“IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE” -ANDY WARHOL

When Christopher Adam Daughtry auditioned for "American Idol" in early 2006, he was an obscure musician from Roanoke Rapids, N.C., whose only claim to fame was singing "Achy Breaky Heart" at his grandfather's bar. By May of that same year, most of America was idolizing him on the show. When he stumbled, RCA Records was waiting in the wings to pick him up. In just six months, Daughtry formed a band named after himself, cut a self-titled debut album and went from a fourth-place finish on the popular TV show to first on the U.S. music charts. "It's been quite a ride," says the 28-year-old singer. "I never expected to experience all of this. Not ever. "I've been to the Philippines, Jakarta, Singapore. It's like I've been on a whirlwind tour, like forever."

-New York Daily News
August 22 2008