Brooke White and Carly Smithson – Larry King Live – VIDEO
Brooke talks about her forgotten lyrics. Carly is a little annoyed when Larry brings up her label deal. She thinks the early press may have hurt her. Cook speaks up to defend Carly. He says she got a bum rap. “The show is for unfound talent, just because you have a record, that shouldn’t disqualify you in the public eye, he says. Brooke agrees. Carly insists that the large figure cited in the Wall Street Journal article about her failed deal is inaccurate. Really, Carly, just answer the questions about your record deal, don’t be pissy about it. Own your own sh*t. Larry asks her dumb questions about her tattoos.
Larry puts the gang in stitches as he introduces Ramiele and Chikezie for the next segment and totally mangles their names.
Brooke White and Carly Smithson join the Top 4 on Larry King Live after the Jump…
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FAKE?!!! How can you call someone fake if you don’t know the person? The people around her who know her best say she’s a very caring person but most importantly a good person. The other contestants think very highly of her; even Brooke who is the complete opposite of her loves her and thinks her tattoos are beautiful. David C loves her to death and Michael J as well. I think all the finalists this year are amazing singers and performers and I have no doubt that they’re going to dominate the music industry a year or two from now. Good luck to them all.
Carly grew on me. Michael Johns grew on me. Archie grew on me. I ended up liking them all. Dang, I’m easy! LOL
My point in that thread-killing post up there is that it seems to me the initial dislike of (or disinterestedness or indifference towards) a contestant can be overcome. That’s what happened (for me) in the cases of Carly and Michael, at least.
Purplesmile. I hear you. It’s happened to some for Archie. Because he was pimped so hard early on many closed their ears to him. After the show he seems to be appreciated more.
Carly needs to find a pc answer to her BIG FLOP and move on. The thing is she probably doesn’t get what happened either. She doesn’t realize that sometimes things just flop. No excuses. Maybe she just needs to stfu and sing.
The quote you used above is true though. I remember defending her before I heard her sing because people were dissing her before she sang. She wore that like an albatross around her neck. I sorta understand the defensiveness in retrospect. She was damned from the start. She had that to deal with and never truly knowing her audience torpedoed her. I like her as a singer, and her personality is fetching until she talks about the FLOP. It probably still hurts.
ETA: I commented first and then went back and watched. Did I miss something? This was not anywhere near as bad as I thought it was. Is there more?
Lets just say this particular interview is just a continuation of the attitude she’s displayed throughout the season. She’s defensive at best, and a dissembler at worst when she talks about her botched major label contract, or the reasons why she left at 6. Like I said in my post, she needs to own her own shit.
I hated Kellie Pickler on the show. I began warming up to her when after she was eliminated, also at 6, she took responsibility for what happened to her. She didn’t walk off the show with a giant chip on her shoulder. Carly might want to watch some of Kellie’s post-boot interviews for some pointers.
Exactly. I remember when she claimed her first album didn’t sell because it was released on or around 9/11. Someone here (I think Kirsten) researched that and debunked it as completely false. I’ve never really gotten over that, and it did taint my feelings towards her on the show. Why can’t she just admit she had an opportunity and it didn’t work out? Why does she have to constantly say that “everybody” else has had records (not true). Why does she have to blame her 6th place finish on the fact that she’s female? Earth to Carly… two other females finished ahead of you. She’s just full of excuses and it annoys me. She may have done better on the show if she had brought anything authentic to her performances.
Thanks for clearing that up. I expected to see something totally different. She just needs to own up to it. Frankly it’s not a big deal and if she had played it better it might have garnered her a bit of sympathy. I am a fan so I am gonna give her a bit of leeway. Pickler wrote the book on how to exit idol gracefully. On that I agree. She’s my baby….it’s a long story, but I have alot of respect for her.
Another one on Carly’s long list of excuses. She also lied on AI about why she lost her record deal (saying her record company imploded when she was dropped long before that)… I never got over that either. She just keeps making too many lies and excuses for me to actually respect her.
When I first heard about Carly and her previous contract, I really didn’t form an opinion and actually expected to be blown away by her. But I wasn’t. I didn’t like her poor me, I was thrown aside by this industry and I work harder than anyone else in the world and I deserve to be famous. She’s such a “victim”. Whoever said that she should just answer “yes, had the contract and it didn’t work out” was right on. If she had done what she was supposed to do on the show, she would have stayed longer no matter what kind of press she got at the beginning. Carly’s problem is that she just can’t see that the problem is with her and her performing skills. Looking like you want to kill someone while performing is not going to win fans. lol
The fact that Carly has more than once said that the female audience votes for the guys and this year it was really hard for the girls really gets on my nerves. Does she think that the show had a male audience in previous years and that’s why the girls won? It’s a stupid excuse and disrespectful to the guys.
“The fact that Carly has more than once said that the female audience votes for the guys and this year it was really hard for the girls really gets on my nerves.”
As a guy I understand her point on this. I think there were a few performances from certain men that were given a pass on because they were dreamy looking guys and girls wanted to keep them in the show for eye candy.
Also as for her having to claim a musical identity. I always thought she had one. She was the belter of the season with the strong intense voice and at least to me as a fan that’s all she needed to do and she did it well. I personally don’t need someone to have to stick to a specific style of singing just so they can prove that they have a single musical identity due to the entire concept of the show and the different theme nights go against that unless a contestant wants to chang up the song and at least to me I always thought thought that was kind of cheating.
I understand in recent years some of the sngers like David Cook find songs and will style them to fit them but I don’t always see everyone having to do that since Kelly, Clay, Vonzell, Jordin did well by adapting to certain theme nights instead of adapting the song to fit their style.
The way Carly has handled her industry history has turned me off. Her status as a foreigner was something I noted but it didn’t really seem to be a huge issue, although I am sure it was for others. Much more importantly, her presence when she sings turns me off.
You’re absolutely right, Judy. She always looks angry no matter what type of song she is singing. She screeches, yells and hurts my ears. Not something I would go out of my way to prolong by voting for her or buying her forthcoming product, if there is one. She may be the sweetest, most loving girl in the world, but it doesn’t come across on stage or in her voice for me. Since I don’t expect to ever meet her personally, what happens on stage and when she sings is all I really care about.
And definitely, she should stop complaining, stop lying, own her past and move on.
I don’t really care all that much about what Carly says even though I agree that she should shut up about the girls having it tougher. I still think she’s the best singer of the girls.
Brooke may be doing okay in the post-boot interviews but I still haven’t forgiven her for her constant crying and talking over the judges during the season.
But there have been four female winners so I don’t see it as a legitimate reason. The guys could have said that the majority of the winners have been women so it’s harder for men to win. But according to Carly this year it was harder for the girls.
“But there have been four female winners so I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see it as a legitimate reason. The guys could have said that the majority of the winners have been women so ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s harder for men to win.”
I remember her comment being directed as toward this season compared to past seasons of Idol. I still think that a good looking guy regardless of talent has a better chance of advancing then a girl with talent due to the cute factor. I remember speaking to several people thiis season who could only bring up Luke/MJ/Jason/David’s performances with the comment that they were dreamy/cute so forth and then talk about their actual performance. However using a past season analogy I still remember the Roman brothers from season three who were horrible but according to Ryan got thousands of votes the night they performed and I still got a lot of votes.
But how are the past female winners supposed to be explained? Does Carly think that AI had a primarily male audience before this year and that’s why there have only been 2 male winners and 4 female. And the 2 males who won are not even goodlooking or hot by normal standards.
Bottomline is she should stop saying that the “boys have it really easy this year”… even if you believe that, it is disrespectful to their talent and hard work.
Okay I went back and saw Carly’s original quote from this site which I included below and I don’t see how she is disrespecting the boyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s talent in any way. She acknowledges their talent but also mentions that they are adorable and have charmed there way something I agree with. I thought that Jason got by many a night with his goofy grin and smile after a performance and Archuleta with his Ah shucks and I remember many female friends going crazy with Cooks look into the camera after saying that he wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t dating anyone. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not taking anything away from their singing or performing talent when you factor in charm and personality into it. I still remember the days when people kept John Stevens in the competition because they thought he was sweeter then Jennifer Hudson who many viewed as being a major diva who had attitude and didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t deserve to be there.
“women vote for this show, and they vote for the boys. The boys are adorable, and I definitely feel that the girls had more of a struggle this year with trying to get the popularity vote. I think the boys are definitely charming the females a lot. And theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re very talented too à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ everyoneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s very talented à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ but I think it was definitely a bit of a struggle for the ladies.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬
As for the past female winners as someone who has been addicted to Idol since the get go I think that the past ladies who have won Idol have all been able to connect with the primary female voting public in a non threatening way to be able to win. I remember Kelly Clarkson had this talent to be able to look humble after she was finished singing that I think endured her to the public, when Fantasia realized that her personality might be viewed as extreme to some changed it and was able to win over a fan base, Carrie had a country charm to her that appealed to voters and Jordin had a young girls likeability that worked in her favor. I think that Carly has an amazing voice that should have gotten her further but I also believe that a boy with dreamy looks and lots of charm and a serviceable voice can generally outlast a girl with powerful vocals who might be lacking in the personality department.
The point is, even if there is some truth to her statement, she shoudn’t say it out loud. If I were one of the male finalists and someone was insinuating that I only got in as far as I did because of my charm and looks and not because of my talent, I would be insulted.
Well, that’s Carly’s tough luck. Obviously, this is not just a talent (which is subjective, anyway) show. I can understand where she may be coming from, but I agree with most she shouldn’t be whining about it so much.
” I remember speaking to several people thiis season who could only bring up Luke/MJ/Jason/Davidà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performances with the comment that they were dreamy/cute so forth and then talk about their actual performance.”
Thats just the nature of the beast – but even the most gorgeous male or female cannot get by on good looks alone. If you happen to be blessed with that, the door does open up a little bit easier for you. But once in that door you have to continue to prove yourself and a few of those guys did just that and will have the fans they have forever because of it or in spite of it. Carly is starting to sound like a whole truckload of sour grapes. It is what it is and not because she just happened to be female
Whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the difference between a fan saying it and one of your peers? A review is a review regardless of where it comes from. I used to worry what would get be cast in something over someone else and regardless if it was my look for the role or if it was my actual talent (which of course is subjective) but in the end it didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t matter as long as I got it over the other person. She made a comment that they had a lot of talent and charm in order to advance over her I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think she was being insulting to them just rationalizing why she wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t chosen to be the American Idol.
I think thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a difference in saying it three months down the road. At this point all the talk show hosts get to interview all the Idols and ask them what went wrong, why they didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢tà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.etc.etc. so by bringing this up now at least to me isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sour grapes. If she randomly runs up to people on the street telling them this then yes sour grapes all the way.
Umm, it’s different coz she’s on national TV? Coz whatever she says is written on an article for millions of people to read? And it’s different because she was a part of the competition which makes all these statements appear as sourgraping.
Fans are not trying to win over fans…Carly is, or should be, I would think, so she has to be a little bit more careful not to turn people off. If she goes on like that, she won’t be endearing herself to those who might otherwise learn to like her. (For the record, I do like her. ;D)