Talking With 'American Idol' Dark Horse Chris Daughtry

American Idol's Chris Daughtry stopped by our offices last week to talk about his new album, Daughtry, regaling us with stories of Simon (he's rude), life after Idol (it's OK) and his unique ability to kill birds from hundreds of miles away with his voice. He even shared one of his songs with us, all acoustic-like. Dig it.

His new song "It's Not Over":

Being on Idol:

On not joining the band Fuel:

How he killed a bird:

Recording with Slash:

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Song Stories

“Oh Sherrie”

Steve Perry | 1984

Steve Perry's girlfriend Sherrie Swafford was actually in the studio when Perry began writing this song--his lone Top Ten hit as a solo act--with two co-writers. The trio began at midnight one night with just "Oh, Sherrie!" and "hold on, hold on." Three hours later, they had a complete song. Swafford, however, had to wait until the next day to hear it. "Sherrie actually got tired and went to bed," Perry said. She also appeared in the video, but their relationship did not hold on for long.

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