But you can pretend to ignore me like everyone else on the thread.
I'm the guy who knows star-quality and talent at its highest level. America prefers
Lee Dewyze to Crystal Bowersox and Michael Lynch,
Scotty McCreery to Lauren Alaina and Pia Toscano,
Taylor Hicks to Katherine McPhee, Elliot Yamin, Daughtry and Kelly Pickler,
David Cook to David Archuleta,
Kris Allen to Danny Gokey and Adam Lambert
etc. etc. etc.
America loves artistic mediocrity. So that's what they get. Listened to the radio lately?
And this phenomenon will probably propel Phillip Phillips to the top in a season containing the best male vocalist in Idol history (Ledet) and one of the top 3 females in Idol history (Sanchez, Underwood, McPhee).
LOL!
Actually I do listen to the radio daily, specifically Sirius satellite radio. My favorite channels are classical and the sixties channels.
As far as your list goes, most of the people you listed as also rans have done quite well in their careers. So not so sure that your claim of artistic mediocrity will hold water.