Danny Gokey – Live with Regis and Kelly – VIDEO
Danny Gokey visited Live with Regis and Kelly this morning. He sat down for a chat, and afterward he performed “What Hurts the Most”
He tells Regis and Kelly he arrived at their studios having lost all his luggage. He uses Redken hair products. In case you were wondering! He also talks about his late wife, and the decision to audition for Idol 4 weeks after her death.
Watch the Video after the JUMP…
Interview:
What Hurts the Most
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Ahh yes, those arms……
i started to read the blogs and stuff online sometime mid way during the show and what surprised me was that there was a lot of anti-Danny feelings here as well, and i though i was the only one who didn’t like Danny (i though something was wrong with me cos i couldn’t agree with the Almight 4)
having said that, i dont think its his fault that anti-Danny feelings were so prevalent cos firstly it was the show whose over-emphasis turned people (atleast in the blogosphere) against him and secondly, the judges constant praising him. maybe they did that in order not to hurt the poor guy. i know, i know “dead wife Danny” story was becoming over used but honestly it isn’t his fault. after seeing this interview, i really felt for the guy and almost was guilty for blaming the guy cos only now i realise he was 29 and after this year he wouldn’t be able to audition and therefore wouldn’t have been able to live up to his wife’s wishes. well, i think things have turned pretty ok with him, he got national recognition and he can start the charity with a head held high. and ultimately, i’m glad he will not look back at the season (even with all the danny hate going around and dead wife danny name calling blah blah) with no regrets.
i may have become over sentimental here
and btw, i also think he’s cute in a kiddish sort of way….
aww…. Danny did a nice job.
sarahp: that was a sweet post.
I really like this interview. Tutti Fruitti. Funny.
The kids in my family think that next to Adam , Danny Gokey has the best vocals. But they kind of think that he has sort of an old fashioned choice in songs or something like that. I think the kids here equate not being able to successfully sing rock music as old fashioned. But since he has great natural vocal ability he has a chance to succeed in the business. Good Luck !
One of the kids here showed me this interview of Adam and Danny was featured.
It is interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-_HaXwaIdY&feature=related
Danny is not trying to dress like David Cook. To start with, the show probably gave him that outfit to wear since all his luggage was lost. And since when did Elliott sing country? Danny never used his wife for votes. He never even brought it up again after the early rounds when they were interviewing him about it for the show.
I like Adam, but he really started to become the front runner on the show, the bashers came after Danny with everything they had. This encouraged the mainstream media to join in. Danny was a threat and had only one bad performance which was really just the last note that no one can pull off except Steven Tyler. Kris forgot lyrics to Kara’s hack song the night of the performance finale(he admitted this on Larry King). He also did a terrible job with “Apologize”.
The bottom line is Danny is a great singer(one of the best they’ve ever had according to Simon) who doesn’t deserve all the sh*t that all the haters have said about him. If you don’t like his vocals, fine. But quit bashing him for stupid crap he had nothing to do with.
Listen to this interview the day after the Top 3 results show. Some of it was covered in the Regis & Kelly show, but a lot of it wasn’t.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CULLuwVrMN4
I don’t think Danny deserves all the extreme negative comments he gets from some Internet bloggers. The more I see him in interviews, the more I realize he just doesn’t quite know how to handle himself in interviews and not come off as a “douche” as some people say. Plus, he has not quite come to his own in terms of musical identity. I’m still confused about the sort of music Danny will produce.
It was a good interview and Danny sang well. I’m not going to pick apart breath issues or anything else. For the casual listener, i.e. most of us, we don’t dissect music when we listen. A notorious bum note or gawdawful phrasing, yes.
My problems with Danny are he’s his own biggest fan and he doesn’t play nice with others. That’s a huge turnoff for me. On the show, there was only one song he sang that I was impressed with and that was ‘I Heard it Through The Grapevine’. Of course, I love that song also.
He has a good instrument, he needs to learn how to use it and be willing to accept that he does not know it all. I see him becoming the next Sanjaya – media whore and D-list Reality show ‘talent’.
However, if I was just choosing on the sound quality of the voice, I would choose Danny over Adam in a heartbeat. Me loves a raggedy/raspy voice. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s why I so hope that Danny will end up putting out an album. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not even religeous and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d consider buying a Christian album just to hear the voice.
I also prefer Danny’s voice over Adam’s, tho has a great range. Just a matter of taste.
Danny has stated on several occasions that he does NOT plan to go the Christian music route. He wants to do a mainstream R&B type album with a latin flair – his late wife was Puerto Rican and he spent 12 years in her family absorbing latin culture and music.
Sounds pretty cool to me. Can’t wait! I wish him all the best!
I wonder what Danny’s version of No Boundries would sound Like? I bet he would be great singing that song.
I thought Danny sounded good in the song – with the only problem being that he can really only sing with a big belter’s voice – he doesn’t really have the versatility to sing softer like Kris or Adam, and so, with only a piano accompaniment, he kind of runs into an anti-Kris problem: he can’t keep it quiet and intimate to just mesh well with a piano – he really needs a big band to back him up.
Interview was sweet. Danny seems like a nice guy. I’m actually looking forward to hearing him on tour, since his big voice will be put to good use.
First time posting here at MJ’s. Although, I’ve been a fan for some time.
I too think Danny is the most misunderstood guy, and is just rough around the edges.
A diamond in the rough, with a sexy voice and awesome guns that is for sure!
Oops! Couldn’t stop my inner fangirl!
Just check out this clip of him on “Mike and Juliet” this morning. What a difference!
http://www.mandjshow.com/videos/danny-gokey-performs/
Thought you all might enjoy seeing him.
Thanks for the clip. He sounded alot better.
Here is an interview with Danny with myfoxnewyork. I think that this is a nice interview. He just talks in this interview, he doesn’t sing.
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/entertainment/music/090529_Web_Extra_Danny_Gokey
Danny should have taken a cue from the young widow who auditioned for ‘So You Think You Can Dance’. She waited until two years after her husband died. Do we really know if Danny is normally annoying, or is his behavior influenced by his wife’s death and no allowance for mourning time.
Maybe with time, he’ll be more normal?
This year was the last year that he could try out for the show and he did it because his wife had wanted him to do it, and he wanted to do it. I don’t think that he is normally annoying, I love him. He is my 2nd favorite contestant this year after Anoop.
I think that he is definitely still working through his grief, and like aek mentioned is an emotional person, and kind of like an open book. He does ramble at times, but I think that he is a nice, sweet guy. I also have to agree with some of the other posters who think that he is misunderstood.
double post.
Jx, I respect your opinion and will give it some thought. We are ITA about Anoop!
I think that Danny agrees about Anoop too. :smile2_tb: He is always praising Anoop and has been very supportive to him. I know that at his homecoming celebration, this week, he talked about how smart and talented Anoop is for a little while, after someone asked him about Anoop. Based on stuff that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s said, I think that he really understands and cares for Anoop.
I think that him and Anoop are really close. Anoop has said that Danny has a big heart. I believe that Matt and I also think that Adam said the same thing about Danny. And Kris said that Danny is like a brother to him, and heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s close to other contestants. He has said lots of really nice things about all of the contestants.
I think that Danny is a good guy. I think that he is definitely still grieving his wife, and I think that the way that he talked about her early on in the competition, turned a lot of people off from him. But I think that his grief was so fresh at the time and that is why he was acting like that. Plus I believe the producers had a hand in how his clips were edited.
I think they thought that he was using her memory as a way to get ahead on the show, and I think that a lot of people disliked him because of that. And then that dislike for him from a lot of people just manifested. And then add, his awkwardness at times, his rambling in the past, plus all the pimping he received, and IMO, you have a misunderstood person that a lot of people dislike.
Not to mention how a lot of people felt like he was pushing his faith on them, and that is another reason why people dislike him.
Even though I never thought that he tried to push his faith on anyone because he never specifically mentioned Christianity on the show. All he said was that he wanted to be an inspiration to people and sung a couple of inspirational songs. IMO, thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s really all that he did and I never thought he tried to push his faith on anyone.
And a lot of people think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s arrogant/smug, which is something else that I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think that he is or never was on the show. He says heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s competitive, and I believe that but I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s arrogant.
But in spite of all of that, I think and hope that Danny is going to be okay. There may be a lot of people that dislike him, but he also has a lot of fans that care about him.
He has become really good friends, with the other contestants, and theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll support him and vice versa. I think that he will work through his grief. And even though he might ramble at times and act awkward at times, I think that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be okay.
I think that he is doing really well in his post show interviews, and is coming off as sincere, and nice, even to those that havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t liked him. And if he can get a good vocal coach, good writers/producers behind him, he could do decently in the music business. Because IMHO, he is a good singer.
I love him.
He is awesome. Most or all of these contesants are new to the lime light – it does take time to get polished.
I read these blogs now and see how things have turned for the better since Idol is over. Danny is a real small town American guy that faced a major tragedy at a young age and he faced that with enormous courage.
I live in the Milwaukee area – we love Danny Gokey like you wouldn’t believe. When I listened/and viewed the posting of Danny on Ryan’s radio show and they displayed the pics of his wife and he mentioned how his heart sank when their wedding photos was the first photo they showed – I just started bawling. I can’t imagine his pain. I can tell you right now – if I faced his tragedy, I’d be in a closet – I’d have no hope- like he said he did – but he had music to turn to. I can’t sing worth crap! I wish the best for Danny!!
Danny Danny Danny!
Jx223, do you happen to have a link to where I could watch Danny’s homecoming question and answer session. I’d like to see it.
Also, does anyone know of a good fansite for Danny. I’d like a little more information. Thanks.
aek – there is an unofficial fan site http://www.dannygokeyfansite.com where you can get more info on Danny. The site just posted a 46 minute video on Danny’s meeting with fans in his home town. he sounded excited, happy and definitely had his guards down.
He talked about how his wife died, his AI journey, type of album he wants to make, his wife’s Foundation, and some Q&A. He had nothing but good things to say about AI and fellow contestants. You will also agree that he is good at being a spokeperson.
Let me say this, after watching the video, if you are a Danny hater, you may find something that he said pisses you off, but if you are a fan, you will love him even more.
I would love to know if Anoop and Danny discussed religion.
Thanks kokko. I checked out the video…boy can talk, can’t he? I didn’t know that his wife was a teacher. Lol about Anoop not getting to take a shower because of Danny.
Thanks again.
Oh, I also watched Danny’s Idolatry video. It wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it might be. I thought in the beginning he seemed a little resigned…like he wasn’t comfortable or something. Even though you could tell that he was hurt by all of the negativity(what normal person wouldn’t be?), I still think he came off as a nice guy. I actually liked the way he handled the critisism from the Daughtry producer…at first saying that was a bold statement to say he wouldn’t be successful. And then reflecting on it and stating that he felt the guy did have a point about him not presenting a clear idea of who he was as a singer. I thought that was actually a very mature way of handling the matter.