Chris Daughtry

Here we go again. Time for another American Idol Flashback people. The new season is going to starting a few weeks. It’s not going to be as good as previous seasons but hopefully it won’t get any worse than last season (is that even possible?).

So, Chris made it through the Hollywood rounds and into the Top 24. Click HERE to see the video of Chris hearing the good news from the judges.

OK, onto the Top 24; when the show really begins. Well, actually it’s the Top 12 guys and the Top 12 girls, because as you know they split them up. I personally think it is ridiculous that they split them up like that because talent has nothing to do with gender. Why should 6 girls make it to the Top 12 if 3 of them are crappy singers and 9 of the guys are good? You know what I mean? That’s how people like Mikalah Gordon and Lindsay Cardinale make it and then people like David Brown don’t make it and Nikko Smith only makes it because some idiot drops out. Season 4 anyone? Do you see what I’m saying here?
Ok, I know…moving on.
So, Chris sang Bon Jovi’s “Dead or Alive” which is an amazing song and such a great choice for him. Here’s the full video:

I just loved that performance! It’s one of my favorites. I remember the night it was on I wasn’t home so I had to tape it. And my friend was watching it and sent me a text freaking out that Chris was singing Bon Jovi. We were ridiculously obsessed with American Idol at the time. Ahh those were the good old days.

In case you forgot, the other 11 guys were: Patrick Hall, David Radford, Bucky Covington, William Makar, Jose Penala, Kevin Covais, Gedeon McKinney, Elliott Yamin, Bobby Bennett, Ace Young and Taylor Hicks.

And the 12 girls were: Mandisa Hundley, Kellie Pickler, Becky O’Donohue, Ayla Brown, Paris Bennett, Stevie Scott, Brenna Gethers, Heather Cox, Melissa McGhee, Lisa Tucker, Kinnik Sky and Katharine McPhee.

Two guys and two girls have to go home. Who will go? Who will stay? Until next time…

American Idol Flashback: The Audition
American Idol Flashback: Hollywood Week

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Today is Chris’ 28th Birthday! Happy Birthday Chris!

And apparently he got himself an early birthday present (or an early Christmas present)… ANOTHER new tattoo. He certainly isn’t wasting any time, is he?
Here are a couple of pictures that someone took at a recent show:


I guess it’s an angel with fire behind it. At least that’s what it looks like to me. Some are saying it looks like his wife…I don’t really see that but who knows?
Now, you know I love Chris Daughtry (would I even be writing this if I didn’t) but that is a really ugly tattoo. I’m sorry. The back one is cool, the other one on his arm of the cross is tolerable, but this one is just too much. Hasn’t he ever heard of the phrase “less is more”? Hopefully this is it for him. I guess it’s a good thing he doesn’t need my approval… or my opinion for that matter.
To each his own…

Anyways, Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday, and all that good stuff! It was just one year ago I got Daughtry’s CD for Christmas. And I loved it the second I popped it in the CD player. Now this year I got an iPod and I have to go upload the CD on there so I can listen to Daughtry wherever I go. Very exciting!

Here’s a Christmas message from Chris:

Hello everyone. I’m just hangin out in bed with my wife watchin TV….tabloid shows. I can’t stop watching them. It’s like a train wreck.LOL
So, where do I begin….It’s been an amazing year for starters. You all have made my dreams come true. Literally!
Let’s see….I met 4 guys who would become not only my band but my brothers,we played 265 shows this year, not including acoustic performances at radio stations, we traveled the world, we won some awards, we got nominated for some Grammys and now we get to be home and enjoy our families…the most important thing! Thank you for making this year so special for not only me and my family but the rest of the guys as well. Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight…or morning…It’s Christmas already peeps! Gotta get some sleep because the kids will be waking us up very soon. See y’all next year!!! God bless.-CD

He seems like such a nice guy. I’m so happy for all of his success and hopeful it will continue throughout the next year. Starting with winning those Grammy’s!!!

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Chris Daughtry got a new tattoo recently. I’m not a big fan of it, but it clearly doesn’t matter whether I like it or not. Here’s what it looks like:


It was done by ICE at Starlight Tattoo in Patterson NJ.
Someone on forums of the official Daughtry website posted and asked if it was real or fake when they saw it for the first time, and he actually posted a reply. Here’s what he said:

C’mon guys…… Y’all know I’m not gonna have some fake tat on me. How cheesy is that. I mean, people still ask if my back tat is real. So you heard it here…. if there’s ink on me….it’s real! Why am I still up? I gotta get some sleep.

Speaking of his back tattoo, when I saw it on the inside of the CD case last year, I didn’t know if it was really him or if it was a real tattoo, or what the deal was, but obviously I figured it out quickly. I like this one better than his new one.
It was done by Matt at Budo Tattoo and Body Piercing in Tennessee.
Here’s a picture of that one too:

I think tattoos look cool for the most part but even if I wanted one (which I don’t) I could never, ever do it. It looks like it hurts so bad, oh my Lord I would die.

I came across these pictures of Chris getting his back tattoo done. The end result is cool but how badly does it look like it hurts? And it’s all red and sore looking *shudder*


You have to admit though… he looks pretty sexy in those pictures. He happens to have a very nice back. And the fact that he’s shirtless isn’t hurting anything.

If you want to see more pictures of Chris’ back tattoo (or you just want to see him with no shirt on, which no one can blame you for)… (more…)

Apparently the stats I mentioned earlier about High School Musical 2 taking over Daughtry for the #1 seller of 2007 were either incorrect or premature, because according to Billboard, Daughtry is the most popular album of the year! That is such exciting news!! 2007 has definitely been a great year for Daughtry.

According to Billboard, Daughtry’s self-titled debut album sold 3.2 million copies in 2007.
After Daughtry, the other best selling albums were: Akon’s “Konvicted” which sold 2.7 million; Fergie’s “The Dutchess” with 2.4 million sold; the “Hannah Montana” soundtrack sold 2.5 million; and Carrie Underwood’s “Some Hearts” sold 2.3 million albums.

That’s two American Idol alumni in the top 5, which is pretty impressive. I don’t know what the deal is with High School Musical 2. Maybe the world has righted itself and no longer considers that music so it doesn’t count… but then again the soundtrack to “Hannah Montana” is still on the list so who knows. I’m not trying to be a music snob or anything, it just doesn’t seem right, that’s all.

Click HERE for the full article.

Now Daughtry had better win that Grammy award for Best Rock album!! They definitely deserve it, and this proves it further… kinda.

And speaking of American Idol, the new season will be starting very soon. I’m not as excited about as I have been in past years but I’m still going to watch it… whether I want to or not. I always get sucked in. I’ve been watching it for so long now, I can’t give up on it now… besides I keep thinking maybe it will get better, like it used to be in the good old days. *sigh*

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This is such exciting news! 4 Grammy nominations? That is so awesome! Congratulations to Daughtry!

Here are the categories they are nominated in:

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
“Home” Daughtry

up against:
“(You Want To) Make A Memory” Bon Jovi
“Makes Me Wonder” Maroon 5
“Hey There Delilah” Plain White T’s
“Window In The Skies” U2

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
“It’s Not Over” Daughtry

up against:
“Working Class Hero” Green Day
“If Everyone Cared” Nickelback
“Instant Karma” U2
“Icky Thump” The White Stripes

Best Rock Song:
“It’s Not Over” Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young, songwriters (Daughtry)

up against:
“Come On” Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams)
“Icky Thump” Jack White, songwriter (The White Stripes)
“The Pretender” Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
“Radio Nowhere” Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

Best Rock Album:
Daughtry- Daughtry

up against:
Revival- John Fogerty
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace- Foo Fighters
Magic- Bruce Springsteen
Sky Blue Sky- Wilco

I’m so proud of them! I obviously hope they win them all, but at the very least I think they have to win Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song. I think the other 2 categories have a little tougher competition (U2, Bon Jovi, Nickelback, etc.), but we’ll keep our fingers crossed. If they at least win one that would be amazing to be able to say they’re Grammy awards winners! They definitely deserve it!

You can go HERE for the full list of nominees.

The 50th Annual Grammy Awards will be on February 10, 2008 at 8pm EST on CBS.
Don’t forget! You don’t wanna miss this.

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