[Netizen]

I was prepared for more Rocky Horror Picture Show goes Motown. But he realized, when he went from one of the front-runners to the bottom three, that America does NOT want their idol to be a trashy camp showboy. He was forced to butch it up and appeal to us.

He was in the botton 3 because what he did to that song stunk. I doubt he gets 'forced' to do anything. The show is about versatility which is why they have 'themes', to see if they can make something old 'new' again, change it up. Which he did. He is an ACTOR, with a good voice. He has done all types of plays and characters. jmo

[Yaelle]

No, what I meant when I said “forced” is that Adam had his wake-up call after he trashed that Johnny Cash song and lost a LOT of his voting bloc. He was “forced” internally to stay within a certain realm of mass appeal in order to stay on the show. Not forced by anyone. I agree with you completely. He is an amazing talent. But he will have to watch it.

After all, HE chose to audition for American Idol. HE knew it was a mainstream show. Camp it up all you want with your friends, but on this show, you need to have a general appeal.