I'm a fan (and you should be too) because...after watching American Idol and watching all these "non" Idols win, it made me extremely happy to watch America embrace Chris Daughtry even though he was a rocker. Being an American Idol means being looked up to by everyone, and 95% of the participants on Idol are NOT idols. Daughtry is a family man, working a 9-5 job (or whatever hours he worked ) to support his family, while showing his love in rock music. HE IS the American Idol, and I hope a lot of young wanna-be music stars look up to him. I think he made the right choice in turning down the Fuel gig to do his own gig. His music rocks, his style rocks, and he rocks. Keep up the good work, and don't ever change.