'American Idol' has done a great job of defaming my name and throwing a lot of mud at me for the past two years, so that set up a lot of roadblocks for me.

Although the making of the album was highly publicized the final product received minimal promotion or radio play. Clark names making it to the top 32 finalists during that season to be his proudest moment.

He is known for his highly-publicized disqualification from the second season of American Idol and later allegations of a sexual relationship between him and then-Idol judge Paula Abdul. Corey Delaney Clark (born July 13 1980) is an American singer.