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

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?

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.

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.

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

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