Clay Aiken On What Makes ‘On My Way Here’ Special

As Clay Aiken prepares to release his new album ‘On My Way Here’, the ‘American Idol’ season two runner-up was asked by the Charlotte Observer what makes his first album of original songs since 2003 so special. “It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for five years, and that makes it plenty special,” Aiken said. “There’s a song on it called ‘On My Way Here.’ We found that song, and the lyrics just really struck me. We already had songs chosen, but we scrapped them because we loved this song. The lyrics are really kind of powerful and almost personal.” The article at charlotte.com has since been removed.