We all would like to dedicate tonight's show in Allegan, MI to everyone affected by the tragedy of 9/11 and to all the men and women who risk their lives daily to keep our country safe.

...and I think my brain is turning to mush. LOL However, some amazing songs have been written over the past 6-7 weeks. Between me, the guys, and some great writers we've been working with, I think we have some GREAT stuff!

So besides spending awesome time with Deanna and the kids....these two have been keeping me busy. Deanna got them when I was on the BJ tour, so it was a nice lil surprise when I came home. Chloe is the toy poodle on the right and Harlow is a Shi Tzu...I think I spelled that right, Oh well. They're both girls and are the sweetest and cutest puppies ever. They are so much fun!
Home life is awesome! As much as I miss being on the road and playing big rock shows every night....this is what keeps me going and being inspired to do what I do. I've been writing like crazy, going on field trips with my kids, going to movies with Deanna ( I need to lay off the Reeses' Pieces ) and just enjoying NORMAL life. So you prolly won't hear from me much til we get back on the road. So, bye for now.-God bless-CD

Hey yall! The Bon Jovi tour is over! Joey and I are on the way home now from Atlanta. It's been an amazing tour for us. Thank you all for coming out and supporting us. We NEVER felt like an opening act out there, with all you guys singing every song with us. We felt the love for sure, so thank you for making it great for us. I wanna thank Jon for having me out there singing Blaze with him.....I'm gonna miss that. Also, thank you all for buying our record..... and getting others to buy it as well. 4 MILLION BABY!!!!! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! We have the best fans in world.
On a side note, you gotta check out a couple albums for me.
The new Sevendust album Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow ( I do a song on there called The Past). If you haven't bought it yet, please do. They are great friends of mine and a band I've loved and respected for a long time.

Hey guys and gals! I wanna thank you all so much for coming out to the Beatles Revolution Lounge last night for such an amazing cause. You all are helping to make a BIG difference in this world in a way you may or may not be able comprehend at this time. We are truly grateful to have fans like you that are willing to lend a hand to help people that wouldn't have a chance otherwise. And to everyone that were not able to attend and still wanna help, go to ONE.org and see how you can be a part of a life altering campaign! Thanks and God bless-CD

I can't bear to read anymore wrong lyrics to "You Don't Belong", LOL.....so here are the correct lyrics. I lost a lot of sleep the night I wrote these. Hope ya dig 'em.

"You Don't Belong"
written by Chris Daughtry

With time to kill and an empty tomb, I
always find a way to pass the time with you
Dark and smokey room
I can hardly stand the fumes
Telling me that you mean no harm, you
stand me up like a crutch, another arm
But only when I'm gone
Have I been away too long?

You don't belong to me/ I think you lied to me
And with my back against this wall, its hard to be strong
You'd tell me anything/ Look what you've done to me
And still I tell myself that tomorrow you'll be long gone

Any given time or place, I
never will forget the disgrace on
your face so full of love
Will it ever be enough?
Ten feet tall and bullet proof, I
never thought that I had a thing to lose
Well it looks like after all
I'm gonna have to choose

You don't belong to me/ I think you lied to me
And with my back against this wall, its hard to be strong
You'd tell me anything/ Look what you've done to me
And still I tell myself that tomorrow you'll be long gone

You help pass the time but I'm doing fine on my own
So there's no good reason why to live such a lie
Tell me have I been gone away too long?

You don't belong to me/ I think you lied to me
And with my back against this wall, its hard to be strong
You'd tell me anything/ Look what you've done to me
And still I tell myself that tomorrow you'll be long gone

Long gone

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Although I do not know Heath Ledger personally, my heart is broken for his family tonight as I hear the news of his death. Maybe it's because he was my age. It's always hard when someone dies but it's even harder when they go so early. So unexpected. So much life left to live. So many things left to do on this Earth....but the main thing that hit me so hard was thinking of his lil girl without her daddy.
My heart hurts for her and the rest of his family. My sincere prayers go out to them as they deal with this life altering time. They've suffered a great loss and could use some words of encouragement to offset all the media. Feel free to leave your thoughts and prayers here. Who knows they just might see it and it just might lift their spirit and help them through this tough time.
Good night and God bless-Chris

In memory of Heath Ledger
04/04/79 - 01/22/08

It's so sad that when you're asked something and you answer honestly....you're made out to be the bad guy. Yes, I'm referring to the Rolling Stone post. The funny thing is, if you heard the whole conversation you would've heard all the good things I said about the show as well. Like for instance: How it's an amazing platform to launch a career....."If you take it seriously!!!!" Let's not forget I was a struggling artist for 11 years that never got any respect or notoriety so know that I'm eternally grateful for the opportunity that Idol gave me. And that's where my comments came from. It all started when the interviewer (who was great by the way) asked me where the "Idol stigma everyone talks about" comes from. Ya know....the reason people never take anyone from the show serious in the real world and why people say "oh they came from AI, they're not real artists." So, I answered that I don't feel that enough "artists" try out for the show because of how many people they focus on that are obviously there for comedic and entertainment value. And when you focus enough on people that aren't serious about it then it's hard for the audience to take you as an artist serious. And it's also hard as a potential contestant to think it's a good way to get seen because you're afraid of being made a joke of. I also said I think it's AWESOME that they are letting the contestants play their own instruments and that I feel that will show something in the contestants that people (the audience) never get to see....but that wasn't printed. My long winded point is this....I was never trying to "DISS" the show or "BITE THE HAND THAT FED ME" so to speak. I was simply giving my input on what I think would spice the show up a bit.
Sorry for being honest. God bless!-Chris