Yup, the American Idol champ calls himself a “goof” — but one who wants to write serious music. And David Cook says its music he thinks he’d be writing anyway even without having won American Idol. Now that’s a serious musical goof! Anyway, David Cook also said being on America’s most popular show didn’t really influence his musical style, it just helped him reach a bigger audience. He shared,

“I feel like the record we have out is the record we would have put out with or without Idol. I’m a goof. I want to be the guy that cracks jokes but writes music with substance and a serious undertone.”

And we want you to be that guy David!! ^_^ This is one American Idol champ who is pretty smart (he reads a lot and plays word games) and oh-so funny! For sure he can be successful in other areas aside from music. You rock David Cook! We’ll always be behind you!