Simon Cowell tells Brian Kilmead of Fox and Friends that he wants Danny Gokey in the final with Adam Lambert because Kris Allen is not a good enough singer to compete with Adam.
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Gee thanks, Simon. You’ve now saved me from having to watch two whole episodes to see how Top 3 will end. No need to tune in then. Thanks mate! (I sure hope many more in America will join me.)
Simons way of getting Kris’s fan’s fired UP!! Remember the “knock Out” Cook fan’s and everyone else went nuts. Including me, and I wasn’t a Cook fan at the time!! hahaha
My heart is crushed…I do love Kris, and I can’t do anything to help him (cannot vote for him, or for anyone else for that matter). I do think Simon has a point; but I can only wish for him to be totally wrong…The show has yet to air if it matters to anyone; but the eventual inevitability is becoming apparent.
I believe in Simon when he said we don’t need humble anymore. Kris needs to believe that he can win. He needs to lay his claim on the win and own it.
I remember a time when Simon said he wanted a Melinda/Jordin finale….. and look what happened, Melinda was voted out at this position. My votes are going to Adam only and hope Kris has his own fans to put him in the finals.
First, I don’t know how I missed this thread earlier when I came on and was skimming the Preshow thread. Ugh!
This is an interesting observation because, I’ve watched DI closely w/ Kris as my fav. and have never seen a huge increase for Kris as voting heads out west.
Personally, I want Adam’s fan to vote for Adam. If someone is torn over who they like best, vote for both, if you like Kris best (LIKE ME), vote for Kris.
You know, I did agree with Simon that David Archuleta kinda did knock David Cook out during finale night (You know, one of those DC-DA-DC-DA things, DC did better top 5 and 3, DA did better top 4 and 2. Then again, Archie here, so I’m a bit biased.)
Danny got kinda boring after a while, Kris has more artistry than either of the two IMO. Adam’s a good technical singer, but he also does nothing good for me.
This video just gives me more hope about Kris being in the finale. Simon’s (unintentionally) using reverse psychology.
Kris isn’t a good enough singer? And Danny is? Come on Simon. Turns out all of the judges are out of their minds this year. It’s a sad, sad world when Kara’s becoming my favorite.
WTF???? I can’t even figure out who or what he’s trying to sabotage but it’s definately not Danny Go-home-Key. It’s either Adam (I think Simon fears Adam having too much power after AI) and/or Kris…
Who knows what mojo Simon is trying to pull?
But this is certainly true:
à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Better singerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ is not a meaningful category at this point. The question is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“better at singing what!?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬
Those who like Kris, like moi, are going to vote for him even harder and more this time to: 1) call Simon’s bluff; 2) give Kris the push he deserves, as an excellent musician and different kind of singer (subtlety, what’s that?); 3) create a finale that I am interested in watching.
What a load of rubbish, Kris is by far a better singer then Gokey, Paula’s been slipping those pills in the wrong freakin’ glass of Coke.
I don’t think Simon is saying that to fire up the Kris voters. I think he honestly believes it. The thing is he doesn’t listen to his own previous interviews when he says it is 50% the person that we vote for and 50% the voice. I happen to love Kris’s voice, but I will power vote for him as much for who he is as for his talent. Simon is also dead wrong if he thinks Danny Gokey is better able to compete against Adam. neither of them have a chance of winning but it makes me really furious that he is already throwing Kris under the bus and the show hasn’t even happened yet. Kris does have a chance of competing with Danny and it is such an unfair advantage having Simon say he isn’t good enough. Up yours, Simon.
Oh, God, could that Brian person be a bigger douchebag? What a slimy sycophant. Simon has to loathe those “Fox and Friends” fools, doesn’t he? Ugh.
I can see where Simon feels Kris isn’t a strong enough “singer” to compete with Adam, because for Simon, it’s all about the drama and good TV. He’s pretty confident Adam has this wrapped up, and he wants to see some fireworks. As much as I love Kris, I’d love to see Adam squash Danny like a bug next week. Of course, Simon thrashed David Cook in the finale after singing his praises for weeks, so who can say for sure what will happen?
And Simon pays $400 to get that haircut? Sorry, but I think he’s taking the “three stooges” comparison a little too seriously. What do they call that, the Shemp?
Kris believes in himself. Swagger isn’t in his personality. Thank goodness. If he changed to suit Simon he would be criticized for not being true to himself. I say be yourself, sing your heart out, and if by some chance you make it to the finals you deserve to be there. If you don’t you still deserve to be there.
To me there is absolutely no comparison between Kris and Jason Castro. Kris has never completely blown the words to a song during a performance. Castro did it on multiple occasions. I also think Kris is far better looking and he voice is much superior. Kris did a much better job on Somewhere Over the Rainbow and that was one of Castro’s best. Both can play the ukelele. That is about the only thing they have in common.
I enjoy all three of the contestants left. But for Simon to say Kris isn’t “good enough” to go against Adam is complete rubbish. Kris has an absolutely beautiful voice and can put more emotion into a line than anybody this season. Danny is NOT a better singer in any way. He’s louder, so maybe that’s all Simon knows. I think Adam and Danny would try to outscream each other at a finale, which would get kind of boring. What a nice contrast it would be to have kris sing something quiet and heartfelt like “Falling Slowly” and Adam sing one of his wild songs (maybe a reprise of “Satsifaction”!) Now THAT would be something worth watching.
WOW
sure, just let danny take the runner-up position, i’m pretty much positive that Kris, Allison, and Matt will out-sell Danny Gokey in the long run
the three of them have better recording voices than Danny anyway
i think there’s no reason to fight for Kris anymore
it’s just a matter of time, and i’m for sure that Kris, Allison and Matt have better packages than Danny
I was mad at first when I saw this video. I have never liked Gokey or Adam for that matter! I hope fans are enraged and vote Kris into the finale! I think the reason Simon dismisses Kris is that he isn’t your typical Idol powerhouse singer. His appeal is way more understated and I think that why I like him! He is the artist they are looking for! He will sell records!
That’s all I am saying!
Simon clearly wants Kris to win, he is doing the same thing they did a couple weeks ago (when they put Adam in bottom 2), that is to fire up the voting public to vote for Kris and he’s been going on all these ‘talk shows’ and saying Adam will win and that in itself will make people angry against Adam. Simon is so sneaky and manipulative its unreal, he knows whats the voting public is like, this is Just sick!!!! poor Adam he deserves it more than those 2, he gives his best every week and i enjoys his performances, today i am writing this with an heavy heart that Adam will be leaving us tonight….. “crying” irony?
I’ve lost a lot of respect for Simon this year.
I don’t know what people are upset about what Simon said? Adam indeed is a better singer and he is better than Kris, Kris is a nice guy and I believe so is Adam. But this is a singing competition… People don’t actually agree Adam is a better singer than Kris??? No need to get angry with Simon, he is telling what he feels, thinks… and we have our own thoughts, too!
Just follow your heart and vote for your idol…. Hey, we are all difference!! But I believe indeed we still know what is good, bad or better!! We have to…