David Archuleta Fans Germany

“I’m not a kissy person, no kissing for me. It was just so weird because she’s not even a teenager or anything!” (Laughs)

Well, you can’t blame the overzealous fan – even if she’s in her 40s – for trying, can you, Archie?

Naturally, the “kissy’ topic paved the way for my next burning question: Is it still true that David Archuleta has never been kissed?

“Yes, my first kiss is still very much intact. You have to wait for the right person for that, right?!” the singer replied, laughing.

It’s hard to take his candid words and fun persona seriously at first take but the contemplation was quickly put to rest in the next few minutes that ensued.

Decked out in a grey, black outfit with matching cardigan, and together with his chipper demeanour, the teen crooner looked every bit your average American teenager until he started to speak.

“Love is very unpredictable you don’t expect it to happen. It’s just something that you feel. I want to make sure that it’s right because this person is whom you’re going to spend forever with.”

In town to promote his latest album, ‘The Other Side of Down’, David Archuleta also reiterated to xinmsn during the interview that he’s “never been in a relationship”, not even puppy love in high school, he affirmed.

“I’ll go on double dates [but] not serious ones. I’m single right now [and] there’s nothing serious going on in my life with romance.”

Turning 20 come end of December this year, the American Idol runner-up is amazingly wise and mature beyond his years and clearly has his feet firmly planted on the ground despite the fame and recognition that came along since his Idol experience from 2008.

“With all that’s happening in my life now, I feel like it’d have been an unhealthy balance of working and focusing on a girl and not giving the proper attention to either thing.”

Counting his singlehood as a blessing that helps keep him grounded and “focused on all that’s happening”, the self-confessed mummy’s boy who “gets excited just from going grocery shopping with my mum” sure has a good head on his shoulders, as evidenced by the countless mentions of ‘family’ in our brief 20 minutes chat.

“I’ll fly home whenever I get days off and spend time with my family…play video games with my sister or even go visit some of my neighbours and friends,” the good-natured singer shared.

“Talking to them and sharing my experiences with them allow me to escape a little bit because they don’t judge me. They see me as just the way I am.”

His second trip to Singapore this time, the baby-faced crooner “loves Singapore because it’s so clean and with lots of good food” lit up with excitement when asked about his favourite dish.

“I like chicken rice from Boon Tong Kee! It’s so simple but so tasty, I’ve never had this dish or even heard of it until now.”

“It’s so smooth and tender. It’s almost like it melts in your mouth.”