A talk with 4 of the ‘Idol’ performers
July 25th, 2008The Free Press sat down with several of the top 10 finishers of season 7 of American Idol. Here’s what David Cook, Syesha Mercado, Jason Castro and Carly Smithson had to say on a few topics:
DAVID COOK, the winner:
On how his new record, due to drop in November, will differ from his first CD, “Analog Heart.”
“That record was written at a specific time of my life, with a specific genre and style in mind. I don’t think I’m going to completely meander away from that. But I definitely want there to be a progression.”
On his involvement in the writing process of the new CD:
“I am involved … as much as I possibly can be. I always want to write as much as I can. If I could write the whole record by myself, I would totally do it. We’ve done quite a few co-writes, which has actually been really fun for me. It’s allowed me to delve into different aspects of songwriting I didn’t know I was capable of doing. I think in that regard, this will easily be the strongest record I’ve ever done.”
On his post-Idol career:
“For me, I just want to get this record out, play on it. Hopefully people will enjoy it. If that means that I get to play arenas again, great. If it means I get to play touristy venues, then hopefully I can go do that and those 200 people will be thoroughly entertained. I just want to go out and play music.”
On his recent on-stage surprises, in which he doused himself with water in one performance, and played guitar while doing a back-bend in another (he says the tricks weren’t planned):
“The energy that a crowd puts out is directly proportional to the show that they get. The night of the water bottle and the night of the backbend – that stuff was really in the moment and it just felt like the thing to do. It’s funny because I’ll get off the stage and Mike Johns and Chikezie will razz me about it. For me, I want to make sure the people feel like they got their money’s worth.”
And if the energy is up?
“Maybe I’ll do kick splits like David Lee Roth used to do.”
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Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)‘Idol’ David Cook talks cougars, crosswords as tour hits Detroit
July 25th, 2008In the circle of life that is “American Idol,” the show begins each year during the snows of winter. After the spring flowers bloom, a winner is chosen. Then, in blazing summer, the concert version travels across the country, making a regular stop in Detroit.
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Yes, the “American Idols Live!” 2008 tour arrives at Joe Louis Arena on Thursday. Expect to see screaming young girls, a Pop-Tarts mascot (the event’s presenting sponsor), and all of your favorite Top 10 finalists, from the dude with the dreadlocks, Jason Castro, to the chick with the tattoo sleeve, Carly Smithson.
This year, the hottest performer should be David Cook, the 25-year-old pop-rocker whose confident, creative vibe helped him defeat cutie-pie teen David Archuleta for top “Idol” honors.
We caught up by phone recently with Cook, who’s making his Motor City performing debut. He shared his idle thoughts on, among other things, cougars, Chikezie and crossword puzzles.
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Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)david cook (almost?) loves ontd!
July 22nd, 2008
by the way, david cook is a gentleman and a sweetheart. like, seriously. some nutty wordnerds thought it would be brilliant to make a poster out of his family’s home phone number and get the idols to sign it. when they showed it to cook, instead of freaking the fuck out, he looked at it blankly, looked at it some more, stepped back, finally said “i gotta be honest with you, that weirds me out”, and then managed to have security take it away, promised he’d get those girls something to make up for the seized materials, and when they started fretting he told them he didn’t hate them, and then hugged and took pictures with them. everybody else was sort of quiet and creeped out by then, and he tried to lighten the mood as he moved on, but it was awkward as hell, especially since it clearly unsettled him. (it was kind of hard to bring up the fan sign, after that. but i did. hurray for awkward me.)
ALSO. DAVID ARCHULETA came out SUPER quick beforehand (i think he wasn’t actually supposed to come out at all ’cause he had press. but he did because he’s the best person ever), and he has the prettiest eyeballs in the entire universe. we made EYE CONTACT for TWO SECONDS. he is awesome. and amazing. everyone should love him forever. the end.
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Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)David Cook’s Lessons From Life On The Road
July 19th, 2008
When you’re the new American Idol, you’ve got to get to grips with the pop star lifestyle pretty fast.
And just three months after winning the contest, David Cook has already learned the true value of family, fans and… Lysol!
Right now, David and rest of the AI Top Ten finalist are two weeks into the American Idol Live summer tour presented by Pop Tarts, and David tells OK! he’s loving every minute of it.
“This is our way of saying thank you to everybody that voted — it’s one big love-fest.
“Plus, I’m excited to experience parts of the country that I’ve never seen before,” said the 25-year-old.
“There is something romantic about waking up in a different city every day. There’s a cool synergy within the group, and we’re really supportive of each other — we got lucky.”
But there’s some pitfalls that you have to look out for when you become a star almost overnight.
Like, if you’re a guy who was tending bar less than a year ago, you have to make sure that standing in front of a sea of screaming fans every night doesn’t go to your head.
“Whenever I feel like I need to get my ego in check, I’ll call my family,” he said.
“Obviously, my family is really important to me, so I’m going to try and get them out to as many people as possible.”
So apart from a firm grip on reality, is there any other must-have item that David has to have on tour?
“My guitar,” he says, “and a can of Lysol. I don’t trust Michael Johns and that mustache of his!”
Facial hair must seem like a much bigger health risk when you’re on a cramped tour bus.
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Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)new photos
July 15th, 2008
Hey guys. Sorry I have been lacking on the photo updates. Been busy but I have some new ones for you. I have added a new photoshoot to the gallery thanks to david-hq.org as well as another outtake to Davids solo shoot. Also, tourbook scans have been added thanks to davidcookweb.com and some photos of David performing last night in Salt Lake City. Enjoy.. Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)
‘Idol’ star discusses dreams, anxiety
July 15th, 2008We met David Cook, the 2008 winner of “American Idol.” He told us all about being on the show and how it felt to win. David told us that he was very nervous singing in front of so many people every week. He also told us about never being in the bottom three.
David said, “It felt great never to be in the bottom three. My goal every week was not to take last. The fact that I was able to avoid that particular stressor in the show was kind of nice. I can’t imagine how crazy that must have been. I was one of the lucky ones.
“I saw myself when I was a kid being one of three things: a baseball player, a ninja or ? I always thought it was cool ? the guys that got to stand and ride on the back of the trash truck. Those were like my three dream jobs. The music thing started to hit about 16 or 17.
“When I got older, the sports thing wasn’t progressing the way I would have hoped. Music kind of presented itself as something I could do. It made me that much cooler to my friends.”
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