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Well, that was more like it, no? After last week’s horrifying — truly horrifying! — bloodbath eliminations, yesterday we saw three deserving singtestants shoved into the bottom three and the worst of the bunch was sent home. I’m sure Lacey Brown is a perfectly nice person and all, but homegirl just did not have the chops to be among the Final 12 on America’s most celebrated electoral process. Many brilliant scientists have gone mad trying to decipher just how the Idol voting really works, so I won’t try to figure out why it was that Lacey and two deserving companions — Paige Miles and Whizzenpoof Spizzwinks — were in the bottom three this week and yet managed to squeak past three far more deserving contestants just seven days ago. But just know that it happened and that this is a good thing and hopefully things will progress in a similar fashion. It’s not too late to save America! Speaking of saving, they’re bringing back the Judges’ Save. Yeah, that old clam. The thing about the Judges’ Save is that it’s dumb. It’s just plain dumb. And it’s also kind of cruel to watch some never-gonna-be-rescued kid warble for their life while Simon and Randy and Ellen and that dung beetle pretend to seriously discuss whether or not they should keep her around. These people are judges on a reality show because they are not actors, so making them try to act once a week is an exercise in cruel futility. Mostly Simon just makes jokes and probably tells people little anecdotes about what Ryan did in the dressing rooms this morning, while Kara closes her eyes, squeezes them so so tight, and wishes that she was in the competition this year, she would do so well, just you see Mr. Fuller, just raise the age limit, just once, please Mr. Fuller? So that was that. I’m sure that terrified legions of Teen Texterz will now circle the giggle-wagons around Whizzenpoof and he will be carried, Hercules-like, up to the golden thrones of Olympus, borne on the zitty backs of Mallory and all her friends. Or I don’t know! Again, trying to find pattern or thread in American Idol voting is like searching for meaning in a Kara DioGuardi song. All you end up with is a bunch of mountains and stars and hopes and reaching and none of it makes much sense at all. Your lesbian aunt Karen David Cook came back and sang yet another strangely dated ditty, so that was good. When I went to the Idols Live! concert in Worcester, MA two frittered-away summers ago, he was acting like he was Bono or something. Standing on railings and raising his hands in the air as if he controlled the whims and shrieks of the universe, not just those of a few hundred teen New Englanders and they’re about-to-shoot-themselves parents at the Worcester Centrum. (I was there strictly for research/ironic purposes, I promise you. Also: Jason Castroooooooooo.) Anyway! Somebody named Orpheus or Orkin or something came out and screeched something at as for a while, so that was really unpleasant. And then with a great thudding and falling down the stairs came Ke$ha, stumbling like a bargain basement homemade drag Lady Gaga around the stage, yelling about various things and continuing to shill for the Jack Daniels corporation. Then people with giant TVs for heads came out and did a dance with her and if any parents were watching with their kids, they probably sighed and looked down at their daughter and her weird friend Mallory clasping their hands and swaying back and forth in delight and they felt the weary press of years and tastes and they thought about September girls and December boys, and somewhere up in the night sky a star fizzed and winked and the world was, as miraculously as ever, room enough for all of it.
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There were few surprises this week, but the top 12’s parents were cute! By Jim Cantiello Lacey Brown performs on Wednesday’s “American Idol” Photo: FOX “American Idol” in 60 Seconds has fast become an MTV News institution, but it goes by so fast that it’s not always easy to catch every golden nugget. So, here we present to you Jim Cantiello’s bite-size recap of this week’s “Idol” high jinks. It was Rolling Stones week on “American Idol,” and the newly elected top 12 didn’t completely embarrass themselves. Golf clap! It was also a week where the judges happily overlooked mangled lyrics (Didi Benami’s “Play With Fire”), off-key notes ( Siobhan Magnus’ “Paint It Black” ) and questionable hygiene (Crystal Bowersox wrapped a dreadlock around one of Lilly Scott’s patented peacock feathers). When the contestants weren’t warbling Stones tunes, viewers got to meet their families in clips that consisted of weepy dads with facial hair (nice to see you again, Papa Garcia; nice to meet you, Papa Bowersox; your accent is adorable, Daddy Dewyze), and a blatant disregard for birth control. (Hi, Urban and Magnus clans!) The moms were fun times too. Casey James’ mother had amazing eyeliner and enough custom-made “Casey” clothing to last a lifetime. Aaron Kelly’s adopted mom is so nice, they named her twice (Kelly Kelly!). And Didi’s matriarch/housesitter (Mommy Benami!) is too nervous to watch her daughter choke on live television, so she doesn’t watch the performance episodes. Cute! Singing-wise, everyone was pretty passable. Big Mike sounded great but he also danced (which caused Ryan Seacrest to awkwardly “oh, no you didn’t” in Simon’s zillionaire face after the Brit called the boogying “desperate”). Lacey squawked, Casey grinned, Katie was boring, Paige sounded better with laryngitis, Lee Dewyze continued his transformation into Dave Matthews, and Aaron debuted a new look which was two parts self-tanner and 75 parts hair gel. The closest thing to a catastrophe was Tim Urban’s reggae reimagining of “Under My Thumb,” but the resident cute boy was out-terribled by early front-runner Andrew Garcia, who screamed through “Gimme Shelter” like he was having a ‘Nam flashback. On Wednesday night’s results show, David Cook carefully performed “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” Australian guitarist Orianthi attempted to sing in a wind tunnel, and Ke$ha $tumbled around on$tage in a Native American headre$$ while 3Oh!3 acted like they were waiting for her to pass out so they could take advantage of her. When it was time for results, there were few surprises. Tim, Lacey and Paige all solemnly walked to the middle of the stage, but it was Lacey who suffered the loss. She got to pick which song she wanted to perform one last time (“The Story”) but no matter how hard she concentrated, it still wasn’t good enough to warrant the judges using their precious “save” on her. But look at the bright side, Lacey! You now get to join Lindsey Cardinale, Brandon Rogers and Vanessa Olivarez in the “12er” club. Membership perks include … nobody other than “Idol” reporters remembering your name. What did you think of this week’s shenanigans? Did I leave anything out of my recap you were dying for me to dish about? Leave a comment below, and for even more “Idol” goodness, follow me @jambajim . Related Videos ‘American Idol’ In 60 Seconds Meet The ‘American Idol’ Top 12 Related Photos ‘American Idol’ Season Nine Performances ‘American Idol’ Top 12 Party
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‘A talent competition is not necessarily my thing,’ she says. By Katie Byrne Katelyn Epperly performs on “American Idol” Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images Katelyn Epperly finally had a breakout “American Idol” performance last week with Coldplay’s “The Scientist,” even though the judges didn’t see eye-to-eye on it. But the whole panel agreed that her take on Carole King’s “I Feel the Earth Move” didn’t live up to her potential. Even so, Epperly wasn’t expected to get the boot on Thursday, but such was the theme of the shocking results night , when Lilly Scott , Alex Lambert and Todrick Hall were also sent packing. We caught up with the singer/songwriter to talk about her closest “Idol” allies, her next move and more. Q : Did you feel that the judges were especially hard on you this season? A : They were definitely more critical towards me. I’m not sure if it’s possibly because I’ve been performing for so long. Maybe they expected more out of me than what I was giving them. But I started off on a pretty strong note, so maybe I didn’t live up to their expectations week by week. Q : Did you sing “I Feel the Earth Move” to compensate for Simon’s “corny” comments the week before? A : I totally did. I definitely was trying to find a song that would portray me as an artist, which is difficult for a singer/songwriter in this competition, because first of all, I don’t listen to mainstream music, and second of all, I don’t typically perform covers. So I kind of scrambled around last-minute trying to do something. I brought out the Wurlitzer keyboard .I wanted to do something edgier, and it didn’t work out for me, but I definitely don’t regret doing it, because I love that era. Q : You and Lilly seemed especially emotional during the results show. Why was that? A : Lilly and I have gotten really close, and from the start, we’ve flocked together. Crystal [Bowersox] too. I don’t typically hang out with girls very often, so this was a rare thing for all three of us, actually. To really truly have female friends and to get along so well and to be so supportive of one another and turning and seeing them there — for me, it wasn’t over. This is sort of a platform in my career. I wasn’t so sad about that; I was sad to see them, and I’m gonna say it was a pretty big disappointment to me to see Lilly go home, because if I were to be at home watching that show, she would, by far, over all the other girls, not be the one going home. Q : What made you choose “The Scientist” last week? A : It’s definitely a song that comes to mind when I think about anything hard I’ve had to do, any sort of loss. It’s a very touching, riveting song. I covered it a lot this summer and coped with a lot of things that I was going through. This is a song that is sad but also hopeful. When they said it was too slow, that was OK with me. I was waiting for that comment. I wanted to do it slow. I wanted to focus on the lyrics of the song. The song just cries, and I think I portrayed it, despite what the judges might have thought. Q : Are you especially rooting for anyone now that you’re off the show? A : I wish them all well, because I’ve gotten to know them all, and everyone’s worked so hard. Honestly, from the start, Crystal has been a very true, true friend to me and an honest person. And when she sings, it comes from the heart, and I know you’ve watched her. It’s just natural for her, and she totally deserves it. I’m going to be pushing for her all the way. Q : Was it comforting to you for there to be so many other singer/songwriters in the competition this season? A : I think that’s very important. That’s actually what made me so much more OK with being on the show, because I did have some pride issues with it at first, because a talent competition is not necessarily my thing. I’m the kind of person who just likes to sing and dance and spend time with music instead of making it something competitive. I’ve seen so many singer/songwriters this year who really are credible and who have been working at it their whole lives and truly deserve it. They didn’t just roll out of bed one day and want to be on a TV show and have an OK voice and a pretty face. So it was really fun to sit around backstage while we were rehearsing. We got to just jam out together. We’d all pass around the guitar and sing. It was awesome. Q : Would you have liked to sing your original songs on the show, if that were an option? A : That’s a tough one. It would be really awesome because I feel like people like Lilly, Crystal and I and others, we would definitely excel in that kind of category. At the same time, it is a show where you get judged. It’s really hard, because original music, especially the music I write, is filled with a lot of emotion and it’s based on personal experiences, and I think it would be hard for me to get up in front of four people and for them to tell me my personal experiences are invalid and my song that I wrote when I was going through a hard time wasn’t good enough. So its mixed and matched, but I definitely think it would be a cool twist to bring to a show and really bring to light some of those true musicians. Q : What’s next? Will you head back to Iowa? A : I am planning on going back for now, since I’m flat broke. [ Laughs. ] I gotta go back to Des Moines and start working and continue to pursue recording and writing music with all sorts of different artists. The band called Lovedrug is a band I’ve been listening to since I was real young. I’m gonna get together with them and hopefully write some music with them as well as other artists. Just getting back in the studio and getting back to what I truly love to do. Were you sad to see Katelyn go? Will you listen to her post-“Idol” music? Let us know! Get your “Idol” fix on MTV News’ “American Idol” page , where you’ll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. Related Videos Meet The ‘American Idol’ Top 12 ‘American Idol’ In 60 Seconds Related Photos ‘American Idol’ Top 12 Party ‘American Idol’ Season Nine Performances
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He also addresses Ellen’s metaphors: ‘I probably won’t be able to look at a banana the same way.’ By Katie Byrne Alex Lambert performs on “American Idol” Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images While Alex Lambert’s nerves got the best of him during his early “American Idol” performances, the singer seemed to be getting on the right track, choosing perfect-fit songs by Ray LaMontagne and John Legend. Unfortunately, Lambert fell victim to Thursday’s shocking results night and didn’t quite make the top 12. We caught up with him Friday (March 12) to talk about his surprise elimination, what’s next and much more. Q : After you were eliminated, you said that you had more to show America. What did you mean by that? A : When I said I want to break out of my shell and show America what I can do, man, honestly, every time I got up there, I couldn’t even sing my best because I was so nervous, and I have a whole series of songs that I can sing that sound so much better than singing on the show. I don’t regret anything, because it’s the beginning of my career. I have never really been onstage before, so I think I did great for not having any experience. Q : Do you think you’ll be able to get past the nerves and have a music career? A : I feel like I’m already past it. I feel like I just needed a few more weeks of just having a little bit more experience on that stage. … It wasn’t a nerve thing, because I would get up there and be comfortable and it felt right, but I didn’t know how to look at the camera. I didn’t know how to interact with the audience, because I had never done it before. I mean, definitely, it’s something that I’ll easily be able to get past. Q : Did you get a chance to talk to the judges after the show? A : They talked to me, and they pretty much told me that I need more experience. And it’s true, but I felt like, vocally, it was my time. … I didn’t have enough experience on the stage is pretty much what they were telling me. They all know I have a good voice, and they told me I had a lot of future ahead of me. Q : The judges have made a big deal about the contestants knowing what kind of artist they want to be. Do you know? A : I know exactly what kind of artist I want to be. I really would like to do a bunch of acoustic stuff and I would also like some R&B tracks — a whole bunch of different stuff. I know my voice and what I can and cannot do, and I know what would sound good on what, and I believe that I could sound good on not only one genre of music; I could put it on anything. Q : What helped you through the nerves? Did the judges help or your friends or … A : I would say it was all me. The only person who was going to help me overcome my nervousness and my stage fright was me, and it was all in my head. I could have gone up there and had a great performance, but in my head, I was thinking to nail the song vocally, and I wasn’t really worried about performing, I guess. I never thought that the show was so much of a performing show as a singing competition. I had it in my head so much, like, “I want my vocals to be so much better than everyone else’s.” And I guess that’s all. I lost track of the fact that this is a TV show. Q : When the show came back from commercial after you were eliminated, things looked pretty emotional. What was going on? A : A lot of people were talking to me and, yeah, it was emotional, because a lot of people weren’t expecting the people that went home to go home. There’s people in the top 12 that everyone thought was going home, and then when they found out it was me, that whole day I was nervous, and people were like, “Dude, why are you nervous? You have no reason to be nervous. You’re going to be here.” And then when I got cut, they were just like, “What?!?” And a lot of people that were upset were like, “I made it and he didn’t?” Q : Do you think if you’d made it to the top 12 you would have been encouraged to cut off your mullet? A : [ Laughs. ] The stylists have already asked me if I wanted to cut it. I mean, even if they did tell me to — yeah, they probably would want me to cut it, but I wouldn’t let them cut it. I wouldn’t ever let them cut my mullet. Q : What did you think of Ellen’s constant banana metaphors? A : [ Laughs. ] Well, I mean, I know it’s all for entertainment, but it does make sense, I guess. I mean, I probably won’t be able to look at a banana the same way. Were you sad to see Alex go? Will you listen to his post-“Idol” music? Let us know! Get your “Idol” fix on MTV News’ “American Idol” page , where you’ll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. Related Videos Check Out A Preview Of ‘Summit On The Summit: Kilimanjaro’ Meet The ‘American Idol’ Top 12 ‘American Idol’ In 60 Seconds Related Photos ‘American Idol’ Top 12 Party ‘American Idol’ Season Nine Performances
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Shaky singers Aaron Kelly and Paige Miles survive to make it to the season-nine top 12. By Gil Kaufman Lilly Scott on ‘American Idol’ Thursday Photo: Fox After months of auditions, nail-biting Hollywood drama and three sometimes-painful live-performance weeks, America finally got its top 12 on “American Idol” Thursday night (March 11) on a show that provided some of the first true surprises — and shocking exits — of season nine. The handful of singers who appeared certain to end their runs on the show after crash-and-burn performances got miracle reprieves as Katelyn Epperly, Lilly Scott, Todrick Hall and Alex Lambert were voted off. In the first elimination group, host Ryan Seacrest waved through potential singer/songwriter Didi Benami and quirky dark horse Siobhan Magnus. That left Katelyn Epperly and Paige Miles standing center stage, with one facing elimination. It seemed certain that Miles, whom the judges have repeatedly said had the strongest voice in the competition, would be the one to go after her poorly received cover of “Smile,” a song made famous by Michael Jackson. But in a surprise, it was Epperly, who went home after an equally slammed cover of Carole King’s “I Feel the Earth Move.” Miles looked shocked and not quite as elated as one would suspect, while the somewhat emotional Epperly began to well up when she said she’d learned a ton on the show and her elimination was “just a push for me to go do more stuff.” The second go-round for “Earth” was a bit more energetic and had the personality the judges had been missing, though the vocals were still not great. Then it was the guys’ turn, as Tim Urban, Todrick Hall, Lee Dewyze and Casey James lined up on the stage. First to go through was sensitive pinup James, who played it safe with Keith Urban’s “You’ll Think of Me,” followed by this year’s true wild card, Urban, who seemed destined to go home after two horrendous weeks but somehow pulled out a strong vocal on Wednesday night with his cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” Not surprisingly, the much-praised Dewyze was safe, thanks to his serviceable cover of Owl City’s “Fireflies,” while dancer Hall was sent packing even after his big gamble with a gospel version of Queen’s “Somebody to Love” that drew praise but didn’t seem to endear him to voters. Hall seemed to sense his number was up, staring blank-faced into the camera with a resigned look. He said he was just happy that fans came up to him over the weekend and said they’d voted for him. “This has been an awesome experience,” he said. “I came here to prove that I’m not just a dancer, I can also sing. I think I’ve done that.” The reprise of the bombastic glam-rock tune indeed proved that Hall has a powerful voice and strong performance chops that will likely keep the former Broadway star — who performed with onetime “Idol” Fantasia in “The Color Purple” — gainfully employed. Seacrest mixed it up as he built the second half of the top 12, starting out with leading female contender Crystal Bowersox, who looked more nervous than she should have been as she got the good news, followed by Michael Lynche, who was a shoo-in following his searing, tear-jerking cover of Kate Bush’s “This Woman’s Work.” During her second go-round on the show, Lacey Brown made it further than last year, when she washed out just before the live rounds. This year will be different, as she took a seat, along with jittery teen Aaron Kelly, who managed to make it to the top 12 despite a so-so performance of Lonestar’s “I’m Already There.” That left Alex Lambert and Andrew Garcia standing with their arms around each other’s shoulders awaiting the news. It was another shocking exit, as Lambert, who was beginning to overcome his paralyzing case of stage fright, got the bad news. The men gave each other several deep hugs, and Lambert lamented how nervous he was during his run. “There’s a lot of things America hasn’t seen me do yet,” he said. “And a lot of things I know I’m capable of. … I wish I could have just broken out of my shell.” Magnus was brought to tears, and Bowersox mouthed along as Lambert tried his best to keep his emotions in check during one more run through Ray LaMontagne’s “Trouble,” earning a group hug from the male top six at song’s end. The final pairing featured teen Katie Stevens and Lilly Scott awaiting their fate. Stevens, who was tagged as a potential winner of the whole thing early on, stumbled in the live rounds, unable to find a performance personality and repeatedly getting feedback from the judges that she came off as much older than 17 and needed to get more experience under her belt. But, despite another poorly received performance on Tuesday, this time of Kelly Clarkson’s “Breakaway,” America gave her the nod over Scott, a unique performer who won the judges over with her offbeat style, musical chops and a solid cover of Patsy Cline’s “I Fall to Pieces.” Scott looked dumbfounded at the news and genuinely bummed. “I thought I did really well, I thought I was appealing to a lot of people,” she said, shaking her head while Stevens wiped away tears of joy. “I put my heart into every performance. I really gave it my all every time. … I don’t know what America wants to hear.” Without her mandolin, Scott sang another solid rendition of the 50-year-old country classic, singing it even more powerfully than she did earlier in the week, perhaps leaving the audience with a sense of an opportunity missed. The show opened with one of the blandest group lip-synch numbers in recent memory, a vanilla waltz through Michael Bubl
Things aren’t looking good for Paige Miles and Aaron Kelly. By Gil Kaufman Paige Miles Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images This year’s “American Idol” top 12 will be revealed on Thursday night’s (March 11) show, but not before the final four semifinalists are shown the door. Unlike previous weeks, when it was fairly obvious which two guys and two girls would be leaving the show, the competition has finally begun to get tighter, and making the call this week is a bit harder. The decision seems pretty clear, though, to MTV News’ “Idol in 60 Seconds” honcho Jim Cantiello. “Paige Miles blew it,” he said of the singer who has been touted as having the strongest voice in the competition by the judges during the live shows after getting next-to-zero screen time in Hollywood. “For two weeks, we’ve heard the judges go on and on about her big voice. Then she finally tries to share it with America and chokes!” Cantiello was referring to Miles’ uneven, off-key cover of “Smile,” a song written by silent-movie star Charlie Chaplin, which was one of Michael Jackson’s favorite tunes. “Take her lack of preseason screen time and add it to her dreadful ‘Smile,’ and you have a Paige farewell in the cards.” He suspected Miles would be joined by old-before-her-time teen Katie Stevens, who he said “floundered in the semifinals with bad song choices and a lack of identity.” Cantiello said Stevens’ cover of original “Idol” Kelly Clarkson’s “Breakaway” on Tuesday night “not only had the unfortunate opening spot [on the show] … but it was also Katie’s weakest vocal to date.” He also predicted that fellow identity-deficient high-schooler Aaron Kelly had worn out his welcome on the show with a “goat-y vibrato and a song that swallowed him whole,” speaking of a wobbly take on Lonestar’s “I’m Already There.” On the show, judge Simon Cowell said the vocal wasn’t great, but he liked the song, while Kara DioGuardi felt the 16-year-old didn’t sell her on a lyric about a dad calling home to his kids. “Plus, he’s from a super-small town [Sonestown, Pennsylvania] so he doesn’t have that organized support system some of the other contestants have set up.” Though Todrick Hall surprised everyone with a cover of Queen’s bombastic “Somebody to Love,” Cantiello thinks it’s curtains for the dancer. “I haven’t come across too many Todrick fans on the Web (other than, randomly, season eight’s Matt Giraud), so his days were numbered regardless of how he performed on the boy’s show,” he opined. “Incidentally, I dug what he did with that Queen song but not sure it won him any new fans, though.” Our other “Idol” expert, MJ Santilli, who runs “Idol” fan site MJsBigBlog.com , agreed with Cantiello on Miles and Kelly but diverged on the other two picks. “Stick a fork in her, she’s done,” Santilli said of Miles. “Paige needed to come out this week with a strong performance, but her WTF rendition of ‘Smile’ sealed her deal. A sad waste of potential.” As for Kelly, she said his pitchy performances didn’t really connect emotionally with the audience. “He needed a couple of more years of maturing to be ready for prime time,” she suggested. “And as tween fodder, he’s competing with Tim Urban and Alex Lambert.” Santilli’s pick for the other guy going home was a surprise: Lee Dewyze, a perennial favorite of Cowell’s who sang a Dave Matthews-ish folky version of Owl City’s “Fireflies” that the judges generally agreed was good enough to get him through to the top 12. “The judges like Lee, but the grunge rocker’s pitchy, tentative performances haven’t really connected with ‘Idol’ viewers,” said Santilli, whose site features hundreds of comments from show fanatics on the week’s performances. Santilli also predicted that Texas singer Lacey Brown would be sent packing. “Her excellent performance Tuesday night of Brandi Carlile’s ‘The Story’ was too little, too late.” Do you agree with our experts’ picks? Let us know by leaving your comments below. Get your “Idol” fix on MTV News’ “American Idol” page , where you’ll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. Related Videos ‘American Idol’ In 60 Seconds Related Photos ‘American Idol’ Season Nine Performances
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‘I feel that I still did give my own style to it, but I maybe should have chosen a different song,’ she says. By Katie Byrne Michelle Delamor Photo: Fox While she didn’t get a lot of screen time before the semifinals, Michelle Delamor established herself as season nine’s resident diva with her first live “American Idol” performance of Alicia Keys’ “Fallin’.” Unfortunately, she made an oddball song choice (an R&B version of Creed’s “With Arms Wide Open”?) that sent her packing Thursday, along with Jermaine Sellers, John Park and Haeley Vaughn. Does she think lack of screen time did her in? We caught up with the 22-year-old from Miami on Friday (March 5) to talk about that and much more. Q : On Wednesday, Kara said “With Arms Wide Open” was your best performance yet. Then during the results show, she took that comment back. Was that difficult? A : You know what? It was a little bit disappointing, but knowing myself, I’m really a perfectionist, and I know that I didn’t do my best. I know that Wednesday was not close to my best performance. I understood where she was coming from. I was a bit disappointed that she had those things to say, but I couldn’t say that she was wrong for it. Q : What was your thought process behind choosing the Creed song? A : After my first performance, I had done Alicia Keys, and the judges all thought I needed to take a risk and try something they wouldn’t expect me to do, so that’s why I chose to do Creed, because I knew they wouldn’t expect that. It’s kind of like a rock ballad, and I’m not a rock singer. I thought I was taking a risk, and I tried too much to go by what the judges said. I wanted to make sure I did the right thing, and I was too caught up in my mind. I feel that I still did give my own style to it, but I maybe should have chosen a different song. Q : At any point, did you question your decision to go with the Creed song? A : I did. I really did question it. As a matter of fact, I think part of what messed me up a little bit is that I questioned it before I got up on that stage. When you’re not sure of the song that you’re performing, it’s gonna be noticed and people can feel that. I definitely would have done my next song. I would have reversed [the order]. Q : What were you planning to sing next? A : I wanted to do “Come Together” by the Beatles, but Michael Jackson style. I feel like it has so much drive, so much intensity. It’s a song that I feel. I love it. My idol, my inspiration Michael Jackson, he covered it. And he did an amazing job, and I’ve just always loved that song. Q : Do you think your lack of screen time in the early rounds led to your exit? A : Actually, in the very beginning, they had made a whole commercial that said “Meet Michelle,” and I thought that was amazing. I was like, “Oh my God, I can’t believe it!” And then I saw that they didn’t really show me much, but I figured, “They know what they’re doing.” I knew that I didn’t really have a story. I kind of have a normal lifestyle back at home, not so much tragedy or anything like that. I don’t think that makes for good TV. [ Laughs. ] So I understood. Were you sad to see Michelle go? Do you think her Creed song choice got her voted off? Let us know below! Get your “Idol” fix on MTV News’ “American Idol” page , where you’ll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. Related Videos ‘American Idol’ In 60 Seconds Related Photos ‘American Idol’ Season Nine Performances The ‘American Idol’ Season 9 Top 24
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‘I definitely got distracted by the cameras and the fact that the judges were going to criticize me in front of 30 million people on live TV,’ he says. By Katie Byrne John Park Photo: Fox His “American Idol” journey might have come to an end Thursday, but John Park will always have Shania Twain. The guest judge made Park’s audition one of the most memorable of the season, with her borderline-inappropriate comments about his “bottom end.” The Northbrook, Illinois, college student never quite lived up to his initial promise, however, and he was sent packing , along with Jermaine Sellers , Haeley Vaughn and Michelle Delamor. We caught up with the 21-year-old Friday (March 5) to talk about the judges’ harsh comments, his early front-runner status and what’s next. Q : After your performance this week, Simon made a comment about your college a cappella group getting their lead singer back. What were you thinking when he said that? A : He was basically saying that I might go home this week. He, of course, dramatized it so that people at home watch it and they can get a kick out of it. I don’t really mind it, because I understand where he’s coming from. That’s just how he is on TV. After the elimination happened and I sang my last song, he came up to me and shook my hand and said, “Good job for coming this far.” He’s not that mean of a guy, actually. Q : It seemed like you and Andrew Garcia have been dogged from the start with the early front-runner status. Do you think that held you back at all? A : I think it was mostly song choice and nerves. I definitely got distracted by the cameras and the fact that the judges were going to criticize me in front of 30 million people on live TV, so I think that kind of took away from my concentration on just singing the song honestly. I couldn’t do my best to interpret the song my own way. Q : The judges got on your case about not showing them what kind of artist you would be. What type of music do you see yourself making? A : I think it would be more pop, neo-soul. Kind of like a John Mayer, John Legend, Gavin DeGraw kind of feel to it. Q : Were there past “American Idol” contestants who inspired you to try out for the show? A : My favorite “Idol” winner was Kelly Clarkson. I just vividly remember her finale show, when she sang “A Moment Like This,” and she was crying onstage. It was just an incredible moment for me when I was a kid. Were you sad to see John go? Did you think the judges were overly hard on him? Let us know below! Get your “Idol” fix on MTV News’ “American Idol” page , where you’ll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. Related Videos ‘American Idol’ In 60 Seconds Related Photos ‘American Idol’ Season Nine Performances The ‘American Idol’ Season 9 Top 24
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