Clay (on Jennifer Hudson): I'm jealous, There was a point I was considered the most successful 'Idol' loser, but now I'm not anymore. I saw the movie Dreamgirls and she deserves the Academy Award, now I'm going to be in second place again.
Clay Aiken: It's kind of crazy to me that fans are still around. People come up to me and say 'You're the nicest guy in the whole world, we love you so much.' And I look at the people who work with me and go 'They obviously don't know me!'
Clay Aiken: It was hard to deal with at first because I was like, 'What? Clay-mates?' But, you know, you gotta love 'em. They're very loyal and supportive, so I'm very grateful.
Clay Aiken: My mother prophesied years ago that my voice would take me places. She was certain that there was a reason I was able to sing. I am still discovering what that reason is, what it is that God wants to happen.
Clay Aiken: Then-- I was frustrated already. We were walking through the airport, and there was this old man. I don't know if I cut in front of him, or-- but he HIT ME with his CANE! I tell you what, if I ever see that man again, I'm going to do the SAME THING to him!" (on Jimmy Kimmel Live)
Clay Aiken: A song is like a smile. If you meet people from another country, even if you don't speak the same language, you know what a smile means. A song works the same way. Music produces feelings that need no translation.
Clay Aiken: It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence.
Clay Aiken: It's important that I make a difference in some way. It's not necessarily how I make a difference, but I want to make sure that I do.
Clay Aiken: (when he was asked why he came to the audition) I'm the American Idol.
In September 2006, Clay was appointed to a presidential committee by President George W. Bush, the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. It was founded in 1961 by John F. Kennedy as the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation.
Clay co-wrote 2 songs on his album A Thousand Different Ways - 'Lonely No More' and 'Lover All Alone' (the latter is only available as an iTunes bonus with the purchase of the album)
Songs Clay sang on American Idol (from last to first): Bridge Over Troubled Water Here, There and Everywhere This Is The Night Unchained Melody Mack The Knife Vincent Grease To Love Somebody Solitaire Build Me Up Buttercup I Could Not Ask For More Tell Her About It At This Moment Everlasting Love Someone Else's Star Somewhere Out There I Can't Help Myself Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me Open Arms
As of October 2006, Clay has a second border terrier named Durham.
Clay's audition number on 'American Idol' was #5230.
Clay's second album was scheduled to be released on May 9th, 2006. It was delayed due to a lawsuit against the record company filed by fans.
According to a poll conducted by TV Guide and Bravo in 2005, Clay was voted the most-loved star of all time from a reality show.
In November 2004, Clay had to postpone his first Joyful Noise Tour due to vocal cord damage. Clay had ear and sinus infections at the time.
In September 2003, Clay Aiken received an American Music Awards nomination for Favorite Male Artist.
In 2004, Clay had his first solo tour. The 2004 Summer Tour was sponsored by Disney.
The song that sent Clay to Hollywood in his American Idol audition was Always and Forever.
Clay was appointed U.S. Fund for UNICEF National Ambassador in 2004.
In the 2005 American Christian Music Awards, Clay won the Outstanding Yule CD for his album Merry Christmas With Love
Some Clay fans call themselves "Claymates".
In 2004, Clay's Christmas album Merry Christmas With Love debuts at #4 on the Billboard.
Aiken's first album Measure of a Man debuts at #1 on the Billboard.
Clay's new book, "Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life," debuts at No. 2 on the New York Times Bestseller Lists for Hardcover Nonfiction in November 2005.
When asked about his building a home in NC, Clay says, "Whether this ride lasts for one year or ten years, I want to have a home base."
Clay recently completed a week long trip to Uganda as a UNICEF celebrity goodwell ambassador. His trip focused primarily on eastern and northern Uganda, where he toured IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) camps, night commuter shelters, and a reception camp for returned children who had previously been abducted.
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