Despite the fact that "Idol's" newly crowned champ, Kris Allen, thinks his competitor Adam Lambert should have won, we still have to give the guy some props. Not only is he incredibly kind, but the kid can sing! His ability to handle the immense amount of pressure placed on him during the home stretch was particularly impressive. He held his own against the glam rocker, and was rewarded for his valiant effort… and for that sickeningly sweet smile of his! Click through the following slideshow to see what the Arkansas native had to say about his surprise victory, his intact marriage, and his promising future.Tuesday, June, 2, 2009, 8:2 PM

Q: After you won, you said that Adam deserved to win. Why did you say that? *** KRIS ALLEN: I still feel that way. I feel like Adam deserved it just as much as I did; he was the most consistent person all year. He was one of the most gifted performers that I've ever met. He's really just a great guy. We became great friends and we told each other that day, "You deserve it." He shot it back at me. I think it could have gone either way and America could definitely not have gotten it wrong.Kevin Winter/American Idol 2009/Getty Images for FOX - Tuesday, June, 2, 2009, 8:2 PM

Q: Have you gotten any wind of what the actual margin of victory was? *** KA: I haven't heard anything. I have a feeling that it was really close. Come on, Adam was a huge front-runner for the whole thing, and I know that there were plenty of people voting for him. I have no idea.Kevin Winter/American Idol 2009/Getty Images for FOX - Tuesday, June, 2, 2009, 8:2 PM

Q: On Tuesday night there were a lot of people who felt like the comments that the judges gave you were sort of consolation prize-type comments. Did you feel that way at the time? *** KA: That last song is hard to sing and I don’' think Adam or I were happy with our performances at all. I think that they were not trying to judge us on that song and just judge us on the year, which was kind of nice. It felt great to be judged on what we've done throughout the year and not exactly what we've done on that song.FOX/Frank Micelotta - Tuesday, June, 2, 2009, 8:2 PM

Q: And regarding the last song, one of the judges said that they thought the arrangement was probably too high for you. Why was that not something that was worked out in advance to make it more comfortable for your vocal range? *** KA: I actually sung it that morning and it was fine. It is a high song, but it sounded great and then I think both of us just got tired and there were some sound issues where we couldn't hear ourselves. It was definitely a rough night at the end. We were both getting really tired. It fits me a little bit better, but you know the song is good.FOX/Frank Micelotta - Tuesday, June, 2, 2009, 8:2 PM

Q: Your performance with Adam and Queen was really a highlight of the finale. Can you tell us how much time you had to rehearse that performance and what it felt like when you finally did it live? *** KA: We met Queen the night before and they were really, really great and we went through it twice. Then we just did it. It was probably the best moment of the year for me because I just felt like it was like the exhale of everything. We just had a great time together. How can you not have a great time singing and Brian May is right next to you? It felt great.FOX - Tuesday, June, 2, 2009, 8:2 PM

Q: I wanted to ask you about your performance of "Heartless" and how you decided to rework it. *** KA: We got to kind of do whatever we wanted to do as long as it got cleared. I was listening to the Kanye album because I think it's great. The song came across and I was just like, "What if I do this song and made it my own? I'm just going to go for it and be bold and be risky." [I] did it and I think it got a lot of good reviews. I was really excited that I got to do something like that because I think it showed people what I could do. I haven't heard from [Kanye] obviously, but I have heard some other people say that he blogged about it and put the video up of me singing it on his blog. That really meant a lot.Frank Micelotta / PIctureGroup for FOX - Tuesday, June, 2, 2009, 8:2 PM

Q: What did you learn from your experience on the show? *** KA: I've always kind of been a procrastinator and on the show I felt like the times that I worked the hardest were the times I did the best and that the best things happened. I think the biggest thing I learned was that the harder you work for the thing that you love the most, then everything you want is going to come true.F Micelotta/American Idol 2009/Getty Images for Fox - Tuesday, June, 2, 2009, 8:2 PM

Q: How upset was your wife when Simon made that remark about you being married? Was it something that you had to hear about for the rest of the competition? *** KA: Absolutely. But she had actually been saying that kind of stuff before. She was like, "I don't know if you need to mention me." She was trying to look out for me as well.Kevin Winter/American Idol 2009/Getty Images for FOX - Tuesday, June, 2, 2009, 8:2 PM

Q: I know you're a newlywed and I imagine that being thrown into this new kind of lifestyle is going to be kind of a crazy thing to adjust to. Have you and your wife talked about that, how your lives are going to change? *** KA: It's definitely a topic of conversation, all the time [laughs]. She's been out here during the whole thing and kind of been going through all this so if anything, we've kind of been getting ourselves ready for everything. Things are definitely going to change, but we're really strong and she's really cool so we don't have any questions that everything's going to be fine.Steve Granitz/WireImage.com - Tuesday, June, 2, 2009, 8:2 PM

Q: You said your wife could give up her job. I was just wondering is there a place for her within the Kris organization. Will she work for you? *** KA: We'll probably try to keep it separate just because, more than anything, I don't want her following me around and she has some things that she's passionate about. She will start doing those things. I believe in her just like she believes in me. I know that she's really passionate about acting and she's got some other passions as well, just helping people. I know that she wants to start some foundations and things like that.Kevin Winter/American Idol 2009/Getty Images for FOX - Tuesday, June, 2, 2009, 8:2 PM

Q: When you made the Top 13, I'm sure you can understand that some of us were like, "Who the heck is this guy?" Did it frustrate you that in the beginning the producers really didn't show you at all? *** KA: I think there was maybe a little bit of, "Wow, they're not showing me." But it was more shock than anything because I felt like I had done my thing and a lot of other people are getting shown. For me, that's kind of the way I live my life, though. I'm kind of laid back and low key and every once in a while I'll stick my head out. That's kind of how I did the competition and it seemed to work out.FOX/Michael Becker - Tuesday, June, 2, 2009, 8:2 PM

Q: Based on your duet with Keith Urban, I'm wondering if you're thinking about adding a country vibe to your upcoming album? *** KA: I was actually afraid of that and for me, I don't feel like I would go that country way. That's not my type of music and that's not the feeling that I want in my album. But seriously, we had a great time together. He's a great guy and I respect him so much as an artist, as a musician. I think he's great.FOX - Tuesday, June, 2, 2009, 8:2 PM

Q: Is there anything you ultimately want to do? *** KA: There are plenty of people that I would love to collaborate with, love to produce with, would love to write songs with. I'm not going to name any names right now, though. For me the only thing that I really want to do is just be respected in the music industry and [have] my music be respected. Whether that means selling albums or winning Grammys or just people liking [my] music.F Micelotta/American Idol 2009/Getty Images for Fox - Tuesday, June, 2, 2009, 8:2 PM

Q: I know you talked a little bit about the kind of record you want to make, pop/rock, but can you just a go a little bit more in-depth on what it might sound like, with whom you might want to collaborate, any producers? *** KA: When I went on the show and did "Ain't No Sunshine," I felt like that's the kind of stuff that I wanted to do; stuff that kind of has that feel, stuff that kind of moves people, that has that feeling. I don't know if there'll be any covers on it. I do write my own music, but I don't know if we'll be able to use any of that stuff on the first CD or not, but we'll see.J Kowalsky/American Idol 2009/Getty Images for Fox - Tuesday, June, 2, 2009, 8:2 PM

Q: What's one thing that we should know about you that we don't? *** KA: I am a huge sports fan. I grew up playing sports and I'm a big, huge Razorback fan. I like watching sports; I like going to sports games and that's kind of my life during football season, for sure.F Micelotta/American Idol 2009/Getty Images for Fox - Tuesday, June, 2, 2009, 8:2 PM

Q: If there was something you could change about yourself, what would it be? *** KA: [My chest hair] is patchy and nasty looking, so I want man chest hair.R Mickshaw/American Idol 2009/Getty Images for Fox - Tuesday, June, 2, 2009, 8:2 PM

Q: Do you have a message for your fans? *** KA: Seriously, the fans are the reason that we're here. I would just say thank you. I would not be here without you and I'm stoked and hoping that you're not let down with the CD. I know that it's going to be greatBryan Bedder/Getty Images - Tuesday, June, 2, 2009, 8:2 PM