I wouldn’t have made it past the first round of American Idol auditions. It was months before our first song was recorded. The guys were like, ‘Just seeng!’ And I was like, ‘I don’t know how to seeng! Can’t I just play the triangle?’
‘American Idol’ is a juggernaut… Because of my ‘American Idol’ win, I am able to do the thing that I love most, which is to be an entertainer.
Instead of plotting the demise of the traditional family, as some politicians and religious leaders would have you believe, gay people mow their lawns and watch ‘American Idol’ and video their children’s concerts and have the same hopes and dreams that their straight counterparts do.
‘American Idol’ became a juggernaut of epic proportions, but to me it was always like home.
I’m also a big ‘American Idol’ fan. I think it’s just great fun.
I think a big part of ‘American Idol’ that scares people and actually has, I’m sure, stopped people from trying out is the fact that you do have to do things that are necessarily not your genre.
I’ve always loved R&B. That love seemed to start in church. But then I saw Carrie Underwood on American Idol, and I fell in love with country. Heck, I loved the hair bands of the ’80s too, so I have always loved country and rock ‘n’ roll.
It was actually really hard to get a record deal after ‘American Idol.’
When I heard ‘Jesus, Take the Wheel,’ I was like, OK. Some people look at it as a song written for an American Idol, Carrie Underwood, who is wonderful. But when you’re a songwriter listening to a song, you hear something else. I heard that song, and wow.
I don’t watch ‘American Idol’ – that’d be like getting divorced from somebody and then hanging out with them.
I was rejected from ‘American Idol’ – and I’m happier for it now.
I would lose straight away if I went on ‘American Idol.’
I learned about this talent show on TV that was basically the Estonian version of ‘American Idol.’ So I lied about my age, went on the show, and won. I think my story is about working really hard and dreaming really big.
‘American Idol’ opened up all the doors to where I am now.
I’ve always wanted to be a recognized singer and just – just so people can hear my music – and thought, you know, look how many people watch ‘American Idol.’ Why not audition, you know?
There were a lot of challenges I had to face on ‘American Idol’ that helped me grow in a few different ways that I’ll take forever with my career.
My favorite type of music to sing and to listen to, you know, rock. It’s not always metal, but you know, half the time it is. Metal’s cool, you know? Not everybody on ‘American Idol’ listens to metal.
The Biggest Loser,’ ‘The Voice,’ and ‘American Idol’… they’re giving people opportunities to do what they’ve always dreamed of doing… to me, that’s great reality television.
These days the whole ‘American Idol’ and ‘The X Factor’ and all that stuff has opened up doors for songwriters like me. I get songs on their albums.
I have watched every single season of ‘American Idol’ since the beginning, when Ryan Seacrest co-hosted with Brian Dunkleman. Brian who? Exactly.
American Idol, I love. I think it’s a passing fancy but not passing so soon.
In all honesty, I’m not able to talk about contracts. It’s nothing with ‘American Idol’ in particular, it’s just things I really need to take care of in my life.
That was very difficult for me on ‘American Idol’ to feel like I had to be a certain way. It wasn’t that the producers were saying that you shouldn’t be gay or whatever, but there was this unspoken energy around saying you have to appeal to Middle America, and Middle America at that point was not ready for all that.
Who wouldn’t want to be an ‘American Idol’ judge? It’s an awesome, awesome show.
An American Idol is someone who knows how to change people’s lives through music.
Have you seen ‘American Idol’ lately? I’m sure that some kids somewhere at this moment are thrashing themselves silly over what they call ‘Rock n’ Roll.’
I tried out for American Idol, I got a record deal, and now it’s like my best days are ahead of me.
In the realm of fakery, I would choose ‘Rock Band’ over ‘American Idol’ or over any of the other flimsy truths masquerading as music.
I definitely love ‘Camelot.’ It’s my favorite show. I’m a big ‘True Blood’ fan. I love ‘American Idol,’ and I love my girl J-Lo. The rest are my homework shows: ‘Forensic Files,’ ‘Dr. G. Medical Examiner,’ ‘The First 48.’
I was 15 on American Idol, and everybody had something to say. It was like I had my really awkward phase on national television, you know?
My first album after ‘American Idol’ I did with Desmond – we paid for it together, and we literally were together working on it every day for a year and half, just writing. We wrote in New York, Nashville, L.A., Sweden – we wrote with some other amazing songwriters like Diane Warren, too.
Especially now, with ‘Glee,’ it’s allowed a lot of kids to love music and performing at a young age. All ages watched ‘American Idol,’ but I think it was nice to be able to show kids, ‘Hey, you can be here, too.’
It’s always been a dream to audition for ‘American Idol.’ But you have to be 15 or older.
I was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It’s at the point now where it’s old.
Acting is the most bizarre profession. You can stay in it for years and not really be in it and be waiting for someone to give you an opportunity. It’s like when I watch ‘American Idol’ and see people who have been told to believe in themselves at all costs: It’s not always a good idea.
You know, when I did ‘American Idol’ the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric.
I watch ‘The Voice’ and ‘American Idol,’ and I sit in my Brookstone foot massager. It’s so exciting at my house.
I’ve never bought a Dylan record. A singing poet? It just bores me to tears. I’ve got to tell you, if I had 10 Dylans in the final of ‘American Idol,’ we would not be getting 30 million viewers a week. I don’t believe the Bob Dylans of this world would make ‘American Idol ‘a better show.
When you think about success – whether it be in softball, getting into college or becoming an ‘American Idol’ singer – whatever your goals and aspirations are, you’re going to have to stand out at some point if you want to succeed.
‘American Idol’ is the fast track to fame. I’m just lucky it worked out. I don’t feel different. The way people react to me is different.
If you’re going to go the way of ‘American Idol,’ then you better be able to do what you want musically, because just going for the fame will only keep you happy for so long.
‘American Idol’ is a machine. It’s a machine that’s making a lot of money, that’s selling a lot of product. It’s ‘American Marketing.’
I’m cute – and God I hate that. Because that’s not cool. I’m like your niece, and nobody wants to date their niece. It’s the chubby cheeks. The whole reason people voted for me on American Idol is because I’m an everyday, normal girl.
Who’s judging American Idol? Paula Abdul? Paula Abdul judging a singing contest is like Christopher Reeve judging a dance contest!
I’m not in this to make money. I would not have sold my soul to be on ‘American Idol.’
I think America did a great job. I think Carrie Underwood fits the bill of American Idol. She’s a wonderful girl, and she’s gonna have a great career.
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