I am a fan (and you should be too), because...he has the voice that makes u hold ur breath for fear of missing a key note, his voice demands attention and u don't mind, his look says i'm a bad ass but his songs say otherwise, and his lyrics connect with me at a deeper level cause i feel what he's feeling. I also respect him for putting his family first. You can tell that he has not abandoned his family for his dream he goes home as often as possibly and some artists lose that as soon as they become famous. He seems to really care about his fans and keeps in touch with us with a blog and it's not someone pretending to be him! He has an amazing voice so that should be a good enough reason to get out there and listen to his music it'll get you hooked!