David Archuleta

And it came with boundaries, which he was pissed off about.

But, you know, learned to respect over the years.

It took years.

And I was like, this is never going to happen.

I'll probably never talk to my dad again.

But we've come to a good place.

I mean, he's...

It's kind of gotten sticky since I was like, Dad, I'm going to release a book and I'm going to talk about all the stuff that we went through, which he wasn't happy about.

But I think he's also just... He's a strong guy and he respects it.

And I was like, Dad, I talk about the abuse.

That's my experience with what it was.

And...

He doesn't agree with it, but I'm like, you know what?

That's okay.

You don't have to agree.

But I'm like, you know, you, if you, you were the one who wanted me to get to this place in the first place, this wouldn't have happened if the dynamic between you and me didn't exist.

And I have to, there's, it's not my, it's not a true story if I don't talk about our dynamic.

So, but anyway, we'd be in a grocery store or like, and like the cash, the person checking us out, he would just say, you see that kid over there?

That's my son.

My son, he's the greatest singer on earth.