I did exactly what I wanted to do. It was always my intention to put a band together and be a band and not be about the solo pop guy. That was never me. All of the musicians that made me do what I wanted to do were bands. I didn't see it any other way.

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.

I wanted to be a martial arts film star when I was a teenager.

I did exactly what I wanted to do. It was always my intention to put a band together and be a band and not be about the solo pop guy. That was never me. All of the musicians that made me do what I wanted to do were bands. I didn't see it any other way.

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.

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

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.