I`ve always wanted to be an escape for people, I would love to be able to be that one thing that gets you out of your 9-5, and if it`s for a minutes and a half on American Idol, I`m satisfied with that.

This is my beginning point. I`m a musician through and through. I have a lot of songs up my sleeve, and I`m going to write many more. So just keep your ears open, and I`ll be around.

If you just remember my name, I guess I came out on top.

I would step in his [Chris Daughtry] place any day of the week. Chris and I, we have a lot in common and he`s a very good man. He`s what you want in a marriage as far as a very direct and loyal guy. And [his wife] Deena is very lucky to have him and she knows that and she`s adorable. And he and I really clicked. We clicked from the beginning just because we kind of have the same upbringing. We`re big on family; we`re big on people. And he, just like me, can`t wait to get to the fan base. I mean, I can`t wait to shake hands with my fans and give them hugs and say thank you for getting me to number seven. But any day of the week I`d step in front of a moving train for that guy.