Quotes about and by Daughtry

"I wanna look back 20 years from now and still be in the game in a big way. I wanna be a very important part of the music industry, whether it be playing or developing other bands. I would still honestly like to be performing every night and doing what I love to do."

"You hear one of two things, `You were robbed' or `you shoulda won. I'm just gonna be real, I hate hearing it. It makes you feel like they're stuck in that moment from where you were on the show. You want them to kinda break out of that and follow you where you're at now, and see that things are fantastic and there's nothing to be upset about. Get over it, you know, because I'm doing all right." (talking about American Idol)

"When we got married, I took on the two kids as my own. So, you know, she was saying that she was scared that I was sacrificing my dream by doing that, and that she was just really excited that I'm still gettin' to live it -- even though I took on the married life and the family early, that I'm still able to live my dream." (talking about his Wife Deanna)

"If it was up to me -- yes. But when it comes to doing contracts and being under a label, you know, it's not always up to the artist. I'd love to work with those guys, but if not, they understand that it's beyond my control." (on rejoining his band)

"I think I started that look. I've been doing my sideburns like that for a couple of years now. It's kind of a trademark." (on his "hairstyle")

"Maybe some people thought I was 'safe' so they didn't really bothered to vote for me at all." (on getting voted off of Idol)

"Believe half of what you see and only some of what you hear, unless you hear it from me"

"There's going to be a flood of opportunities right now but I don't think I could really talk about them."

"If I win, I'll take my wife and buy her a whole new wardrobe. If she's happy then I'll be happy" ( on Winning American Idol)