Here are a few things you might learn about Taylor Hicks during an interview with the newly minted pop star and "American Idol" winner.

No. 1: The silver-thatched, 30-year-old vocalist will be all over the TV talk-show circuit and newsstands this month, promoting his first major-label album. (Titled "Taylor Hicks," it comes out Dec. 12.)

No. 2: Hicks may soon play a theater or big nightclub (but not a sports arena) near you. His first national solo tour kicks off in late February â€" and Seattle's Paramount Theatre will be a likely stop.

No. 3: One song getting a lot of play on the Alabama-bred soulster's iPod is a certain Paul Simon oldie.

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