Is there any rule that says the contestants cannot sing songs they wrote themselves? I would like to hear Taylor sing some of his own songs.
Simon was interviewed by Rita Cosby tonight. He and his producer have a new talent show starting soon, "America's Talent", and they are going to audition all kinds of entertainers, not just singers. I wonder how that will work out.
Simon said he is sticking by his predictions for the top three--Chris, Taylor, and Kellie. He said if it were up to him, Chris would be the new Idol, but he thinks the public is going to vote for Taylor.
I know that in season one they had to write their own songs as part of the competition. I have read that if he sings it for AI I think they will own it for life. I don't know if he wants to give up the rights to his music. It's selling like gangbusters right now. He did major in business and marketing when he was in school. From what I hear he's pretty business savvy.
As for the show Simon wants to do I think it's possibly a pretty good idea. Maybe it's like the X factor they had in England where anybody could audition.
Taylor has a huge fan base that is very organized. When he calls out Soul Patrol he's acknowledging his fans. He has the merchandising side of things down too. In fact on the AI forum they said that Not Fade Away is a song to the fans made popular by the Greatful Dead. I think the ex hippies dig him from what I have read.