you're joking, right?
IMO, Taylor Hicks is a high-energy entertainer. But he has very little vocal talent and musical knowledge. His performances during the competition were mostly incompetent. He won for his silver hair and the audience wanting to stick it to Simon. He's not in for the long haul in the pop business(thank goodness). Also, and I have this on very good authority, he is a huge jerk/diva behind-the-scenes. AI knows he stinks, and they are not promoting him like they have the others, rather they are promoting the show. That says a lot about how bad they know Taylor is.