Taylor Hicks insults 'American Idol'
In a shocking new interview with Relix magazine, Taylor Hicks insults 'American Idol'.
'You’ve said, “Having a number-one single is only the beginning.” How so? What steps are you taking to insure your longevity as an artist in a climate where someone catapulted into pop culture like yourself can come and go so quickly?
That single, “Do I Make You Proud,” I tried to make that single my own single but in reality it’s the show’s single. It’s not mine. The song that was given to me first, I got up from a chair and walked right outof the studio. I was handed this song and I was just like, “No way, you’re not going to make me sing this song. I’m out of here.” The beginning for me on a national level was American Idol, but obviously I’ve been trying to play as much live music as I could since I was about 15.
Prior to last season and this most recent one, I never really watched American Idol. But in all honesty, you and Bo Bice turned my head a little bit with your musical selections.
You know what? I don’t watch it either! [laughs] You can write that.
The audiences you’re performing for now are probably quite a bit different than the ones you were performing for just a year ago.
American Idol, for me, is fizzling out. I want to take that opportunity and exposure: you either come to see me, buy my album or you don’t. I’m not trying to meet expectations. If you can say you’re a working musician, then you’re doing something good. I’m just glad to be a working musician because that’s what I’ve always been.'
Interestingly, Hick's album is likely going to be the first outright bomb from an 'AI' winner.
'Do I Make you Proud' was the worst peforming debut single by an 'AI' winner at radio, garnering almost zero airplay. It opened with the 2nd weekest sales number from a winner (Fantasia was the weakest), but died a spectacular death, dropping off the top 75 sales chart in 3 weeks.
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