He was asked about his comment about liking Pickler better than Carrie. He said it was a spur of the moment comment and that he sometimes gets into trouble saying things like that. He said sometimes he will say something one week and then change his mind the next week. He said he liked Kellie that particular week and said it. I got the impression that he didn't mean to dis Carrie.
He said who he thought were the top three and said Taylor, Chris and Kellie. King asked if Taylor had a chance and Simon said Yes, oh... yes.
He said he seldom disagrees with the voting audience. Said Randy and Paula will sometimes whine about someone getting voted off and thats when he said at this point it just doesn't matter. People getting voted off now weren't going to win anyway.
Said he thought the voting audience had picked the right winners each season. (I would disagree on two, but whatever) and he was asked about his thoughts regarding Kelly's success. He said it vindicates the show.
They spoke with Ryan Seacrest at the top of the show and I took it that they are really good friends and there is a 'game' of sorts, to see who gets the last word in each week.
Some woman called in, saying that her 17 year old daughter was a really good singer and wanted to know what advice Simon would give her if she wanted to audition. Simon said the chances of winning are like the lotter, but the best advice would be to play some hard gigs and crowds and get EXPERIENCE. I think he is right on about that. The people we enjoy the most are those that have some experience.
All in all it was a good, informative and fun show.
Awwwww bless! Thank you so much! I'm just recovering!!!!
Good job they show American Idol over here on Saturday afternoons! :-)
Jonny, what a cute St. Patrick's Day graphic. Hello Happygal, nice to "meet" you. I'm half Irish and am named Patricia in honor of St. Patrick. (My PC was down for a couple of weeks, so am now just catching up.)