Megan Joy Interviews: Fox NY and LA Plus Ryan Seacrest – VIDEO
UPDATE: I just added FOX LA. Those wacky chicks at Good Day Live greeted Megan with flappy arms and a “Caw Caw” Pretty Hilarious–don’t miss it.
From Megan Joy’s interview this morning on Ryan Seacrest’s KISS LA radio show.
After he plays clips of the contestants goofing on each other’s singing, Ryan interviews Megan who says she was surprised at Simon’s reaction to her saying she didn’t care what he thought of her song. “I didn’t expect it to be such a big deal,” she says.
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After the JUMP, Megan’s interview with FOX NY this morning.
“I truly really didn’t care that they didn’t like, I was proud of myself…their rude opinion just didn’t matter to me.” says Megan about telling Simon she didn’t care what he thought. Megan says she was, “Truly, truly excited” about her song choice and wouldn’t change it. She is excited to go out on tour with the rest of the Top 10.
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I just find it funny that Simon is always defending himself and his right to be blunt and honest, and he’s the one who said the contestants should up the drama by talking back , yet he got pissy at Megan for basically doing exactly what he does and what he’s said he wanted. I can’t help but wonder if he’s a little lessy pissy about it than he let on. If not he’s the world’s biggest hypocrite. I mean, seriously? Simon Cowell being down on somebody for being brutally honest and borderline rude? LOL
Take her under their wing…. sorry that is just really funny to me!
I read elsewhere from someone who was there that it came across as very rude in person. Maturity doesn’t always come with age or experience. Just look at Simon, Paula and Kara.
I loved Megan’s personality. If this were a personality contest, she’d totally win =] And she seems like… someone I’d hang out with. Anyways, I wasn’t really a fan of any of her performances, although I did LOVE her voice. I’m glad that she’s happy. And it was her time to go. I’m happy that she’ll get to see her son again. That must’ve been unbearable; being away from him like that.
I’m torn on this issue.
While I understand that many contestants would give a limb to be in Megan’s shoes, they’re not the ones there; she is. And she’s going to make the most of it the best way she knows how.
I think she was borderline disrespectful and just plain weird, which I don’t think will do her any favors in the long run, but if she wised up to the fact that she was put in as fodder to propel the Chosen Ones to the front of the pack, then good for her. If she realized her fate was inevitable, that she was being played by the judges in the beginning and she was never going to win, she had every right to have fun up there until the end of the line, at least in my opinion.
Maybe she even appreciated VFTW’s support and wanted to shout out to them. Of course she looked at DialIdol and knew it was a huge possibility, not to mention her performance compared to some of the others last night and the judge reactions. Maybe she knew the judges would never save her (or probably anyone except the Chosen Ones) and didn’t care what her last impression on them was.
That said, I’m sure she’s pissed off a ton of people and, as I said, not done herself any favors. She had her 15 minutes of fame and can do whatever she wants with it. If I had been in her shoes, though, I would have handled it much differently!
I’m torn too. That’s a good way to put it.
On the one hand, obviously saying she didn’t care and acting a fool on the show was not the best way to go. Now that I have the “needless to say” out of the way…
People feel what they feel and deal how they deal. Not to put too much stock in the “family way” as evidenced by the brother’s odd show of support by shouting at Kara, people also are raised and react differently from others. To me, it was telling in her Fox NY interview that she responded that she did not chastise her brother for the shout out because “she loves him and always wants him to just be himself.” Maybe there’s a premium on “just being” in that family. LOL And, frankly, I see some value to that approach — imagine how carefree that could be.
Yet, I feel like Megan cared very much. She left her son’s side for this gig, and that couldn’t have been easy. Having a child also probably allowed her the perspective that whatever happened (or whatever Simon said) really wasn’t that important in the grand scheme. Kids have a way of doing that for you.
But, I stand by my belief that Megan’s defenses kicked in hard at some point. Over the weeks, I could hear her nerves as she performed — much less so with her swan song, imo — which told me she cared alot. And, the close ups of her face as they slammed her in past weeks really did show alot of hurt in her eyes. And, I suppose she heard alot of crap thrown at her friends too. So, at some point, to deal with the as she called them “rude opinions,” she adopted a devil may care attitude. Good for her. (We’ve all seen the opposite, ala Carly Smithson.)
No, not the greatest job interview she’s been on, I suspect. But AI should thank her, as she’s created lots of buzz this week, taking the focus off what could be described as a horrendous (non)theme night (or a total flop.)
In the end, like SpenserJ, I can’t hold it against her all that long. Sometimes I wish I could have the strength and resilience she seems to.
I’m torn as well.
Based on my previous comments, people may know by now that the producers and judges annoy me with the way they treat the contestants. The show makes a gazillion dollars off these kids. The producers play all sorts of psycho mind games. The judges are paid millions of dollars and don’t have the decency to sit there and at least pretened to pay attention. The show isn’t fair. I have a permanent residence on the Grassy Knoll.
So, on the one hand, I applaud somebody for standing up to the show and refusing to be their dancing bear.
On the other hand, Megan seems to me to have been one of the contestants blessed by the system. Unlike many past contestants, they judges did not call out her ridiculous dancing, her 3-note range, her horrible phrasing, her off-key notes, etc. They dismissed it all by calling her “quirky” and “original” and a “package artist”. I think the judges have been rather nice to her. They’ve told her she picked the wrong songs (and it’s true), but they didn’t “punch her in the face”. If she wants to see “punched in the face” review comments, I could dig some up. Plus, she got put through on the wildcard ahead of people who did have an ability to sing/move. So, for her to be upset about the “rude” comments she received, seems totally bizarre to me.
It’s like the spoiled rich kid having to do something mere mortals normally have to do (like washing their own car), getting a martyr complex and expecting me to be all “down with the system” with them. Dude, you lived a charmed life on the show. You didn’t get the shaft. Now, if Kristen or Ricky wants me to get “down with the system”, hand me a picket sign and I’ll do some chanting.
Me too, I think she has a bratty attitude, and her comments about her brother and herself just proved it to me even more.
On the other hand, I think Simon’s a petulant whiny bully too. And he’s too old to be so immature.
I can’t help thinking of the classy way that Jorge left the show, when he deserved to stay longer. Meagan was very lucky to stay as long as she did. She definitely has a martyr attitude about herself and how “rudely” she was treated. She got off easy. If anyone should gripe it would be Alexis.
Oh No, Lil is a league on her own… being in the program is enough punishement for her ego, seeing contestants like Kris, Allison and Adam that are way more talented than her…
He absolutely is but honestly? He’s earned that right whether we agree or not. All of the judges, even if we can’t stand them at times or all of the time, have made careers and have a background that has enabled them to sit in those seats and earn that money.
Every kid that is on AI is looking for a chance to make their own career. This show can be that opportunity and part of it is learning how to take criticism gracefully, even if they don’t believe it is accurate. Megan showed no respect and no grace last night.
No matter what business someone is in, there are bosses that are hard to take and criticism that is unfair. It is part of growing up and part of paying your dues. I never would choose to do that in front of 24 million people, but then I’d never try out for Idol either! (even if I was young and talented enough)
an interesting thread idea…how Idol would have been different if contestants had actually listened to the judges advice…or how much better it turned out when contestants ignored the judges…
little D… and Simon drawing a mustache on Paula’s face with a crayon while disrespecting Allison by not focusing on giving her a proper critique ISN’T childish? I think Simon and Paula are certainly more than old enough to know better. Unfortunately, this being season 8, I don’t have any illusions that they will stop behaving like spoiled children.
As for the AI tour, I guess you didn’t attend one of the season 7 concerts which featured the excellent Mavid dance routines.
That’s not the point. Simon indulged her more than she did by giving horrible performance and not calling her on it. Maybe she should have told him fuck off when she was turding on the stage and he would affirm her right to do so. Don’t get pissy when he finally pulled the cotton out of his ears.
Self-indulgence perhaps?
Fwiw, personality isn’t popping off and pissing people off. Kris has personality, Adam has personality, Allison have personality. They also have been slammed yet they take it politely, they may thing Simon’s a prick but they know that he’s the prick that judges them. Thank goodness her child is young so he won’t understand that both his mom and uncle behaved like asses on nationwide teevee. Yup, personality plus.
^Maybe they are trying to get younger in demographic… so they are doing this to get more audience in kindergarden age…
I noticed the nerves and the hurt expressions, too. When Simon criticized her again on Tuesday night, her whole face looked frozen with fear and pain, as though she stopped breathing and swallowing. Even someone as experienced and seemingly professional as Adam can’t hide his anxiety as he listens to the judges’ comments.
If Simon were ice cream, he would be pralines and dick. Simon pimpeth and Simon taketh away. Nevertheless, a substantial portion of the audience considers him their proxy and will not reward contestants who are disrespectful to him.
Unfortunately for Megan, the last impression she left with the audience and the industry was childish and bizarre — and not in a charming way. When the interviews are over and her bravado disappears, she might start feeling embarrassed and regretful over her extremely public behavior. I hope she has some wise, loving support to help her deal with everything.
I never got into Mavid. Just sayin. Not everyone thought they were excellent.
Honestly, part of me does feel sorry for Megan, because she fell for her own hype. I understand that other contestants love her and she’s a “free spirit” and all. But she was given the opportunity of a lifetime based mostly on her looks, and when the judges tried to steer her in the right direction, she dismissed their advice. Dumb. As a fan of Jesse, that irks me. I remember when Jesse questioned Randy, she asked for specifics. She really wanted to know what they wanted from her because she recognized the opportunity. People criticized her for that, but I thought it was great. Megan, on the other hand, isn’t looking to figure out what could help her, but she just plain out doesn’t care what the judges think.
While I know the judges are idiots, they are still the idiots that will help you in you career. Have I ever disliked a boss? Hell ya. Did I caw at them? Hell no.
And honestly, I don’t think Simon’s comments were only a reaction to her comment about not caring. I think it had to do with her mockery of the process. The same process that put her in front of millions of peeps.
The Caw Caw flapping her arms routine will make Megan memorable that is for sure…lol
The woman announcer said “Chris Daughtery didn’t win and look at how well he did”, comparing Daughtery to Megan.
Sorry, love Megan’s kookiness, but Chris Daughtery never had one bad week.
LOL!
I think we should petition Ben and Jerry’s to make a signature ice cream for Simon, like they did for Jerry Garcia, the Cherry Garcia ice cream. “Cowell’s Creamy Comments, Pralines and Dick – watch out for the nuts!” Ok, kidding aside, if they came up with flavors for all four judges, and distributed them only during the AI season, that could be a money maker. So instead of coke cups on the judges’ table, there would be pints of ice cream. Unless of course you are going to make a coke float, and then you could tie in two products. And at the end of the season all of the judges would be 20 pounds heavier which would segue nicely into a third product placement, a celebrity spokesperson deal with Jenny Craig. Hey, I’m just trying to get this show some advertising cash so they can hire a better production team.
Oh, last night was a wing ding. I did feel bad for Megan as I do think she cares but just couldn’t handle the stress. I think she may regret how she behaved, but isn’t that always the way it goes. It’s like getting drunk at the office Christmas party and someone took pictures. There is just no denying it, especially when they pin them up in the employee lunch room.
I think it has to be tough to be ripped a new one in front of a live audience and millions of viewers at home. I think the natural reaction is to defend yourself and it takes iron will to keep your trap shut.
Anoop and Lil have both dipped their toes into the “I’m not taking this crap” pool but stopped themselves from wading in too far.
Gokey hasn’t received a severe enough lashing yet so we don’t know how he would act. But like another poster said, he has no filter. He would probably do or say the first thing that popped into his head, which would be a Simon impersonation. “Oh, look at me I’m Simon, wearing my Hanes T-shirt. I can color in the lines and say you sing like crap at the same time. I’m so superior because I have a British accent!”
Adam is the professional here. He’s gotton alot of praise, but some brutal comments from Simon as well. I’m sure it pissed Adam off. But I agree with the poster who said years of auditioning and being told you are too tall, to young, etc, has taught him to take it more in stride.
Allison seems like a good natured teen who probably thinks Simon and Randy are old and so they don’t get it. So in her books, if Simon thinks her outfit is bad, she’s probably doing something right.
I always feel Matt is on the edge of snapping because his nerves get to him. Even if he doesn’ t talk back, he needs to watch the faces he pulls. There’s alot of ways to convey F U without ever saying the words.
Kris just doesn’t seem like the type of guy that ever gets mad, even when he’s getting kicked.
Scott is the most good natured contestant. I don’t think they will ever slam him too hard and I don’t think he has much of a temper. I think he knows that he won’t win but is thankful for where he is at. I think the judges know that he knows, so with everyone in the know, no reason to get mean. I’m sure Simon will say, “I think it might be your time to go” in a nice way, and that will be it for Scott.