Missing IdolIt's a blast from the past: Since taking himself out of the running on American Idol last year, Mario Vasquez finally has his debut album coming out next month. "It's a mix of what I've grown up listening to. It's a bit of Latin, a bit of R&B and soul, old Motown but reinvented for now," the singer told us at a recent party in L.A. for J Records honcho Clive Davis. And even though he quit Idol early, Vasquez advises the current crop of wannabes to "stay on the show as long as you can. It's 35 million viewers every week. Take advantage of that." Words to live by.
I guess the question is, 'Why drop out early? If Clive Thought he was good enough for a contract, why not wait for more exposure? He could have still signed him up later, like he did Bo. Guess we'll see how wel his album does, and if he made the right choice, to drop early. Thanks for the info.
I think the advantage to dropping out early is to get out of the 19 Entertainment contract, which seems to be very heavily advantageous to 19 Entertainment. By getting JUST ENOUGH exposure on AI, then dropping out, the singer can work a better deal with another company. I believe Clay Aiken sued 19 Entertainment to get out of his contract because he realized that he could make much more money signing with a different company.