Danny Gokey had a great run on American Idol, but his time is up. With the Idol finale just around the corner, the second runner up told us all about his experience, Simon and a new line of glasses.

What did you learn from your experience on Idol?
I learned a lot about how pressure has an effect on a person. I learned to overcome things in my life -- overcome insecurities, overcome doubt. There were times I just didn't want to go out on that stage because I just felt unprepared or I felt like, "man, is anyone going to like what I'm doing?" And I overthought the process. I was so thankful because though I kind of didn't want to go out there, I made myself do it, and I did good. Sometimes you can just see so much and you're wondering how people are viewing you, and that has an affect on your performance.

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