A Conversation with Carrie Underwood
With her wavy blond hair, button nose, and pearly smile, Carrie Underwood, 24, looks like she just stepped off the cover of a 1980s Sweet Valley High paperback. Raised on a farm in tiny Checotah, Oklahoma, she went to Northeastern State University, where she studied journalism and became a sorority girl. Given her All-American background, the last thing you’d expect this Southern sweetheart to be is surprising. Which is exactly why it was so fun to see her belt out a cheesy rock ballad during the fourth season of Idol and strut out on stage at the 2006 American Music Awards wearing what looked like a shredded prom dress with a pair of shorts. But the most striking thing about Underwood has to be those killer pipes.
Idol in TV Guide
In a cover story for next week’s TV Guide, Simon admitted that season six was a letdown. “Last year just wasn’t good enough,” he said. Even Paula said, “I don’t remember hardly anyone (from) last year.” Ken Warwick: “There was not quite the buzz or magic.” We all knew that, eh?
Paula and Simon repeat that it’s going to be a stronger season than last year. That wouldn’t seem like too tough of a stretch. Simon also says he hates contestants who are not in it to win it all. (Blake said he didn’t care if he won or not. Chris Sligh said he was happy to make it on tour by landing in the top 10.)
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Tucsonan describes hot, brutal auditions for ‘American Idol’
While thousands of Tucsonans headed to San Diego for a little fun in the sun last summer, Star Bello was on a quest for fame and fortune. In late July, Bello, along with her sister, mother and grandmother, packed into her boyfriend’s truck and drove to the coast, where Bello auditioned for Season 7 of “American Idol” at Qualcomm Stadium.
The 19-year-old caregiver, who grew up singing in church groups with her mom, didn’t make it to Hollywood, but she had plenty to say about the three-ring circus audition process.
Paula Abdul kicks off ‘Idol’ with a meltdown
With only a week to go before the new season of “American Idol,” little things like airport meltdowns from judges — specifically Paula Abdul — become very newsworthy.
“She had an insane nervous breakdown that lasted 10 minutes,” a tipster told Radaronline.com of a scene at the Continental Airlines terminal at LAX over the holidays.
“One minute she was hyperventilating and on the verge of passing out; the next she was yelling into her cell phone in this deep, rage-filled ‘Poltergeist’ voice. She kept screaming three names over and over — Michael, Sidney and Leslie. Everyone was staring at her, but she didn’t care.”
Another ‘Idol’ Exit: McPhee Leaves RCA
Katharine McPhee has joined fellow “American Idol” contestants Taylor Hicks and Ruben Studdard as former members of the Sony BMG family. The artist has parted ways with RCA after a solitary album, a 2007 self-titled affair that debuted at No. 2 on The Billboard 200.
A label source confirmed McPhee’s departure, which was first reported by Entertainment Weekly.
McPhee struggled to connect with a wide audience with her debut, which was led by the single “Over It.” That track topped out at No. 22 on Billboard’s Top 40 Mainstream chart and No. 29 on the Hot 100. The album has sold just 366,000 units in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Radiohead Nudges Blige From Atop Album Chart
Further down the chart, Elliott Yamin’s “Sounds of the Season” EP, a Target exclusive, rockets 123-32 after selling 23,000 units. The set was sold at a bargain basement price last week as part of a promotion for similarly titled projects. KT Tunstall’s installment re-enters the chart at No. 92 after a 176% gain to 10,000.
‘Dancing with the Stars,’ Chris Daughtry win People’s Choice Awards
Dancing with the Stars and American Idol fifth-season finalist Chris Daughtry were both honored during last night’s pre-taped broadcast of the 34th annual People’s Choice Awards on CBS.
The Idol fifth-season third-place finisher saw his band Daughtry win the award for Favorite Rock Song with “Home,” a ballad that served as background music for Idol sixth-season eliminations. “Home” defeated “Hey There Delilah” by Plain White T’s and “Makes Me Wonder” by Maroon 5.
“We’re very, very honored to be accepting this award from the people,” said Daughtry, who received the award via satellite with his fellow band mates. “You’re the reason we do what we do and why we’re able to do what we do, so thank you very much.”
Tours won’t carry Carrie home – yet
Underwood teams with Josh Turner, Keith Urban for separate tours
If you want to see Carrie Underwood in either of her two national tours this winter or spring, a road trip might be in order.
Starting in February, Underwood will launch the Carnival Ride Tour, with special guest Josh Turner.
That tour will intertwine with her co-headlining tour with Keith Urban. That tour, the Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride Tour, launches Jan. 31 in Uncasville, Conn.
Medical Experts Rap Network, say no, no, no to Voyeristic Therapy
VH1’s unscripted reality show about drug and alcohol rehabilitation could leave viewers with a bad buzz, according to some members of Boston’s medical community.
In “Celebrity Rehab” (Thursday night at 10), Dr. Drew Pinsky, a celeb-friendly addiction expert, attempts to lead Brigitte Nielsen, Joanie “Chyna” Laurer, Jeff Conaway, Daniel Baldwin, Mary Carey, Jessica Sierra, Jaimee Foxworth and Seth “Shifty” Binzer down the path to sobriety on national television.
“I’m not sure that is a good idea,” said John Kelly, associate director of the Center for Addiction Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.
“My gut feeling is it (the presence of cameras) may create a set of false circumstances that may unduly change the subjects’ behavior,” Kelly said.
INQUIRER EXCLUSIVE ‘American Idol’ ’08
MANILA, Philippines—The search for the next “American Idol” resumes as Season 7 starts airing next week. But the sailing may not be as smooth as before.
Aside from the ratings dip last season, there was the lackluster debut of albums by eventual winner Jordin Sparks and runner-up Blake Lewis. These have raised concerns that AI may have peaked and thus, the show could further spiral down in popularity. (See related story below.)
This year’s edition also has to confront the ongoing strike against the networks by the Writers Guild of America.
But in a recent conference call, executive producer Nigel Lythgoe seemed undaunted by said kinks. He told members of the international press—including only the Inquirer for the Philippines—that, as long as there’s strong talent on the show, AI would continue to win audiences.
Expect the unexpected this year
MANILA, Philippines—Surprises are in store in the seventh season of the reality talent search “American Idol,” which has moved from ABC 5 to QTV 11 for its local broadcast.
QTV is airing AI’s two-night premiere on Jan. 16 and 17 at 6 p.m., with replays that same night and in the weekends. QTV’s mother station, GMA 7, will air the local version, “Pinoy Idol,” in April.
In an exclusive interview, Joey Abacan, GMA 7 vice president for program management, described AI as the Kapuso network’s “biggest acquisition.”
American Idol - The search for the next winner begins Tuesday
For American Idol fans, the wait is finally over.
Season 7 of the Fox powerhouse kicks off Tuesday and will keep America guessing until the finale in late May.
It all starts with auditions, a chance to see the good, the bad and the truly ugly.
Listen, the first shows have provided some of the most entertaining moments in “American Idol” history.
Remember how William Hung parlayed his rendition of Ricky Martin’s “She Bangs” into a performance that had the whole world talking? Or that red-haired guy last year who left us all speechless with his version of “Bohemian Rhapsody?”
It used to be when people started to embarrass themselves, we’d quickly change the channel. But now viewers can’t get enough and thanks to YouTube and other sites on the Internet, those auditions end up preserved forever. So much for 15 minutes of fame.
American Idol Deserves to be Idolized for Its Legacy
Less than a week and counting until the next season of American Idol. Whew, just in time! I need my Idol fix.
But it seems like every time I tell someone I’m excited about the start of the next season, I’m met with sighs, rolling eyes, and an occasional “Whatever, dude.”
It’s becoming fashionable to bash A.I. these days. I can’t say I’m totally surprised. The show has started to slip into a comfort zone of sorts. I mean, on more than one occasion last season, I thought Simon was being mean just for the sake of it. He has obviously embraced his character. And Paula Abdul has gone from being cute and quirky to obnoxious, bizarre and possibly alcohol-impaired.
Still, you can’t deny what American Idol has done for reality TV. The same way Survivor is the grandfather of countless “vote-you-out-of-the-tribe” type reality programs, Idol has spawned its own genre within a genre. Just think of all the current talent competition shows that owe their very existence to American Idol.
‘Idol’ back with clearer focus, little competition
In past years, “American Idol” usually pulled more than 25 million viewers a night. This season, which begins Jan. 15 against competition ravaged by the seemingly never-ending writers strike, just imagine how high those numbers might climb.
Those heady possibilities were clearly on “Idol” executive producer Nigel Lythgoe’s mind during a conference call with reporters last month.
“There will be very little else on, other than repeats,” Lythgoe said.
While the dearth of competition bodes well for “Idol,” there were signs last year that the juggernaut was losing steam. Ratings edged downward, and two former “Idol” winners —Ruben Studdard and Taylor Hicks — were reportedly dropped by their record labels.
“I’m not into jumping sharks on this program,” Lythgoe said. “If we lost 50 percent of our audience tomorrow, we’d still be the biggest show on television.”
Good grief! It’s ‘Idol’ time again Changes aimed at boosting interest are not all good
Also, in a bizarre decision, “Idol” will put its mentor list on a diet, using fewer music celebs (or Jennifer Lopez) to shepherd the finalists, focusing instead on the novices’ personalities.
Perhaps I’m in the minority, but I’ll always be more interested in what Brian May of Queen, Gwen Stefani or, heck, even Peter Noone has to say than listening to some yokel from the heartland drone on Sparksabout how blessed he is to be on the show.
TRUST SIMON AFTER SIX SEASONS, ‘IDOL’ CONTESTANTS ARE STILL ARGUING
Cowell also had some advice for fallen star Britney Spears. “She’s welcome to call me anytime,” he said. “It looks to me at the moment that she’s out of control, and she’s got to have someone in her life who she’s got to listen to.”
He revealed that “Idol” will have a new set and also that some contestants will get a chance to demonstrate talents other than singing.
“[The producers] tried a couple of bits and pieces in the Hollywood rounds having people play instruments,” he said, “which wasn’t particularly a good thing or a bad thing.”
Ultimately, he said, “I don’t think it made too much difference.”
Simon says he’s always right
This year will be different, Cowell vows.
“On all these types of competitions you get great years, and you get not-so-great years. The good news is, from what we’ve seen of the audition shows, this is a much better season than last year. I think, personally, that this is one of the strongest years we’ve had in a long, long time. It is younger. I think the talent is more current. They’re more interesting as people. So, I’m going into this season a lot more optimistic certainly than I was last year.”
Of course, that’s what American Idol’s judges always say, right?
Not true, Cowell insists, with a flash of indignation.
Simon Cowell: It’s best ‘American Idol’
As for the notion that “American Idol” has lost some luster over the years, Cowell disagrees.
“It’s an incredible vehicle for people who want to be successful and under normal circumstances can’t get a record deal for some reason,” Cowell said. “The idea of Carrie Underwood wandering around without a record deal is staggering. … You look at shows like ‘American Idol’ and ‘Dancing With the Stars,’ which I consider to be two of the superbrands, these two shows, in my mind, seem to be getting better over the years.”
Nows the Time to Pay Rent a Visit
For a musical theater brat growing up in the ’90s, “Rent” was at the center of everything. Jonathan Larson’s rock opera was a clarion call to outcasts everywhere to strike out into the great unknown and to look really cool doing it. “What You Own” was our anthem, “La VieBoheme” our cultural lexicon.
When it first hit Broadway, the show was something new, even though it was based on a century-old opera. With its racy content, rock vibe and plain-faced activism, “Rent” broke through walls and ushered in a new era of musicals.
Nearly 12 years since it first hit Broadway and now in its seventh time through Boston, “Rent” is a different beast. It’s toured the world, been turned into a movie and seen more celebrity castings than I care to count. But dulled though its edges may be by popularity, “Rent” is still fun to watch.
Spirit of musical transcends time Rent is back, better than ever
All kidding aside, Rent is a fantastic whirlwind of a musical, with contemporary issues and nontraditional characters. The show demands high energy and emotion from its characters at nearly all times, and this cast delivers the goods. Every single member is extremely talented vocally, and interestingly, two of them are American and South African Idol alums. There is a lot of vocalization by the cast, and they all had the voices to do it well, though sometimes it came off as a little overdramatic. Most interesting was the part of Tom Collins being played by a tenor, Anwar Robinson, as the part is usually sang in a deep bass voice. This change added a unique dimension to this tour of the show.
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If they let this Season play out in it’s natural competitive manner, and stop trying to heavy-handedly influence the voting, then AI will return to all it’s glory. IMO, last year would have been a lot better and they would have had a higher selling winner if they would have let the chips fall where they may.
I really got tired of hearing them say something was wrong with a performance because they didn’t want a contestant to gain momentum last year. IMO, the judges’ manipulation got almost as bad as Season Two — only last year they were all on board the same train.
Let it be a true competition — that’s what makes it fun.
p.s. Simon, everyone wants to win…but contestants stop caring about winning when even my grandmother can tell you who the judges are pushing to win half way through the season
I agree with Simon and Paula about S6. The contestants were boring and didn’t care about winning because S5 made winning unimportant. That’s a major problem for the show and I don’t honestly see how they overcome it.
Mini-review of Blake’s performance on Kimmel the other night:
Late-Night Follies: Blake Lewis Impersonates a Monkey
Blake Lewis has a lot of moxie. Too much, actually. With this recent Kimmel performance, he seems to be hopped up on some kind of substance — possibly 16 oz. of melted Twizzlers. He jumps! He screams! He makes inappropriate monkey noises (a lot)!
Blender
I have to admit I don’t understand the monkey noises.
On another note: How hot do you have to get Twizzlers to melt them?
I sense a new research organization such as this one dedicated to Peep Research. Warning: never let your Peeps smoke and drink alcohol at the same time!
I agree, t2. Winning isn’t in their control nor their fans so why not just hope to get as far as possible? The judges and producers push who they want, the fans speed vote for their favorites who may or may not be the best singer, and popularity plays a big part in who wins although not as much in who sells the most records. I’m just happy if my favorite gets a shot at a record deal that they wouldn’t have prior to the show. I will never believe that devaluing winning is why the ratings are down. The show has been on for several seasons and ratings always go down after a while. I think there’s a good chance that they will pick up again like the Amazing Race did. AI still has numbers that other shows can only dream of.
I think the problem with last year was the quality of the contestants and I do NOT mean they were not talented. We had too many of the same type of singer and the whole year got sort of swallowed up by not being very interesting, Sanjaya notwithstanding.
I am also in the camp of those who believe the devaluing of winning has hurt the show overall. However, a season with exciting competitors and a lot of variety may do a lot to sort of gloss over that fact. People will be entertained and vote and, once the show ends, sort of move on, letting the chips (or record deals) fall where they may.
The judges are gonna do what they do and they have pimped from Season 1, so that is not new.
To me the show has gotten very big and very full of itself, and that is what has made for problems which I am not sure can be remedied. We shall see.
The Amazing Race is actually a very interesting case which could be a good lesson to AI. TAR is an Emmy favourite, but it has struggled with ratings and extremely high production costs it’s entire run.
One of the biggest things they struggle with and tweak is keeping the race interesting. In it’s early days, they found that people weren’t actually trying to win each leg of the race. You only got a reward for finishing first the last leg. So, make sure you aren’t last and then take it easy. Due to production costs, they also have non-elimination legs in which nobody got eliminated. Racers figured that out and some of them actually goofed around and didn’t race when they figured there would be a NEL coming up.
All this made the race more boring. So producers have tweaked the rules to make winning each leg more important (prize for finishing a leg first) and lots of rule changes trying to make teams not want to be last on a NEL leg (taking all their money, taking all their clothes, giving them a half hour penalty, lots of tasks).
So, what is this all to say? The producers of AI don’t want to tweak their show because they don’t want to mess with a winning formula. But the formula is becoming less winning because winning doesn’t matter for the contestants.
So, maybe try to make things more interesting. Maybe they should only release the songs for sale for the top 3 vote getters each week? That will encourage voting because people will want to be able to buy the songs. Then release the songs to iTunes instead of just selling them on their own scary AI site. The singers will want to come in the top 3 (or maybe the top half if the producers don’t want to tip their hands too much about who is doing well) because they get a little extra revenue.
That’s just one idea. I’m sure with some creative thought, they could come up with a bunch of great ideas (visiting Farmer’s Market to chat up the tourists was not a great idea).
I know. People will grumble that it’s not fair that they don’t get to buy a copy of their favourite’s song, but this is a COMPETITION. The losing football team doesn’t get to go to the Superbowl either and I’m sure that their fans would like to see them there too. Besides, they can always just rip the song from the show like we used to.
Interesting idea! It would definitely get those people with a strong attachment to a contestant invested in voting - that’s for sure. I think this is a pretty creative idea actually… Simon, Nigel?
Simon:
Nigel:
That’s interesting about AI being shown “live” in my country. Too bad I probably won’t be able to catch it since I would still be at work at that time.
However…
These airings can’t be “live” since we are at least twelve hours ahead US time…duh. :s
Great idea Kirsten!
For me, last year started off badly when Simon made cracks at Taylor. That was so disrespectful and left a bad taste in my mouth all season. Then there is no Taylor appearance like all the other winners have gotten, except for the finale. It just felt mean spirited whether it was intended or not. I did enjoy seeing Kellie. (big fake boobs aside)
I have to admit that I enjoyed “hatin” on Antonella. *hee*
My personal opinion is that AI is on the downward curve.
Every show has had its peak and we have just about reached it 2 seasons ago. I don’t see people investing in the contestants as much as they did in Season 5.
I will still watch because I like muscial competitions and I want to see what happens.
But I’m not sure I’ll even bother to vote.
However, I don’t think there ever was or will be a show as talent packed as season 5. I thought Season 4 was the apex but Season 5 exceeded that. From then on, it went no way but down.
I think what TPTB is doing to their finalists ( and winners ) has a lot to do with the downward slope. Why get invested in a show or contestant when clearly the show doesn’t care about the American public, or their view? Isn’t it pure arrogance to say that America “got it wrong” during any of the seasons because they did not conform to who the judges or the producers thought should win ?
The way they treated Taylor Hicks for instance was not only non-supportive, which would have been bad enough, but it was outright negative. The rude comments Simon continues to make long after Season 5 is over and Taylor is making a career from his victory is proof of this.
If you are trying to actively sabotage your own winner with your remarks, what does that say about your show’s credibility ?
It’s hard not to conclude that TPTB have affected their show’s credibility with their actions and statements.
Hey, LBB - WORD!!!! You said a mouthful!
The sparkle has gone, as far as I’m concerned.
I wouldn’t care if this were the last season. TPTB have done this
to themselves and I’m sure I’m not the only one who “just isn’t interested” anymore. I will watch; but I sure as hell won’t vote.
As an afterthought, I think the all important lesson we can learn from AI are the following ( but you knew that ):
* THE BEST SINGER/PERFORMER IS NOT NECESSARILY THE MOST MARKETABLE.
* THE BETTER SINGER DOES NOT NECESSARILY WIN NOR DOES HE/SHE NECESSARILY OUTLAST THE WORSE SINGER.
* LOOKS AND LIKEABLITY CAN TRUMP TALENT.
* NICE LEGS CAN OUTLAST NICE VOICE.
* THE SHOW’s FORMAT GIVES ADVANTAGES MOSTLY TO THE PERFORMERS WHO ARE THE MOST VERSATILE, BUT NOT NECESSARILY THE ONES WHO ARE MOST MARKETABLE.
Add your own lessons here …
Blake Lewis played a monkey.
Blake Lewis *is* a monkey.
lol carolina
Too many bad “rumors.” I still remember the one re the little old
ladies in the hotel lobby. There seems to be a pattern here.
“One minute she was hyperventilating and on the verge of passing out; the next she was yelling into her cell phone in this deep, rage-filled ‘Poltergeist’ voice.”
I used to think Paula needed the help of a good therapist, but the situation seems to have moved to a new plateau. Maybe it’s time to call Father Merrin?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22559320/
This just in. So true, so true, I totally agree!
Wow LBB! That’s what I was meaning only mine came out too “fantardy”.
I also wanted to comment on the whole Paula issue. I have always liked her on the show, like the chemistry and differences between the three judges but in the wake of her reality show and now this airport breakdown/fit, I feel verrrrrry uncomfortable. I was actually uncomfortable during some of the audition episodes last year but I didn’t dwell on it.
I agree with the MSN article to an extent but to extend it more PBs said it is very rare for someone to get the status of A Kellie C ,Carrie U or the bandSaughtry even if on a show.
I think American Idols problem is they want a super star where the chances are slim most will be happy just to make a living. American Idols overshoots with far reaching goals which chances are reaching are slim instead of focusing on what is in plane cite. Like your going to be a pop or pop country star no matter even if thier shortcited ness does not realize it is a k9. They producers seem surprise how some arists or former contestants look at teh contract(which I hear is scary) run for the hills or distance themselves slowly or slethly from american idol. American Idol is a fun entertaining “reality” for the masses which makes the producers , the network money and the commerical fees get more money then a contestant can ever have gotten them. Put it simply it is simply a multi million or billion worlwide corpration witch thinks about money and how to get more.
American Idol had me going STRONG - up until last year due to no one contestant totally grabbing me. They were all just too bland.
They can have me going strong again this season, just give me someone INTERESTING to root for!! And I swear I’ll vote my fingers bloody all over again….
what i don t get about blake is that BA clearly doesn t seem to click with audiences..it s not doing very well on mediabase,it s not selling yet he still peforms it the exact same way on every single show…
maybe he should start changing it up a little or just perform another song instead…?
Just read the msnbc article. I’m really tired of the whole Sanjaya angle. I think he gets too much critism for his age. At least he HAD a personality! If the others hadn’t of been so bland, he wouldn’t have registered to people so much. Even Melinda who I think is a darling..to tell you the truth, she didn’t spark me. No one did.
Actually, he has been changing it up a bit each time he sings it. As far as singing something else? That’s not up to him. Blake’s dad posted on Team Plaid today, and said “We want more than BA, but apparently the record company disagrees with us. The man said BA will continue to be performed.”
But, I agree, BA is not clicking with audiences. Stick a fork in that one.
Dang, being indie sounds better everyday! I still don’t get why BA isn’t clicking. I think it’s a really good song. Blake’s performances are a little frantic for me but remember I’m an Elliott fan - about as far as you can get from frantic - lol.
I don’t remember Sanjaya having much of a personality, either…
His hair did..
Aww, they just showed Taylor riding in the Endymion Parade last year, during Mardi Gras. Too cute!
This year, Kevin Costner will be taking Taylor’s place, as Grand
Marshall of Endymion.
Kevin Costner………Taylor Hicks
Kevin Costner………Taylor Hicks
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…..it is a toss up….heh….I pick Taylor Hicks! What a surprise!
Pix
American idol was my absolutely fav show until the train wreck that was season six, loved the silly banter from the judges, the cheesy group songs, and most of all, the idols, one and all, their quirky
song choices, less than inspired clothing choices, the ups and downs of elimination night (those surprise early eliminations, the joy when my fav made it thru, the agony when my fav was voted off!)
But what ruined it was the producer’s need to mess with the one sure thing that made this show my guiltly pleasure every Tuesday and Wednesday night- the idols! Give me back the guys with the crooked teeth, the rocker chick with the colored hair, the skinny kid with the glasses,hunky guys and beautiful girls, one and all. Let them tell their stories and win me over with their voices, their talents.
and stay out of it, judges, producers, Nigel and the rest of the sordid motley crew, let them perform and entertain us!
Daisy, You were in my head thinking the same thoughts, nough said.
I guess you can choose whatever pattern you want to see. You probably don’t know this, but earlier in the week Blake sent out a bulletin on myspace about his producer/friend BT’s missing child (here’s the flyer that’s been going around, as far as I know she hasn’t been found yet). And fwiw, from everything I’ve read (stuff that I’m sure has also been posted here, funny how most only comment on the negative), Blake is well-liked by his Idol castmates, and all the people he worked with on his album. I tend to trust those people more than tabloids.
“Break Anotha” has been growing on me recently but it’s still one of my least favorites on the record. I think “Know My Name” would’ve been a better choice for single #1.
NOLA
Jan 10th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
The sparkle has gone, as far as I’m concerned.
I wouldn’t care if this were the last season. TPTB have done this
to themselves and I’m sure I’m not the only one who “just isn’t interested” anymore. I will watch; but I sure as hell won’t vote.
NOLA–you simply took ALL the words out of my mouth!
Yeah, me too. I think people will see what they want to see, good or bad or somewhere in between. *shrug*
Oh, and I really hope BT’s daughter is comes home safely..
Too late to edit. I hope BT’s daughter is safe and comes home soon. Sad situation. :(
I’ve seen a lot of Blake fans, people who would presumably be inclined to see good in him, be turned off or criticize his recently reported/filmed behaviour.
Sometimes, people aren’t completely biased. Sometimes, people change their minds. Sometimes, people can like an artist and not require them to be perfect human beings. Sometimes, there are no hidden motives.
Sometimes, somebody really is an a$$ and even a$$es have friends. Often, the tabloids are full of hooey, but sometimes they contain a truthful tale or two.
I’m not specifically saying Blake is an a$$ (I don’t know him), but I’m not going to question the motives of those that who think his currently reported behaviour (if true) is somewhat a$$y. Just as I won’t question the motives of those on the other side of the coin. I just wanted to express the point of view that many people are not black and white. They are perfectly capable of seeing shades of grey and everything is not a fan war.
I too hope that BT’s child gets home safely even though I don’t really know who BT is.
Oh, Kirsten, I totally agree. That’s what I meant by somewhere in between. I guess you explained it much better. :)
Anyway, BT is one of Blake’s collaborators and someone he admires.
I wont judge anyone by one off the wall article. If a pattern begins to form, that’s when I pay attention. Msybe I’m off base, but it appears to me that Blake is trying to develop himself a little bad boy image… “titties in your mouth”, “I’m not your kid’s role model” and reportedly keeping his neighbors up all night and showing no remorse or compassion for them when he realized he was disturbing them. If you’re out there trying to raise kids, you run like Hell from people like this. Maybe the bad boy thing will work for Blake. I dont know. If he feels that’s what he needs to do, that’s just sad to me. What I really wish is that someone close to him would try and reign him in and give him a quick lesson in diplomacy…
“I too hope that BT’s child gets home safely”
Me too, Kirsten.
I guess we all have different opinions on what qualifies someone as a “bad boy.” Regarding some of the reasons given, I hardly think Blake’s behaving that way to build up a certain image. The titties comment is something that Blake has been saying with his friends for awhile from what I’ve read, and I doubt it’s something he thinks twice about when he says it.
The whole role model thing, I’m not going to fault him at all for not wanting to be put in that sort of position and given that responsibility. If an entertainer is willing to take on that role, then good for them, more power to you.
With that disturbing the neighbors thing, we don’t know what exactly happened. Though I’m sure there was some sort of situation because that would be too random of a story to completely make up. Who knows if he acted rudely or laughed it off, because come on, that tabloid could have easily put that in to make the story somewhat interesting. That’s just how I see things.
And like everyone else, I hope BT gets his daughter home safely and soon, it’s so sad what happened.
Yep. We have differing opionions.
I’ve loved BT for years. He’s a great guy. I too hope and pray that his daughter is safely returned to him soon. In the meantime I hope that she is happy, healthy and safe.
I thought things were bad when someone stole lots of his music and equipment. That was nothing compared to what has happened now.