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In 1992, California native Josh Steely auditioned for the guitar slot in the Red Hot Chili Peppers, then one of the biggest acts in rock following the success of their 1991 album Blood Sugar Sex Magik .
"I had dinner with (producer) Rick Rubin and his assistant and we talked about it," Steely says . "I had long hair at the time and they were like, 'You're going to need to shave your head and here's a list of things not to talk about around the guys.' It hit me right away, instantly that I wasn't ready to just go and join someone's band. I'm going to do my own thing. Needless to say, I would have joined if they would have had me, but I probably didn't seem that interested at the time."


At the time, Steely was the only one of the musicians who had seen Daughtry's television run. "At lunchtime we'd go back to my boss' house - we were electricians - and have a sandwich and watch the show. The couple of times I saw him on there, I thought to myself, that's the kind of guy you want fronting your band right there."
Steely knew talent when he saw it. The son of musician parents, including a father who toured with Bob Seeger and Jimmy Buffett, Steely grew up on the road until the family finally settled in San Diego. Growing up in the Southern California beach community in the '80s, Steely not surprisingly fell into the punk scene, engrossing himself in the music of bands like the Circle Jerks and Suicidal Tendencies.
"It was simple enough music with attitude that I could actually play having only played for a couple of months," Steely says of punk's appeal.


At the time, Daughtry's self-titled debut record was already recorded, cut between dates on the "American Idol" concert tour with studio musicians. The album was successful, debuting at No. 2 on the album charts (it eventually topped the chart behind singles like "It's Not Over" and "Home.") and becoming the fastest-selling rock debut in the history of Soundscan.
The record soared largely on the back of Chris Daughtry's "American Idol" celebrity, but the North Carolina-native wanted more than anything to be in a band, a true collaboration between musicians.
"He wanted to have a band of guys that could back him up," says Steely. "And he's a great singer so he needed a great bass player, great drummer, couple of great guitarists all to do it. Not just some faceless guys to stand back there. That's part of why the fans love us because they know we're equal partners in that way."


On the band's second record, the June release Leave This Town , the partnership has come to full fruition with a record Steely calls "our first band record."
"We wanted to prove to ourselves, the fans, critics, even the producer, everybody, that we are the Daughtry sound," he says of the success of current singles like "Life After You" and "No Surprise." "We were able to be in the studio and work with each other. Even on guitar parts we'd all be coaching each other like we always do. When we put our set list together, it's a democracy. It comes down to what's best for the song. That's how we approach everything."
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Daughtry with Theory Of A Deadman and Cavo
7:30 p.m. Saturday at DeSoto Civic Center, 4560 Venture Drive in Southaven. Tickets: $30.50 and $40.50, available at the box office (662-470-2131) and through Ticketmaster. For more information, visit desotociviccenter.com.