers. I love that she gives long answers and makes it extremely entertaining to read. Laurie, I swear to God, her answer made me "AWWWWWWW" out loud for you. I'm not above saying "I told you so."

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07/06/2006 9:55 PM	Alert
Wow! Thank you Katharine for taking the time to answer our questions. This totally made my day, no, week, wait, month...you get the point. That was so funny how you said "don't you get sick of me?" LMAO! Um, if that ever happens we'll let you know, but don't hold your breath, You're the best Kat. Love ya babe! Chad, thanks for setting this up. You rock dude!

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07/06/2006 9:58 PM	Alert
Yeah i fit Kat's McPhan criteria!lol.

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07/06/2006 9:59 PM	Alert
^^Hahaha, Steve, that is tooo funny!!! And Laurie, you must be floating over the rainbow right about now. Lol! Man this is too much fun.

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07/06/2006 10:03 PM	Alert
Wow! What a great interview--from both ends! Looks like my prediction that this would be Kat's best interview ever was correct! Chad--Many, many thanks for conjuring up this idea and bringing them to Kat. Keep it up, why don'tcha? To the "interviewers" -- Thanks for inspiring Kat to write such great answers. And Kat-- I think even if every single member of this site said thank you 1,000 times a piece it would not be enough to express our grattitude for taking the time to anwswer our questions, especially when you weren't feeling well. That sort of generosity and thoughtfulness is a large part of why we will NEVER tire of you. We hope to have you back in full voice very soon! PS I'll see YOU in the Midwest, namely Ohio, when you do your solo gigs! PPS Ah, you love a night at the movies -- my kinda gal! I'll think of ya when I see "Brigadoon" with Gene Kelly at the theater this summer! ;)

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07/06/2006 10:03 PM	Alert
aww yay..kat is the best! thanks so much kat for taking the time to do this, it means so much! some of the answers were really funny. i loved how she said if you see her in public and you feel the need to cry and freak out that you can go ahead and do so haha umm that would definetly be me!! also kat, we could never ever get sick of you..that's impossible. i'll definetly be seeing you in the midwest when you have your own tour and trust me people will want to see you on your solo tour. i hope you feel better soon. we all love you! PS: thanks so much chad for doing this!

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07/06/2006 10:03 PM	Alert
awww she is so cute! i love her. and yayy..she mentioned New York as a city she'd love to perform in on tour. i'd be the first in line to buy tickets! kind of off topic but i felt like sharing...today, i was in this store called Scoop that is pretty popular here in nyc. as i was leaving, i overheard a salesperson tell a customer that the top she was looking at was exactly like one katharine wore (i'm not sure what she was talking about exactly, but i think she was referring to something kat must have worn on AI). i know that i'm being completely random and pointless but i thought i'd share cause it made me smile to hear someone using kat as a sellingn point to try and get a customer to buy an article of clothing cause i'm a dork like that.

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07/06/2006 10:08 PM	Alert
OMG! thanks!!!!!!!!!!

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07/06/2006 10:19 PM	Alert
great questions and great answers! there's NO way i'd ever get sick of Kat! that's an INSANE thought! lol

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07/06/2006 10:22 PM	Alert
those questions were so great and Kat's answers were so amazing. Get tired of you Katharine Hope McPhee- never, never, never in a million lifetimes! You were so sweet and funny in your responses-what a great person you are and so gracious and generous! I hope you are starting to feel a little better by now-it makes me very sad to think of you losing your beautiful voice. Drink lots of Ginger Tea with honey and a little milk! Love you Katharine!

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07/06/2006 10:25 PM	Alert
OMG I love her so freaking much! She's so amazing, just reading her answers could make you love her she's just so awesome! Of course, as everyone's already said, we'll never get tired of you Kat, impossible!! Thanks so much Chad for doing this it really made my week, maybe even my month! Also congrats to everyone who got their questions answered, great questions! Now I want to meet her even more knowing that according to her I'm a fanatic McPhan and she's okay with the jumping and screaming! God I love that girl!

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07/06/2006 10:26 PM	Alert
Thank you so much Katharine for being so kind as to answer the questions. I would also love a chocolate house full of animals. I do have two adorable doggies, but I wasn't allowed to have a chocolate house!!! Ha! Ha! You are everything good in this world, Kat, and we will always support you and be there for you no matter what!! Hope you start feeling better real soon. Love You. Trina

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07/06/2006 10:26 PM	Alert
How awesome is kat for doing this? (and Chad, of course) and to answer my rhetoric, so awesome that the biggest, most descriptive/colorful words can't even touch the awesome-ness that is she. that's how awesome she is. well that was a slight bit repetitive...wasn't it not? The interview really did just make my night, since i just got my report card along w/ SAT scores, and am dealing with jetlag.

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07/06/2006 10:51 PM	Alert
That was so cool to hear from Katharine. Congratulations to everyone who got their questions answered. Great interview!! Thanks Chad!!

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07/06/2006 10:51 PM	Alert
Dearest Kat, thanks so much for taking the time to do this. You don't know how many people (and not just here) are reading and just enjoying your thoughtful and funny answers. We have really been starved from seeing/hearing about you that your letter is like a cool drink of water in the desert. I've read it over five times already, and we can't stop talking about them in the chatroom. Love your answers Kat, and I love you!

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From Willow (Kim, Philippines): Katharine, what's the most earnest desire of your heart? Kim, My most earnest desire of my heart...hmmm... good one!! well a house made of chocolate and all the animals in the world! Hahaha! Just kidding. No, to be honest it's quite simple. When you take away all of the sudden success and "Famous" people that I have meet and cool things I have done it really comes down to the basics of what I want out of life. In my heart of hearts I just want to be able to perform for my living to touch peoples hearts and to come home to my husband and beautiful children who are all healthy and have joy in their life. Hope meet you one day. Xxx ************************* From megustajake (Jake, Minnesota): Katharine, With the amount of exposure "American Idol" has, the contestants become instant celebrities. Fame brings its share of joys, but also its hardships. How have you dealt with negative reactions and unfair critical assessments? I ask this because I myself sing, but always find it hard to put myself on the line when it comes to performing. I'm a generally self conscious person, and I wanted to know how you overcame whatever inhibitions you had. Thank you! Oh and yes, I love you! Jake Jake, I think that overcoming insecurities is a life long job. As I'm sure you know I have had my share with it all ready, and it will always continue and manifest itself in different ways. But I think it is definitely something we should all try and work on in life so that we can be the best we can be. Because I truly believe we are the only ones who really hold ourselves back from what we really want in life. I know I held myself back from things. So getting to the real answer to your question I guess would be that you really only have one life to live. So why let what others think of you hold you back when were all gonna die anyway? HA! And I say that as lightheartedly as possible. Do what you need to do to feel good about who you are. If that means seeing someone on a weekly basis then I say go for it. Also if you do end up working in this field don't read the Internet. People write really mean things. I have to admit I have come across some mean things that people have written and it is definitely is hurtful. I try and read the fans sites as much as possible to be where there are positive people in the world but even still you have to be careful. I hope this helped you. I wish you the best of luck to you Jake. Don't give up on yourself! Xxx ************************* Kat! I was so impressed with these replies. Yesterday I saw the People videos when u appeared to be doing a Q and A with fans at the People offices in NY in early June/late May. I knew you were a riot, but i didn't realize you were that friggin funny and capable. Again you've impressed me. These are beautiful, intelligent, insightful replies showcasing your special wisdom on certain matters.

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07/06/2006 10:54 PM	Alert
Wow! great Q&A! she really gave thorough answers to all of them. An no Kat, we will never get sick of you. thanks Chad for arranging this. Can we still submit q's or is it too late?

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07/06/2006 11:00 PM