When Josh Groban appeared in Blender magazine and answered questions about nose picking and favorite curse words, fans were shocked.

They saw it as showing poor taste.

And the 26-year-old classical-pop singer, who in six short years has conquered the world with his rich, lyrical baritone voice and beautifully orchestrated songs, admits that maybe they're right.

"I just wanted to do something in bad taste at the moment," he says.

Groban is speaking by phone from the road, where he's en route to Sacramento on the West Coast leg of a tour that includes a stop Saturday at the Staples Center in his hometown.

The Staples Center is where Groban says he and his dad used to catch Laker's games before his life exploded into a Hollywood fantasy that tends to ignore his goofball side. So, when it surfaces, people are surprised, he says.

"My press has not emphasized a lot of personality stuff," he says. "It's been a lot more about the seriousness of the music, or whether or not people like the music."

And they do.

Groban's new album, "Awake," has drawn praise as a "skillfully made, richly varied set" and an "artistic titan."

The album is the third studio release in Groban's impressive six-year career,

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