Chris Daughtry

I think I definitely enjoy recording, but I think it's more fun to go out and perform live, because it's like instant gratification, you know? You feel the response immediately.

When I got into music, I wanted to learn guitar just enough to be able to write songs. I wanted to be able to express myself.

What I do doesn't sit well in the world of hipsterville. I don't have a cool card, but I also don't have thin skin.

I'm not ashamed of selling millions of records. I'm very fortunate to be in that position.

The hits always wind up being the songs with big, high choruses. They're the ones too high to sing every night - not that you'll ever, ever hear me complain about having to try.

In the '90s, guitar solos were dead.

I just like music. If it's hookey and good, I dig it.

Some goals you just never really think about trying to achieve because they just seem so out of reach.

It doesn't matter how good you are as a band or how good your music may be; if the fans aren't supporting it and buying your music, it's hard to make it.

I'm living my dream now.

I think if I try to develop a formula, it ends up not working.

For me, you have to not have a formula. You have to not even sit down and say, 'I want to write right now.' It has to just kind of come out. It's not something you can plan.

For me, something will come in my head and I'll either end up calling my cell phone to record it, or I'll just pick my guitar up and see what comes out. Sometimes it sucks, sometimes it doesn't. So there's really no set method behind it.

My son's taking drum lessons, and my daughter's taking piano lessons. One day they're going to start a band.

For me, I want my kids to find their way. If they're interested in something, I want them to try it out.

I don't want to be that parent that puts my kids into what I think they should be in, you know what I mean?

My wife, if she wants it, she will just go out and buy it.

I don't want to say I can't wait to get back to normal life, because I don't. I don't want to get back to normal life.

I was always in bands before, but on 'American Idol,' it was about getting my voice out there. It was always my goal, though, to get a band together again.

You have to think there's a reason for everything. When a door closes another door opens.

I'm looking to see what the bigger picture is.

You marry somebody; you love everything about them. You grow to learn about them. You never learn everything.

My kids are now the most popular kids in their school.

Believe half of what you see and only some of what you hear, unless you hear it from me.

Maybe some people thought I was 'safe' so they didn't really bothered to vote for me at all.