Chris Daughtry and his band aren’t musicians. They aren’t pop stars. They are rock stars.

Where sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll seem typical for rock bands, it doesn’t hold a place in this group.

In May, Daughtry are standing backstage at the “American Idol” finale as the show’s fans were split on who they wanted to win — Adam Lambert or Kris Allen.

Just a few years prior, Chris Daughtry stood on the same stage, and falling just short of winning the title.

Who won that season again?

Taylor Hicks?

Daughtry has had four No. 1 hits on the Billboard Top 40 Radio Airplay Chart. An edgier sophomore album, “Leave This Town,” features harder-sounding songs, like “You Don’t Belong,” while still producing signature and anthemic Daughtry ballads, like “September” and “Call My Name.”

Daughtry performs Thursday night at Hilton Coliseum with the bands Theory of a Deadman and Cavo opening the show.

On popular radio, Daughtry songs share the air with artists such as Britney Spears and Rihanna.

Still think they’re a rock band? The band isn’t too worried about if you do or not. They say come to one of their shows to find they’re not a pop band whatsoever.

In a September interview with the Daily, Daughtry bassist Josh “JP” Paul said the band’s airplay on pop radio stations was a positive for them.

“I think we’re lucky to be able to have broadened our audience,” Paul said. “Unfortunately, there are a lot of rock bands that don’t cross over to the other side. I used to play in a punk rock band called Suicidal Tendencies, and it never crossed over to the masses.

“I think that in the pop world — a good song is a good song. There’s obviously a format that goes back to the beginning of popular music, and we really just want to write songs that we like.”

Paul, a Los Angeles native, grew up listening to all kinds of different music — jazz, pop, hip-hop, R&B. On his iPod now are bands such as Kings of Leon, Outkast and The Dead Weather.

Influenced by punk rock music, Paul is also a dad with a Mohawk.

“My 6 year old just kills me whenever we play ‘Rock Band’ together,” Paul said.

Although he’s living his dream and touring, Paul speaks for the band saying it’s not so easy being away from their families.

“It’s kinda like being at summer camp for months at a time. If you were trapped in your dorm or something like that with five of your best friends or brothers for three months, how would you feel?” he said. “In any relationship, you can love the person from the bottom of your heart, but if you’re in each others’ faces 24-hours a day for a long period of time, someone’s bound to get annoyed with something like, ‘I don’t like how you drink that bottle of water, man!’ It never stops. It’s exhausting at times, but on the other level, it’s great. We’re doing what we love.”

For anyone attending the concert Thursday, the band warns of the immensity of their sound — they evidently don’t mess around.

Daughtry wants to be known as a band that lasts years, composing, touring, recording and longevity, even after they may “leave this town.”

Daughtry with Theory of a Deadman and Cavo

When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday

Where: Hilton Coliseum

Cost: $31.50 or $41.40

For fans of Breaking Benjamin, Nickelback, Shinedown, Three Days Grace

The concert features the band’s debut album, “Leave This Town.” Opening acts are Canadian rock band Theory of a Deadman and St. Louis hard rock band Cavo.