Pop Quiz: Nick Lachey

Pop Quiz: Nick Lachey

Aidin Vaziri | When Jessica Simpson announced her split from husband and "Newlyweds" co-star Nick Lachey, everyone was fairly certain the former C-list boy-band member would just quietly slip off into the ether while her star kept rising. Oops! While Simpson keeps turning out flops (movies, CDs, hairstyles), Lachey's latest album, "What's Left of Me," has spawned the hit singles "I Can't Hate You Anymore" and "Resolution" and sold nearly 10 times as many copies as his first CD, 2003's "SoulO," and more than Simpson's latest. Now he's dating MTV's Vanessa Minnillo and winning over more "Team Nick" supporters on a 33- city tour.

Nick Lachey
Q: This is your first time on the road in five years. How's it going?
A: It's been great. Obviously, it's a little different singing by yourself as opposed to a whole group, but it's been a lot of fun.
Q: You're doing everything -- stuff from the new CD, 98 Degrees, the album nobody bought.
A: The album nobody bought? Well put.
Q: Sorry about that.
A: Yeah, we're doing stuff from everything. We're doing music from all over the place.
Q: Do you think getting a divorce is the best thing that happened to your career?
A: No, not at all. I think that making a good album helps sell albums.
Q: How does it feel to sell more albums than certain other people you might know?
A: I'm not worried about that. I'm worried about measuring my success against myself.
Q: Isn't revenge sweet?
A: No. I think it's foolish to look at life that way, and I choose not to do that.