Transcript of the TV Week Interview

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What can the Vancouver fans expect?

That'll be my first time in Canada, so I'm very excited about going there. I've always wanted to go, and I hear Vancouver is great. The rehearsals have been going great. More than anything, just be ready to have a great show. It's going to be like 10 little shows by 10 different people.

What song did you sing in the "sing-in?"

You know, I think, with the sing-off, it was the first one they did that day, so it was a little bit weird. We did it differently than the other ones, maybe they didn't like how it was done, or it didn't fit in. I dunno. But I sang "Everything" by Michael Buble."

re: little screen time, did he feel like an underdog?

You know, I think you do get aware of that, but I say if it's going to happen, it's going to happen. It never upset me or anything, because it obviously worked out. Besides, I don't have a great back story. I'm just a regular guy that plays music, and I'm married, nothing too crazy about me. I mean, I guess I can be a little wacko, but that's OK. [laughs]

Did he get tired of the "dark horse" characterization?

Actually, personally, I did feel like an underdog. Maybe not like an underdog, but a person that does lay low and is not... you have someone like Adam, who is captivating and very different and uber-talented and kinda stands out, but I felt like I stood out in a quiet way.

Adam was the frontrunner, the odds-makers in Vegas had him winning. How surprised was Kris with the results?

Adam and I both were talking about that, and I think he was thinking I was going to win and I was thinking that he was going to win, so it was like we were both thinking it could go either way. But yeah, it was surprising. I thought it could have happened, but who knew? It didn't matter to us because we both made it to the finale.

Did he stress out in that situation, or let the chips fall?

I didn't stress about winning, nothing like that. I didn't come to win, I came to have a music career. With winning, that does happen, but it was never about that. For Adam and I both it was about putting on a good show.

Asks about Kris being in VA Beach and a possible collaboration with the Fray

I don't know if I want to let that out of the bag... um, we're actually still in Virginia Becah and are leaving today. You know, there is not a collaboration, but I do like The Fray and I'm just doing some work out here.

Any collaborations or duets on the album? What can he say about the album?

I don't know about collaborations. Right now there's nothing in the works. I think the tone of the album is going to be very much like what I did on the show, something that everyone can enjoy, something that comes out having great songs on an album.

most interesting thing when he's googled himself?

I don't google myself. But what is interesting is that, at some point, my wife was the third most googled person on Google.

Dream collaboration?

I think my dream would be Paul McCartney - but that is a dream.

Who from the contestants would he want to have his back in a Zombie Attack?

Have my back? Yikes. So it's zombies, right? Hmm... probably Lil, because I have a pretty good feeling she could beat them up.