S5 E13: Clay Aiken on American Idol, New Music After 18 Years & What Fame Never Taught Him

He was a special education teacher in North Carolina. Then a parent of one of his students dared him to audition for American Idol. He got cut in Charlotte. So he drove to Atlanta and tried again. Forty million people watched what happened next.In this episode Clay opens up about not knowing it was a big show until thousands of people showed up screaming in Raleigh, what ten years traveling to war zones with UNICEF did to his perspective on everything, why he refuses to solve his son's problems for him, what the subway story at midnight in New York says about how he parents, and why after 18 years away he is finally making music again.This one has a lot to say. And so does he.🔔 Subscribe to Beyond the Bar Podcast for weekly conversations that go beyond the title and into the real story.📲 Follow Clay Aiken: clayaiken.com🎵 Stream Rewind: https://ffm.to/rewindcaWatch more episodes and connect with Denisa here: beyondthebarpodcast.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/denisatovaFacebook: www.facebook.com/denisatovaInstagram: www.instagram.com/denisatova/Podcast Production by HypeCats.com, webinars, and podcasts: hypecats.com.