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~ Clay didn't always do his homework in highschool
~ Clay is a democrat
~ He admitted to crushes on 2003's Miss California and Miss Oklahoma!
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~ The black and white picture in the Rolling Stones magazine was a mistake. They took a break to switch film and Clay looked away and the camera man liked the natural positioning so he took the picture!
~ Clay and Kimberley Locke plan on sharing an apartment in LA after the tour.
~ Clay claimed on TRL that he is not dating Kim or Carmen.
~ He wears white BVD jockeys!
~ Clay got a speeding ticket in 1998, he had to pay a $25 penalty and $80 in court costs.
~ Clay was the only contestant in AI2 to never be in the bottom 2 or 3.
~ It took a lot of convincing for Clay to show his belly on the cover or Rolling Stone! hehe.
QUOTES
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"I don't know that I ever have been in love." -Primetime Live interview
^That's only because you haven't met me! haha
"When we were filming the Invisible video, this car drove by our bus and I heard 'WE LOVE CLAY!' I looked over and it was Ruben."
"I shouldn't have danced!" -referring to Grease, on Primetime Live
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"I'm tired of meet and greets today, cuz all they want to see is Clay!" -Carmen Rasmusen, Entertainment Weekly
"Wow, I have seen a lot of strange signs before, but 'Clay Makes Me Moo?' Wow. I'm sorry if I make you moo!" -Clay, Worcester concert- July 25
"I think I've got more panties up here than you've got at home in your drawers!" -Clay on tour
"I'll be the first one in line to buy his album, and he better be the first in line to buy mine! (laughs)" -Clay (talking about Ruben) on The View
"If I have anything good to say about him, it's that I think I learned to be who I am by being everything he wasn't. Part of the reason I don't smoke is that he did. He drank, and I don't. He's a racist, and I'm not. I don't want anything to do with any of that." -Clay talking about his estranged dad
"I'm looking for someone who is into helping people, not really ladies who are into getting primped and curled, it's kind of a turn off." -Clay
"Can I be the next Bachelor ?" -Clay said jokingly to Us.
"I never thought I'd be an object of affection. That's the biggest surprise of the whole experience!" ~Clay
"I'm gonna beat him up later for stealing my title" -Clay joked after Ruben was announced the new AI
"We'll compete again later -- on the charts." -Clay.. And you're winning!! Clay's single is #1 on Amazon and Ruben's is #4... Also: Clay is #2 on QVC top 10 selling CDs and Ruben is #9! (these stats were updated 6/19)
"I'm proud of everyone on this stage, hey, myself too."- Clay.. What a good sport :-)
"I didn't get cut tonight, I just didn't win." -Clay
"It's not over yet." -Clay, on his competition with Ruben
Jaded Journalist- "So what's Clay short for? Clayford, Claytaford.."
Clay- "Yea.. Claytina."
Jaded Journalist- "Yea? That's nice."
Jaded Journalist- "A lot of people are saying my look gets worse by the second. What do you think I should do?"
Clay- "Well you need a bag."
Jaded Journalist- "A bag?"
Clay- "Yea, for over your head."
"I am amazed at how handsome this show has made you!" -Simon Cowell
