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| Rick | May 24 2009, 01:48 AM Post #3521 |
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Kennypoo, Did you know that P!nk co-wrote "Sober" with Kara? |
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| Rick | May 24 2009, 01:54 AM Post #3522 |
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Queen Considering 'Idol's' Lambert As Frontman "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert's performance with rock band Queen on the finale of the TV singing contest this week has the British band thinking about a new front man. "Amongst all that furor, there wasn't really a quiet moment to talk," Queen guitarist Brian May told Rolling Stone in an interview released on Friday. "But Adam and I are definitely hoping to have a meaningful conversation at some point. It's not like we, as Queen, would rush into coalescing with another singer just like that. It isn't that easy. But I'd certainly like to work with Adam. That is one amazing instrument he has there," May told the magazine in an e-mail exchange. Queen, one of the biggest rock bands of the 1970s and '80s, has not had a permanent frontman since the death of Freddie Mercury in 1991. The English band recently ended a four-year partnership with Paul Rodgers, the former lead singer in the bands Free and Bad Company. Lambert, 27, dubbed "Glambert" by fans, lost out in the "American Idol" final to Kris Allen. But his vocal skills and flair for the dramatic made him a good fit for performances with both Queen and glam rockers KISS in the show's finale on Wednesday. May seemed comfortable about the role of "American Idol" as a launch pad for a career in the rock world. "If you have enough talent and enough will to succeed, you will get there by whatever route presents itself," he wrote Rolling Stone. "Once you have scaled the castle walls, with the sword in your hand, it matters little how you got there. I've not always been positive about shows like this but there is no doubt that it offers a door to some real genuine talent along the way." --------------------- Expect Adam Lambert's debut album by the end of the year! Adam Lambert may have lost the "American Idol" trophy -- surprisingly, many would say -- to his soft-spoken competitor Kris Allen, but he insists that he's not stinging over the defeat. "To me it's not about the title of 'American Idol,'" the 27-year-old singer told Billboard.com Friday (May 22). "It's the experience. I got to make music and do a difference performance every week, and I was able to use "American Idol" as a platform to get myself out there and have a career." Of the rumor that he is gay and that homophobia may have played a role in his loss, Lambert would only respond, "Probably," then laugh and move on. "There's no need to dwell on the negative. I'm just thrilled that I get to move forward and have a career in the music industry." That career seems to have kicked into high gear, as the singer revealed that he is already in talks with 19 Entertainment to hash out a plan for his debut album. As he did on the 'Idol,' Lambert plans to explore a variety of different sounds on his first solo effort. "My view of the record industry is that it's a little too specific; the labels tend to try and put one box around every artist and keep them in one genre," says Lambert. "We don't really have to go about it that way. Obviously we want the album to have a cohesive sound, but I think it can be a collection of different styles with me at the center of it. Everyone knows I'm singing, so that's the common thread." Whatever the album will sound like, Lambert looks to have creative input. "In my talks with 19, I've expressed my desire to have a lot of involvement in the process. I know they have some producers lined up already, and I plan on being very present and involved." He added that fans can expect the project to be released within the year. Edited by Rick, May 24 2009, 01:58 AM.
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| Rick | May 24 2009, 02:00 AM Post #3523 |
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Kris Allen Just Wants Respect After Winning 'American Idol' With speculation already underway about whether "American Idol" winner Kris Allen's future in the music industry will go boom or bust, the singer wants everyone to know that he's defining success on his own terms. "The only thing I really want to do is just be respected in the music industry," Allen tells Billboard.com. "Whether that means selling albums or winning Grammys or just people liking my music, that's all I really want to do." Allen may not be selling albums just yet, but he certainly is selling singles. His recording of "Heartless" was at No. 4 on iTunes Top Songs chart Friday afternoon (May 22), and his first single, "No Boundaries," which was co-written by "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi, tops the list. Covering Kanye West on the show was an easy decision for the 22-year-old singer. "I was just like, "What if I did this song and made it my own? I'm not gonna ask anybody about it; [I'm going to] be bold and risky.' As for "No Boundaries," Allen says that performance was a bit tougher for both him and Lambert. "That song is hard to sing, and I don't think me or Adam were happy with our performances at all. [But] the track actually sounds really good." "To have your first single not be something you wrote or were a part of writing is a little weird," adds Allen, who writes his own material and hopes to present it to 19 Entertainment as the recording of his solo debut gets underway. "But you can't complain." Few "American Idol" contestants have been as quietly consistent and humble as Allen. Upon winning the Season 8 title Wednesday night, he told host Ryan Seacrest, "It feels good, man, but Adam deserves this. I'm sorry." Two days later, the singer's view hadn't changed. "I still feel that way. I feel that Adam deserved it just as much as I did. He was the most consistent person all year; he was seriously one of the most gifted performers I've ever met." That said, Allen made it clear that he also believed he deserved to win. "I think it could've gone either way, and American couldn't have gotten it wrong." Among the highlights of his "American Idol" experience, Allen said his performance of "We Are the Champions" with Lambert and Queen ranks the highest. "We went through it twice, I think, and then we just did it. Seriously, it was the best moment of the year for me because it was just like the exhale...and we just had a great time together--I mean how can you not have a great time when you're singing and Brian May is right next to you?" Though Allen also enjoyed his country duet with Keith Urban, he doesn't plan to go that route on his debut album. "I don't feel like I would go the country way. That's not my type of music, and that's not the feeing that I want in my album...when I went on the show and did 'Ain't No Sunshine,' that's the kind of stuff I want to do. Stuff that moves people." As for the degree of creative control he'll have over the record, Allen says it's all up in the air for now. "I do write my own music, but I don't know if we'll be able to use any of that stuff on the first CD or not. We'll see." |
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| Rakesh198 | May 24 2009, 07:45 PM Post #3524 |
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I don't even like Kara. AI should send her annoying ass packing. IMO, both Kris and Adam won. Both of them are two talented artists and I wish them all the best. |
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| KMan101 | May 24 2009, 07:53 PM Post #3525 |
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I personally think Kris could do better if he DID go the Keith Urban way, but I'll buy his CD regardless. I just added Aint No Sunshine by him as my Myspace song. He does such an awesome job with it. |
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| cubsgirl | May 25 2009, 12:02 PM Post #3526 |
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FYI-Just saw that Kris and Adam will both be on the Today Show performing live on May 28th. |
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| Halloween Family | May 25 2009, 05:27 PM Post #3527 |
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As oppose to what? Does he have any sort of idea the direction he wants to go in? |
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| Miss Rhi | May 25 2009, 06:23 PM Post #3528 |
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'I'm quite odd. I do get very dark moods': Simon Cowell's most revealing - and surprising - interview ever In his frankest interview ever, Simon Cowell opens up about his lonely single life. Simon Cowell can't stand untidiness. He says it distracts him, drives him nuts. 'When I walked into this house, I literally arrived with my belongings in a suitcase. One suitcase,' he says. 'I'm not nostalgic about things. I hate belongings. I hate clutter. It really bothers me because I can't think properly. If you've got distractions in front of you, your mind goes nuts. 'I like things to be clean, to look nice. Then I can focus - hence the house.' Simon's new Beverly Hills home is, actually, very, very clean, very, well... black and white. So much so that even the imposing gates that shield his £15 million mansion are black, and so highly polished you can see your face in them. 'Only you would have gates like mirrors,' I tell him, which makes him laugh. Simon likes to laugh, loves to be entertained - hates to be bored. He has a TV in his bathroom, where he watches old cartoons in the bath each morning. He says they put him in a good mood, make him laugh out loud. ' Alternatively, you can turn on the News. Not a lot of fun,' he says. 'I have The Flintstones and The Jetsons. I know it sounds a bit strange. Maybe it reminds me of when I was a kid. I like old cartoons rather than modern ones. I love The Flintstones from the Sixties, because the voices are better. The animation changed later on and it hasn't got the same character now.' Simon, you see, notices things. He likes everything to be just right, perfect. And it is, right down to the monogrammed napkin I'm given with a plate of precisely-cut crudities. 'Nothing is in the wrong place here,' he says. 'Everything functions smoothly.' The staff (a housekeeper, chef, two Polish girls and two cleaners) are quietly efficient. And there's not so much as a cushion out of place in the 14,000sq ft of white marble floors and black lacquer paintwork. Even the cupboards are made of black lacquer - 'There's nothing in my cupboards,' he says. And there isn't. There is, though, a guesthouse, a spa/pool, a cinema and a garage that houses his Bugatti, Rolls-Royce, Bentley Azure and a Ferrari. There are also palm trees shipped in from Palm Springs, sculptures and water features that make this an extraordinarily peaceful place. Feng shui-ed? 'God, no. Most of the people I know who do that nonsense aren't having great lives,' he says. The house was designed by contemporary designer Jennifer Post, who'd done J-Lo's house, which he'd seen and liked. Simon, though, being Simon, put in his two penny's worth. 'This place could have been like a white insane asylum - everything was white. I said, "No one can live like that. It's so clinical. It's actually disgusting." It has to feel like a home, but it has to be beautiful as well, so it's actually about balance.' Simon added black. The mansion, a stone's throw from Sunset Boulevard, has taken him five years to get right. There's lots of light, lots of understated luxury, from the soft leather chairs in the cinema that recline horizontally ('I can't fail to pull here,' he says, as he pushes a button to demonstrate), to the thick silver-grey carpet in his bedroom. He says he feels content here, happy. Happiness, you see, is important to Simon. He doesn't, it turns out, 'get happy for long'. 'If I went to a psychiatrist, it would be a long session,' he says. 'I've always thought that I do have a number of issues that probably need dealing with, because I am quite odd in some ways. I get very dark moods for no reason. Nothing in particular brings it on. You can be having the best time of your life and yet you're utterly and totally miserable. I get very anti-social, depressed and irritable with people. I don't have time for them. I can't make phone calls and stuff. I just sit on my own for days. I'm not sitting in a darkened room rocking. Things might have gone really well and then I torture myself. I cannot believe it. I have to find something to make me miserable.' Simon, 49, the coolest man on the planet, depressed, dark and tortured? Is this the same Simon who is featured on this year's Rich List with a fortune of £120 million; the star-maker everyone wants a piece of; the entrepreneur behind Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor, who made Westlife, Leona Lewis and Il Divo household names? Heck, didn't he turn down a dinner invitation from Barack Obama because their 'diaries didn't quite match'? 'I'm just a wandering asteroid without a home,' he says, partly teasing. 'I get to points in my life where I sometimes think I'm never going to be happy. Someone said to me recently, "You're like a human buffet table. Everyone comes and takes something from you and, at the end, there's nothing left."' Responsible for 150 million record sales, hundreds, if not thousands, of people in the entertainment industry rely on Simon for their jobs. He says he'd sooner 'drop down dead' than retire, but the responsibility, like clutter, can sometimes drive him nuts. 'The last time I felt that way was when I looked at my diary and realised I had the next 18 months planned. I could tell you where I was going to be every day - which city, what time and almost what I was going to eat. That really depressed me. I thought, "You can't escape from this." 'You can't think, "I want to take the next two months off to clear my head. You have a responsibility to lots of people." That's why I have a huge fear of becoming ill. I never miss a day's work or a day's filming.' He's not the sort of guy to cry, either. In fact, the last time he did was ten years ago when his beloved father, Eric, an executive of the property division of EMI music publishing, died of a massive heart attack on the very day Simon celebrated his first Number One with the then unknown band Westlife. 'I was living life like in one of those Disney movies, where I genuinely believed nobody was ever going to die,' he says. 'When it happened, it was just the worse sense of reality I've ever felt in my life. Ever. So, yes, I cried, but I don't cry easily. I well up a bit sometimes over things, just things that get to you.' Today, though, he's 'sort of happy', ' relatively content' - he's the glass-half-full-gag- cracking Simon we know. Simon of the whiter-than-Persil smile ('I do whiten my teeth, I have for years'), Simon with the forehead that doesn't crease ('Botox? That's a shocker in Los Angeles. I'm really on my own there,' he mocks) and Simon the wit (' According to you, I won't ever fall in love and I'm going to live in some lonely house where even my mum will have to make an appointment to see me'). Simon, you see, is single at the moment, having separated from his girlfriend of eight years Terri Seymour six months ago. She oversaw the development of this house, then decided she wanted kids. He didn't. 'God, no. I couldn't have children. If I had them here drawing on the walls I'd go nuts,' he says. 'And, with kids, you've got a routine you can't escape from. You've got to be up at a certain time. Got to listen. When all you want to do is sit in a corner, thinking. 'I was hurt when Terri and I broke up, because I liked her so much. We were incredibly close. I think just the fact we were in a relationship with the rules that are attached to that - or what we think are rules - that can cause problems. Rules equal boredom and I don't like that. 'It got to the point where I'd come home, my head loaded and then it used to start, "So what happened today?" I had a meeting. "Who was in the meeting?" "What did they say?" "Why were they in the meeting?" I said, "You know what? Up to 11pm you can ask me anything, but after that, no more questions.It was done as joke, but seriously. When it started getting to 11.30pm I'd say, "I'm not going to answer any more questions." In the end, we were arguing over silly things. 'When that happens, it becomes stressful because you get into a pattern. I always think you never want to get to the point where you hate each other. Terri's cool. I mean, she got it. It wasn't me going off after some other girl.' Simon reportedly set Terri up in her own £2.5 million Hollywood mansion following their separation. 'Let's say I helped her a little bit, because I owed it to her,' he says. 'You can't bring someone into your life for eight years and then say, "It's over, so therefore I don't need to look after you any more." That would be completely wrong.' Does he get lonely? 'My loneliness is self-imposed,' he says. 'I can go through a few weeks where every single text or phone call starts with the word "why". "Why haven't you called me?" "Why aren't you speaking to me?" It's because I just want to be on my own for a while. I relish it. I'm almost ecstatic. 'But I have very close relationships with my ex-girlfriends, which is quite strange. I talk to them all the time. It's one of the reasons I haven't felt the need to suddenly get into another relationship. I'm single now and it's good.' Are you, well, a particularly sexual man? 'Yeah, but it's all about chemistry. And when you have that it's incredible,' he says. Big breasts? 'Not necessarily.' Lap-dancers? 'I like them; I don't date them. I wouldn't have a problem about dating one. I couldn't care less,' he says. 'All guys like lap-dancers.' What about actresses? None of the actresses who are around at the moment are particularly my type. I like the old Hollywood stars. I have pictures of Natalie Wood, Brigitte Bardot, Raquel Welch. I wouldn't have the girl in Superman on my wall, whatever her name is, she's just not my type - or Meryl Streep.' Indeed, a hankering after the old Hollywood glamour defines Simon. He likes it on his walls (there are also black-and-white photographs of Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando and Spencer Tracy) and in his shows. But, then, he was raised on glamour. He was raised in Elstree in Hertfordshire, with four half-siblings and a brother and sister, by his stylish, theatrical mother, Julie, now 81. Their next-door-neighbour ran MGM film studios and Simon would peek over the fence to spy on the likes of Liz Taylor, Richard Burton, Gregory Peck and Bette Davis, who came to parties there. 'I can remember it so well,' he says. 'They were larger-than-life, attractive, happy. I thought, "This is very glamorous. I'd love to live in a house like that and have a party like that.'" Simon was educated at private school, which 'bored the pants off me. I used to get very anxious about going back to school after the holidays. I can still remember that feeling in the pit of my stomach. I used to think, "Get me out of this prison as quickly as possible. I know how to read. I know how to add up. I know where America is. I just want to start work."' His dad got him a job as a mailboy at EMI, where he worked his way up to music publishing. At 23 he launched 'a tiny music publishing company', then worked for Fanfare, an indie pop label, for eight years, which is how he met his former girlfriend Sinitta, who was signed to the company, and Pete Waterman. During the 1980s, songwriting and record producing trio Stock, Aitken and Waterman helped Fanfare produce several hit singles for Sinitta. 'If I'm ever cruel,' says Simon, 'it's because showbusiness is cruel. But I learned much over the years, from people like Pete Waterman - real tough love. He once said to me, "You don't know what you're talking about. You're bloody useless. Come back when you've got a hit." I took it as a challenge. I don't like bull****. I don't like hype.' Simon has to leave for Chicago where he's appearing on the Oprah Winfrey show and there's a private jet waiting for him. He orders me a car and says he'll say goodbye once he's changed. Ten minutes later, he calls for me to come upstairs. He leads me through his bedroom suite and into his dressing room. 'I've been thinking about our chat and I'm beginning to think that maybe I am a bit mad,' he says, pulling open the black-lacquered doors. 'This is all there is.' There are eight or so pairs of jeans on coat-hangers, a dozen T-shirts - white and grey - a couple of sweaters, a pair of shoes and that's it. 'Do you think I'm mad?' he asks. Different, I say. And, again, he laughs. Source: Daily Mail UK |
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| Halloween Family | May 26 2009, 12:29 AM Post #3529 |
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^^Thanks for posting. Wow, that is one of the most interesting interviews of a celeb that I've read. I totally get Simon's personality. It's sad. Nice how he helped his ex. |
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| Rick | May 27 2009, 01:41 AM Post #3530 |
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New York Times: AT&T May Have Swayed ‘Idol’ Results Published: May 26, 2009 LOS ANGELES — AT&T, one of the biggest corporate sponsors of “American Idol,” might have influenced the outcome of this year’s competition by providing phones for free text-messaging services and lessons in casting blocks of votes at parties organized by fans of Kris Allen, the Arkansas singer who was the winner of the show last week. Representatives of AT&T, whose mobile phone network is the only one that can be used to cast “American Idol” votes via text message, provided the free text-messaging services at two parties in Arkansas after the final performance episode of “American Idol” last week, according to the company and people at the events. There appear to have been no similar efforts to provide free texting services to supporters of Adam Lambert, who finished as the runner-up to Mr. Allen. Since then, angry supporters of Mr. Lambert have flooded online chat boards with messages claiming irregularities in the competition’s voting. Officials of Fox Broadcasting declined to discuss the situation. In a statement issued Tuesday, a spokesman for AT&T said, “In Arkansas, we were invited to attend the local watch parties organized by the community. A few local employees brought a small number of demo phones with them and provided texting tutorials to those who were interested.” Details of the voting support were first reported last week in an article in The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Representatives of AT&T helped fans of Mr. Allen at the two Arkansas events by providing instructions on how to send 10 or more text messages at the press of a single button, known as power texts. Power texts have an exponentially greater effect on voting than do single text messages or calls to the show’s toll-free phone lines. The efforts appear to run afoul of “American Idol” voting rules in two ways. The show broadcasts an on-screen statement at the end of each episode warning that blocks of votes cast using “technical enhancements” that unfairly influence the outcome of voting can be thrown out. And the show regularly states that text voting is open only to AT&T subscribers and is subject to normal rates. |
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| Paxton | May 27 2009, 08:01 AM Post #3531 |
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MJ's blog on the NYT article: http://mjsbigblog.com/ Journalists, and I use the term loosely, are so sloppy. I love how they use the phrase, "there appear to have been no similar efforts"--that means, they don't know. Nobody e-mailed them to tell them and they have no way of checking it out, so they'll just assume nothing like that went on for Adam. Also, when they explain what actually happened, it doesn't sound like A T & T was providing free texts on behalf of Kris, which is what the first paragraph makes it sound like ("providing phones for free text-message services"). The only evidence cited in the article says demo phones were brought and texting lessons were provided, which is hardly the same thing as saying, "here's your free phone, now go send 100 free texts on behalf of Kris." As was noted in the article, AI reserves the right to toss out block votes anyway. So basically, the article doesn't even begin to suggest how many votes might have actually resulted from a couple of A T & T reps demonstrating how to do it in Arkansas, nor whether any A T & T reps were invited to any Adam function and refused to attend (which would be stupid--of course they would go, their job is to sell phones and services). The article also does not tell us whether Kris is the only contestant who has received this dubious "help," and if MJ is correct, he is not. I hate sloppy journalism, and the NYT engages in its share of it. |
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| buffyloverlori | May 27 2009, 08:07 AM Post #3532 |
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yeah am reading about it on MJ'S blog to. So Crazy. MJ even say's over there that it happen's every year. I just think some people just don't have a life. There's is what happen's when you can vote as many times as you like. Am so happy Kris won and I do think he won fairly, but the voting needs to change but it won't. I feel so bad for Kris and even Adam. They both seemed happy with the way things turned out. |
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| King | May 27 2009, 08:41 AM Post #3533 |
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Such bullshit. Well, I know who the most deserving person to win is/was, IMO. And that's good enough by me. Adam Lambert will join Janelle from BB, Amanda/Kathy/Rob from Survivor, Melrose from Top Model, Tara from Biggest Loser, Charla and Mirna from TAR, and others as the "The Best Person Never to Win." It's not as good of a title as winning, but it's certainly a handsome compliment. Every reality franchise needs one...Adam Lambert stole that title from Daughtry this year. Of course, this is all my opinion. LOL. They're the best at what they do/did, and they lost, hey...life isn't fair! Edited by King, May 27 2009, 09:03 AM.
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| King | May 27 2009, 09:20 AM Post #3534 |
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I actually do not know why I am surprised to be disappointed with this season's winner...out of the previous seven seasons, I only ever rooted for two wnners - Cook and Sparks. |
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| Kenny | May 27 2009, 09:46 AM Post #3535 |
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Glambert's career will be better off not willing Idol, IMO. |
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| Miss Rhi | May 27 2009, 09:59 AM Post #3536 |
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Does that mean you wanted Justin to win in season 1? :blink: |
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| Manny | May 27 2009, 10:40 AM Post #3537 |
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You CANNOT be serious! lol |
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| cubsgirl | May 27 2009, 12:04 PM Post #3538 |
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Again it is just people trying to cause problems because you can't make everyone happy all of the time. American Idol is never going to limit the votes because they like saying that they have broken records in voting. A bunch of us here took advantage of that loophole and voted our butts off. They allow it. Sure it isn't the first season it has happened and won't be the last. I just think it is a bunch of people upset because Adam didn't win. We had two completely different artists here and had Adam won I know there would be people complaining about things like cheating and stuff. It was going to happen no matter which guy won. Like Kenny said, I think in the long run Adam will be fine without the title. He wasn't my style but I see the talent there. He will have a bit more freedom especially if he wants to create a band like Daughtry did instead of just being a solo artist. |
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| Kenny | May 27 2009, 06:37 PM Post #3539 |
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Check out the way Adam "handles his manhood" in this video, LoL. Dirty boy! |
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| Rick | May 27 2009, 07:32 PM Post #3540 |
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What an enormous.....Talent! Edited by Rick, May 27 2009, 07:32 PM.
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