From Deseret News archives:
Brooke White looking forward to 'American Idols' tour
"I have to take sufficient things with me, but not too much," White said during a mobile phone call from Van Nuys, Calif. "I personally feel the tour is going to be exciting. But I have some things to do before I take off."
The tour, which is in Salt Lake City Monday and Tuesday, runs through the middle of September. White thinks being away that long requires some mental adjustments.
White is one of the two members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the tour. (The other, for those of you who have been living under a rock the past couple of months, is Murray resident David Archuleta.)
"Church plays a significant part in my life as to proving a foundation for me to make choices," White said. "It helps to keep my priorities in order. It doesn't mean it's always easier, but it makes it more clear for me and gives me a place to start from.
"I don't always make the right choices, but I do know church and prayer have helped me make the right ones at times. And I've had alot of blessings along the way."
White knows her life will never the same after appearing on "American Idol." And she felt lucky that she was able to play guitar, keyboard and piano as well as sing.
"I was so grateful that this year they let us play instruments because it really helped me. And kind of showed who I was and what I was good at," said White, who cited '70s singer/songwriters and soul artists as her main musical influences. "I wanted my influences to be heard, and that helped show where I was coming from."
During the tour, White is performing songs with her guitar and piano.
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