陽光大衛私房粉絲網

又是一篇長到不行的大衛報導（有心裡準備了，反正這些記者看到大衛報導就越寫越長），看完版主心裡很難過的，大衛真是累極了，這麼全美國走透透，演唱會又要開始了，到現在他才有機會跟樂隊練習過一次而已。不過他說他應該會把整張專輯的歌都唱完（哇！！！Barriers，Desperate，我來了）。

timesdispatch

David Archuleta is extremely tired.

And who can blame him?

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After an early-morning flight from his home in Utah to Los Angeles -- where he's calling from Tuesday at 9:30 a.m., West Coast time -- the second-place winner from last season's "American Idol" isn't initially quite coherent enough to recall why he's there.

"Something about 'Hannah Montana,' I think," he murmurs.

Are you acting on the show, as you recently did on Nickelodeon's "iCarly"?

"I dunno. It's just another guest appearance thing, I think."

As the conversation progresses, Archuleta shakes off his sleepiness (he said he had to wake up at 4:30 a.m.), though he's a little unfocused, breaking midthought to comment on a workers strike taking place outside his hotel window and frequently yawning during his answers.

But even when he isn't 100 percent centered, Archuleta is sweeter than the majority of 18-year-old boys you'll encounter, and he frequently punctuates his answers with a disarming giggle.

His first headlining tour kicks off Tuesday in Virginia Beach. The next night, he comes to Richmond, at The National.

He's a little nervous, understandably, mostly because he had, at that point, only rehearsed one time with his new four-piece band.

That's what happens when you're the most recent "Idol" runner-up -- everyone wants a piece of you.

From the Pro Bowl (where he sang the national anthem and also fell in love with Hawaii) to Orlando (where he and "Idol" winners and notable contestants gathered last week to debut the "American Idol Experience" at Disney World) to New Orleans (where Archuleta served as grand marshal in a Mardi Gras parade last weekend), the teddy-bearish crooner has barely had time to stop and savor his success.

His self-titled debut album arrived in November, three months after his first single, "Crush," did exactly that to the competition on the charts.

The song has sold 1.5 million digital downloads, while the album has moved more than 600,000 copies.

Archuleta said he plans to perform "pretty much the whole album" during his show and maybe some cover tunes.

The tour is also his first true break from the "Idol" regime, and he acknowledges it will be strange not having his buds from the show to keep him company.

"On the [summer 'Idol'] tour, we'd end around midnight every night and watch movies and stuff on the bus," he said. "I don't have [the other contestants] to hang out with, but now, I've been away from them long enough. Before, it was like, wow, you'd been with them for so long, and right after coming off the tour, it was really weird, not having them there. But now, I've been away from 'Idol' long enough to do my own thing."

Archuleta said he talks to all of his former show mates almost weekly -- "except Chikezie [Ezie]. I have his number, but I really haven't talked to him."

He and last season's "Idol" winner, David Cook, see each other frequently when they're paired to perform at corporate events, and Archuleta reiterates that the scruffier David is like a big brother to him.

Archuleta is also trying to make time to watch this season of the show, especially now that the live performances and voting period have kicked in.

"It's really interesting to watch now because I understand so much more of what they have to go through," he said.

One thing that still baffles the wholesome singer is the attention lavished on him in public. He laughs when asked if he's gotten more comfortable with the screaming girls and crazed fans.

"I don't know. It depends on what kind of mood you're in. I got reminded of all the people who know who you are with all of these appearances. All these people were coming out and it was like, oh my gosh, all these people are coming out to see me?" "Why did they come out to see me? It's just me."

In his sleep-deprived haze, Archuleta doesn't even realize that he answered his own question.