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

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?

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

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.

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.

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.

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.