| Daughtry Basking In #1 Success |
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January 29, 2007
Chris Daughtry
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Chris Daughtry did not come away from American Idol as a winner, but he did come away with the #1 album in the country last week with his eponymous Daughtry project. So now, with the album's success, the raspy singer can look back and say that all his hard work and sacrifice was worth it.
"I wrote the whole album in a couple of weeks. When I was on the [American Idols Live] tour this past summer, every day off I was in the hotel room writing," he recently recalled to MTV News. "If we were in Fort Lauderdale, everyone else would be at the beach, on boats, enjoying life, and I'd be in a hotel room with Brent Smith from Shinedown, writing until 4 in the morning. I knew that it had to be done, and so my work ethic just kicked in. It's not all fun and games — there's actual work involved and lots of sacrifice — but it definitely was worth it. Because now I can buy that beach."
The Daughtry CD has now sold more than 1.2 million copies in just nine weeks and his first big-time tour is under way. Plus, he's getting accustomed to the celebrity lifestyle.
"I've got all these artists, actors and comedians who would call me up and give me advice. I get to hang out with Billy Bob Thornton at his house," Daughtry said. "We hang out over there every time we're in L.A., because he doesn't go out. We'll hang and he'll play us some of his tunes. It's pretty awesome."
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