Curious to know what Blake’s up to these days since his new album came out? Here’s a preview of an interview available at Buddy TV.

How would you describe the feel of the album, and the songs that are on the album, to someone who might not be a fan of yours yet?

Easy. Well, if they were born in the ‘80s they’ll get it. I call it my 2080s record. All of my influences are very ‘80s derived: Michael Jackson, Prince, U2, The Police, The Cure, Erasure, New Order, Depeche Mode. All of my melodic tendencies are basically ‘80s driven, so the record has this very electro soul funk pop kind of feel to it, where every song transitions or doesn’t transition into the next song. Just like an electronic mix tape or a hip-hop mix tape. Yeah, there you have it. It’s called ADD, Audio Day Dream. Everyone thought I had ADD growing up just because I’m very high energy and focused.

Going back to the American Idol finale, there was some talk going in that it might be better for your career if you didn’t win, that you might have some more creative freedom. Do you think that’s been true, and would you agree that you would rather have gotten second place than win?

Definitely for me. I really don’t believe in idolatry at all, so the fact that I got second was meant to be. If I got first I think I would have just given the crown to Jordin, you know? My music’s really eclectic coming out of Seattle, where the music is just crazy eclectic, and what I do is beatboxing, looping myself, and singing my own beats, and there’s not many people that do that. The fact that I represented myself true to form on the show is amazing. I was scared trying to get on it, because I thought I was losing my artistic integrity, and I haven’t. It’s been such a blessing to get second on that show. It couldn’t have happened any other way.

Read the rest of the interview here.