Chris Daughtry on Why Playing for the Troops Is 'The Best'
The rocker talks about perfomring for Camp Lejeune on July 4.
— -- To some, July 4th means the beach and barbecues, but rock group Daughtry will spend that day being reminded of the true meaning of the holiday -- they'll be performing for the troops at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
"It's just, like, the best crowd ever," frontman Chris Daughtry told ABC News. "That’s gonna be fun. We always love playing for the troops. We’ve done many tours overseas and different military bases. ... They’re so grateful and so awesome and they do all the hard work."
In fact, Daughtry, 35, explains why there's really a different feel when they perform for the troops, as opposed to just a regular concert audience.
"Because that’s their time to see the show. They can’t go next week; they can’t see it another time when you come back through. That’s their escape time, you know, and they don’t take that for granted," he said. "They just seem extremely grateful and it makes us even more proud to perform for them."
Just because Daughtry is performing on Saturday doesn't mean he won't get to barbecue and when it comes to grilling, he's down for anything.
"You had me at 'meat,'" he said, laughing. "Whatever, just throw it on the grill and I’ll eat it. I’m a caveman, I’ll eat the crap out of some meat!"
