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.

I will continue to pursue my music and live my life with my family.

As a kid, I was heavily into martial arts and wanted to be the next Jean-Claude Van Damme.

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.

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

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

In the '90s, guitar solos were dead.