On November 18th, David Cook will debut his first album. EW.com recently sat down with the American Idol star to dish about his “rivalry” with runner up David Archuleta. Also, how he measures up to American Idol alumni, Chris Daughtery.

EW Reports:

Everyone will be making the comparison you’re sick of: Is he gonna have a Daughtry-like career? Opinions and perceptions, man — I didn’t let it get to me on the show, and I see no reason to let it get to me afterward. I just think this record is me, and if people want to compare it to Daughtry, awesome. He’s sold a ton of records. I just hope someday the coin will flip and somebody will compare somebody else to me.

It must be hard to have perspective on what really happened with the show, even this far out from it now.
It’s strange. I don’t feel inherently that there’s a justification for it. I realize that a lot of people watch the show, and I get the idea of the celebrity aspect of it, I guess. But I still feel like that awkward musician; I think I always will. That’s a huge component of me staying kind of humbled and grounded about the whole thing: I get the flimsiness of it. I get that it could all go away. I mean, fame is fleeting….But I’m at peace. I’ve got guys that I’m playing with that I love to death, and I’m playing music that I think we all really get into, and as long as we’ve got that and a place to play, I’m good.

On his love life, he’s still going strong with Kimberly Caldwell. David Cook is a sexy Sag. He’s fun, outspoken, and adventurous. His lady love Kimberly, is a romantic Pisces girl. She definitely loves his man. I see these two have a strong soulmate potential. Lets hope his album does well.