David Archuleta - on Crush and Clay Aiken

Here's a great interview of David Archuleta by PopEater.com:

Many 'American Idol' alums have gone on to have bountiful careers. Is there one in particular you aspire to have?
Jordin [Sparks] -- her being my age -- I really look up to her. I think her journey's been the most similar to mine. She's an amazing singer, and her style ... she understood that she was young and didn't have to run with a certain type of music so quickly. She allowed herself to have some space, some growing. That's really cool of her.

Have you heard from your former 'Idol' competition, David Cook, about your single, 'Crush'?
He liked it. He was like, "Your single sounds awesome." He sent me a text when he first heard it. On tour, everyone would be singing it, joking around. I was just like, [laughs] "Stop!"

Have you ever read any of the fan fiction stories written about you?
I've actually never gone on the message boards. I've always thought it was good to stay away from that kind of stuff. Like, I read my comments on MySpace and the voice messages and the blog comments, but that's as far as I'll go. I'm a little scared.

What was your reaction to fellow 'Idol' Clay Aiken's decision to come out?
I didn't really think about it a whole lot. Entertainment stuff bugs me so much -- they're just so interested in other people's lives. Whatever, it's his life. You have to respect ... how he lives.

If you were old enough to vote, who would you vote for in the upcoming presidential election?
I haven't done a lot of studying on that just because I'm not old enough, and especially since I've been working on the album during all the debates. So I don't really know a whole lot. I just hear about all the YouTube Sarah Palin stuff. I feel bad for her.

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