Jordan Sparks finds the rites of pop passage - say, your first tabloid scandal, a DWI bust or swapping spit with Ma donna - are going to have to wait for Jordin Sparks, the youngest winner of "American Idol."
"I'm too scared to do stuff like that," the bubbly teenage diva tells The Post. "Besides," she adds, "my mom is with me all the time - that stuff just isn't going to happen."
Still, the singer with a golden voice who became the latest Idol this spring believes that celebrities, despite the privileges of fame, "aren't always treated fairly, but you have to ask yourself why they make the kind of decisions they make."
When pressed for her worst goof she says solemnly "I think my biggest mistake was singing 'Livin' on a Prayer' [on 'American Idol']."
That song was wrong for Sparks, and the slip almost cost her the competition; even her fans (including cranky judge Simon Cowell) thought it was the beginning of the end.
Sparks holds no grudge toward Cowell, saying, "I was lucky with Simon. What he said to me seemed really, really nice compared to what he has said to others. I love Simon, he's completely honest, says what's on his mind, and he's usually right."
While Cowell is an Idol's nightmare, Sparks says she honestly can't remember any of his criticism to ward her - partly due to the stress of being under his microscope.
She sums up the Cowell experience by saying, "He makes the strong weak.
"Nothing can prepare you for that moment when Simon starts up," says Sparks.
"People on the show warn you that Simon is going to upset you. Here's the deal: You just gave everything you had to a song, and Simon looks you in the eye and says, 'That was absolutely horrible, ghastly.' It's so mean that you want to crawl under some thing, but you can't because you're on live TV."
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