Clay Aiken Takes Control With ‘On My Way Here’

The News & Observer spoke with Clay Aiken about his new album ‘On My Way Here’, which sees the ‘American Idol’ season two runner-up have his first chance at taking control over which songs to sing on a release. With that freedom comes some responsibility, but Aiken tells Matt Ehlers he isn’t feeling any added pressure. “The truth is, if this does beautifully, excellent,” Aiken said. “If it doesn’t, at least I can’t blame anyone else.” As for how RCA is feeling about it, the 29-year-old said, “They’ve always tried to fit a square peg into a round hole with me. This time they said, you know what, ‘just let him do what he wants to do.’” The full story at newsobserver.com has since been removed.