NICKELBACK IS IDOL FOR DAUGHTRY

American Idol finalist Daughtry talks about his reason for doing American Idol and his rock idols, tourmates Nickelback.

Chris Daughtry didn’t win American Idol, and that probably saved his credibility as a rock tinged pop artist. Daughtry, the band Chris was in at the time of the contest, will be opening for Nickelback starting July 1st in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Between the two albums, there’s been over six million sold, with the majority belonging to Nickelback’s latest effort All The Right Reasons. Daughtry talked about their tour mates.

“Uh, we’re stoked. They’re an extremely successful band, and we’re honored to be a part of that. We can only hope that by next year at that time that we’re doing as well as they’ve done. I’m a fan, and it’s going to be really cool.”

Daughtry was always a band oriented singer, and despite other contestants embarking on a purely solo journey, he decided to enter the biz in a band. Chris Daughtry talked about what he wanted out of American Idol.

“I’m the same person now that I was when I went into that. I knew what I wanted and I knew why I went into it. I’ve been doing this ever since I was sixteen. It was weird for me because I was always used to having a band behind me. So to go on there and be naked on stage, so to speak, was a little weird for me. It was more about just seeing if people would appreciate what I did and seeing where it went after that. It hasn’t really changed much other than people know who I am now.”

Daughtry was so successful on American Idol that he even got an offer to join the band Fuel. He turned that down, and is now a multi-platinum artist. You can catch the Nickelback and Daughtry tour in sheds this summer through July. Daughtry will then head out on solo dates in August.