AP.net Bolding His Name Will Be The Extent Of His Success

[Frank Giaramita]

So, as I'm sure you've all heard by now, Taylor Hicks, the 50 year old-looking dude from Alabama, won American Idol. Thoughts?

[Punkdc]

Im glad, i didn't like the other chick

[grnweenieag]

Not really

[Frank Giaramita]

How the hell do you market this?:
http://www.theofficialsoulpatrol.com/photogallery/albums/AI/tay2006.jpg

[crit]

Soul Patrol Soul Patrol Soul Patrol

edit: I dont even know what that means but he was chanting it tonight on Leno.

[nachoabalaffa]

i think its cool because i would much rather see america embrace a blues rocker who plays a mean harmonica than another kelly clarkson with another generic single. this guy is going to offer something new to the mainstream music table, and hopefully open up a raw rock explosion.

joe.

[Frank Giaramita]

I think Taylor was a better performer than the chick, but I think the chick had a better voice and a much much much better look (she was hot as hell). I think Taylor belongs on Broadway because he's not an amazing vocalist at all but knows how to entertain a crowd... either that, or they should put him on one of those kid sing-a-long shows.

[Ender217]

From the bits of the show i've seen (I watched the Tribute to Queen show saw some of another episode) the bald rocker-guy named Chris was by far the best contestant on the show.

[Frank Giaramita]

From the bits of the show i've seen (I watched the Tribute to Queen show saw some of another episode) the bald rocker-guy named Chris was by far the best contestant on the show.
I agree completely.

i think its cool because i would much rather see america embrace a blues rocker who plays a mean harmonica than another kelly clarkson with another generic single. this guy is going to offer something new to the mainstream music table, and hopefully open up a raw rock explosion.

joe.
Sure, he'll be offering it, but offering means nothing if mainstream isn't going to enjoy it, and I don't think they will. The only reason mainstream has accepted him so far is because he hasn't been singing his own songs or representing his own style...as soon as he does I think he'll flop.

[bigmike]

i think the entire show is a joke. how many american idols have actually had successful albums, besides kelly clarkson? this is a serious question, because i have no idea.

[JustAn0th3rFace]

i think the entire show is a joke. how many american idols have actually had successful albums, besides kelly clarkson? this is a serious question, because i have no idea.
carrie underwood. clay aiken. um.. all of them..
i work at bestbuy.. people come in for their albums all the time.

[Frank Giaramita]

i think the entire show is a joke. how many american idols have actually had successful albums, besides kelly clarkson? this is a serious question, because i have no idea.
Clay Aiken (who came in second a few years ago) and Carrie Underwood (who won last year) both went multi-platinum. To my knowledge Fantasia, Rueben Studdard and all of the other second place finishers besides Clay have gone no where. I think the chick that came in second this year will actually do really well.

[MemoryFades]

i think the entire show is a joke. how many american idols have actually had successful albums, besides kelly clarkson? this is a serious question, because i have no idea.

i think all four have sold 2 million plus so far

[bigmike]

holy shit. i didn't think any of them have done well outside of clarkson. that's insane. people will eat up any shit thrown their way.

[jusscali]

i think its awesome. bring the soul. hes a funny fuckin dude.

[rr_thecrowing]

I'm not even going to grace this discussion with my opinion.

Haha! I'm not that arrogant. But I still think American Idol is just plain duuuumb.

[nachoabalaffa]

I agree completely.


Sure, he'll be offering it, but offering means nothing if mainstream isn't going to enjoy it, and I don't think they will. The only reason mainstream has accepted him so far is because he hasn't been singing his own songs or representing his own style...as soon as he does I think he'll flop.


from the few episodes i have watched, he has kept it really true to the loud, harmonica-blowin blues rocker he seems to be. i mean, i dont think everyone will like it but it will definatly be an excellant way for a lot of people who would have never thought they liked rock or blues to be exposed to it, which is just great. its kind of like how when i was younger i used to say "i hate country" (just like every other kid i knew), but then i started listening to bands in the punk scene playing pseudo country/folk/whathaveyou like limbeck and elliott smith, which translated into me now being open to country artists and appeciating an entire genre. dig?

joe

[Frank Giaramita]

holy shit. i didn't think any of them have done well outside of clarkson. that's insane. people will eat up any shit thrown their way.
Last years winner, Carrie Underwood, went triple platinum faster than any other female singer's debut in history and she is also the fastest selling country artist to date. She also won 2 CMT awards, and her single was #1 on the country charts for 6 weeks straight.

[bigmike]

Last years winner, Carrie Underwood, went triple platinum faster than any other female singer's debut in history and she is also the fastest selling country artist to date. She also won 2 CMT awards, and her single was #1 on the country charts for 6 weeks straight.
wow. that's gotta be awesome.

but that shows how little i watch the show and keep up with country charts, haha.

[contagiousxkiss]

daughtry should've won the whole thing, but he's going to make it bigger than idol would ever make him. still happy about taylor though.


oh, and for the record, fantasia just got done doing a tour with kanye west. i agree no one has gone as far as kelly, but i think it's because kelly's music appeals to a good majority of the world you know? like carrie underwood is only going to attract country, fantasia is more r&b, etc...


may seem lame, but i can idol talk for hours.

[Frank Giaramita]

from the few episodes i have watched, he has kept it really true to the loud, harmonica-blowin blues rocker he seems to be. i mean, i dont think everyone will like it but it will definatly be an excellant way for a lot of people who would have never thought they liked rock or blues to be exposed to it, which is just great. its kind of like how when i was younger i used to say "i hate country" (just like every other kid i knew), but then i started listening to bands in the punk scene playing pseudo country/folk/whathaveyou like limbeck and elliott smith, which translated into me now being open to country artists and appeciating an entire genre. dig?

joe
Yeah, but I think it's different with him. It's different because I think he won strictly because he's a good performer and not because he's a good singer/like-able style. Unless his album comes up with a dancing blow up doll, I don't think the mainstream will accept it. Also, you have to keep in mind, American Idol hires writers to write a majority of the winners' songs. When the contestants sign up to be on the show, they have to agree to allow American Idol to write some of the songs and have a say on which songs become hits, etc...so he may end up as a pop artist afterall. Last year's runner up actually tried to sue the show because he didn't like the single they picked and refused to perform it live.

[bigmike]

Yeah, but I think it's different with him. It's different because I think he won strictly because he's a good performer and not because he's a good singer/like-able style. Unless his album comes up with a dancing blow up doll, I don't think the mainstream will accept it. Also, you have to keep in mind, American Idol hires writers to write a majority of the winners' songs. When the contestants sign up to be on the show, they have to agree to allow American Idol to write some of the songs and have a say on which songs become hits, etc...so he may end up as a pop artist afterall. Last year's runner up actually sued the show because he didn't like the single they picked and refused to perform it live.
i'd totally buy his record if it came with a dancing blow up doll.

[Tmovielife16]

i continue to not care about american idol, besides kelly clarkson, everyone else faded away real fast, i dont think this will be much different

[Frank Giaramita]

If American Idol wants to make a ton of money they should put a nude picture of Kathryn Mcphee on the insert of her album. I'd sure as hell buy it.

...actually I'd probably buy a ton of them just because I'd go through them like napkins (if you get my jist).

[shes.a.ghost]

The damn show is called American Idol. People are supposed to want to idolize the person who wins. there is not one person on this earth that is idolizing this guy. With the exception of other nerds. The guy will be forgotten, just like the black chick that won, Fantasia. The bald guy should have won.

[glassagainstyou]

this has nothing to do with taylor hicks.

but on the last american idol.. when that wannabe clay aiken kid came out to sing.
and clay aiken actually walked out behind him and started singing and the kid freaking out.
that was funny, the kids reaction was priceless.
then when they were singing they hella turned down his mic.
it was pretty sweet for that kid though.
even though he is annoying as hell.

[GAD_guy]

my thoughts?

who the fuck cares?

and for those of you who do care: why?!

[Frank Giaramita]

my thoughts?

who the fuck cares?

and for those of you who do care: why?!
Stuff like this actually really interests me. I like seeing who wins because I like trying to evaluate and predict where music will be in the coming years. I watch all the award shows, listen to the radio and watch MTV/TRL to try and see what artists kids are currently into and to see if I can take make an accurate prediction as to what styles of music will become popular as time goes on.

[elvis]

How the hell do you market this?:
http://www.theofficialsoulpatrol.com/photogallery/albums/AI/tay2006.jpg

the same way you market this guy.... (if the picture doesnt show up, its a really gay picture of clay aiken)
http://www.eforu.com/gallery/clayaiken/pic2.html

[bigmike]

Stuff like this actually really interests me. I like seeing who wins because I like trying to evaluate and predict where music will be in the coming years. I watch all the award shows, listen to the radio and watch MTV/TRL to try and see what artists kids are currently into and to see if I can take make an accurate prediction as to what styles of music will become popular as time goes on.
oooh, an amateur music trend prognosticator.

[resUrectMe617]

i'm sure hes a nice guy and all...humble, whatever. but i really hated him as a contestant. i have wanted him off the show for weeks now. if you want to read more of my thoughts on it, i've posted quite a few times in the american idol thread.

basically: he has no vocal talent. i won't want to hear him on the radio, on a cd, whatever. his dancing annoys me. it looks like seizure-like, sporadic jiving. give me a break. i guess what america wants these days is a non-serious, happy go lucky kind of guy. not someone who will bring on the real talent.

[3milesdown]

is taylor hicks like retarded or soemthing?
i dont mean to offend. thats what my friend said

[bigmike]

i'm sure hes a nice guy and all...humble, whatever. but i really hated him as a contestant. i have wanted him off the show for weeks now. if you want to read more of my thoughts on it, i've posted quite a few times in the american idol thread.

basically: he has no vocal talent. i won't want to hear him on the radio, on a cd, whatever. his dancing annoys me. it looks like seizure-like, sporadic jiving. give me a break. i guess what america wants these days is a non-serious, happy go lucky kind of guy. not someone who will bring on the real talent.
well, don't listen to the radio or buy his cd or watch him when he's perfoming on television.
problem solved.

[chokeychicken]

yes. this tour has been a goldmine. especially his hometown birmingham show.

[imirish06]

i think its cool because i would much rather see america embrace a blues rocker who plays a mean harmonica than another kelly clarkson with another generic single. this guy is going to offer something new to the mainstream music table, and hopefully open up a raw rock explosion.

joe.


word x 20


you all need to be thankful that it's someone original who won it rather than some bubble gum pop shit.


anyways.. the bald guy was fucking robbed

[uh oh smmoreo]

Katherine McPhee is a bad singer, plain and simple.
Mandeesa and Paris? Now THEY can sing, along with Taylor and Elliot, who should have been in the the final two with Taylor over Katherine.

[TSLataris]

i think the entire show is a joke. how many american idols have actually had successful albums, besides kelly clarkson? this is a serious question, because i have no idea.

A couple of weeks ago on American Idol, some old guy came out and announced album sales for each of the past idol winners and I think they had all topped 3 million sales, easily.

Oh, and yeah Taylor was good but I think either Chris or Mandisa were the most talented singers of the bunch.

[robs]

ryan heart should have won

[FASSWcore]

all of the american idol choices have sucked since kelly clarkson. i'd rather watch william hung slaughter his way through an entire album than this gray haired douche struggle through yet another shitty elvis song.

[Sycro]

From the bits of the show i've seen (I watched the Tribute to Queen show saw some of another episode) the bald rocker-guy named Chris was by far the best contestant on the show.

He's been offered the lead singer position in Fuel, as soon as their contract with the current singer runs out or something like that. Gotta suck to be the current singer and know you're getting fired for some TV reality show singer.

[SC0926]

i think its cool because i would much rather see america embrace a blues rocker who plays a mean harmonica than another kelly clarkson with another generic single. this guy is going to offer something new to the mainstream music table, and hopefully open up a raw rock explosion.

joe.
i agree to an extent...he is a bit different, and brings some different to the table, but did you hear his single? Its aweful, and sounds like just about every other song out there. Im glad Chris didnt win, he was by far the best, but if he would have won, he would have been stuck to the shitty contract/doing whatever the label wanted him to do. Now he can at least make a decision as to what he wants to do bandwise.

[onxpoint]

He's been offered the lead singer position in Fuel, as soon as their contract with the current singer runs out or something like that. Gotta suck to be the current singer and know you're getting fired for some TV reality show singer.

Fuel's singer actually quit a bit ago, because his voice is shot and he's unable to sing. He's playing guitar for another band now, the name of which is escaping me. I think now that Idol is over, the wheels are going to start turning on this, and he can look forward to an exciting career of playing state fairs and half empty clubs.

[weakerdaysawait]

Chris should have won it in by a landslide. America is rigged.

[robdobi]

How the hell do you market this?:
http://www.theofficialsoulpatrol.com/photogallery/albums/AI/tay2006.jpg

probably the same way you market stuff like this...

http://myspace-933.vo.llnwd.net/00298/33/91/298701933_l.jpg

find dorks who think that image is acceptable, and market it to them. i don't think idol really caters to indie kids, my aunt voted for taylor TWENTYFIVE times.

and c'mon, the performance w/ chris and live was awesome at the finale, anyone who wasn't into live back in the mid 90's was out of their mind.

[joshua.]

i only watched the last five minutes of the show just to see who won. the funniest thing that i've seen in a LONG time was david hasselhoff tearing up because taylor hicks won.

[wesgemm08]

the ridiculous part is there was more votes for american idol then the last presidential election, I know people can vote more than once for this and people under 18 can vote, but the fact that 61 million votes for "american your name in the limelight for two years" is more than any presidential election is horrifying... I dont know the exact census numbers, but I sure as hell know there are more than 61 million citizens of this country older than 18

[elemenohpe]

Paris should have won. I think if she had won, her album would be a lot more jazz influenced pop... and not like the soft/cool jazz influenced pop that Norah Jones does, more upbeat and fun.

[SevenOhThree]

I know a guy who looks just like Taylor Hicks.

[happygirl3918]

i'm sure hes a nice guy and all...humble, whatever. but i really hated him as a contestant. i have wanted him off the show for weeks now. if you want to read more of my thoughts on it, i've posted quite a few times in the american idol thread.

basically: he has no vocal talent. i won't want to hear him on the radio, on a cd, whatever. his dancing annoys me. it looks like seizure-like, sporadic jiving. give me a break. i guess what america wants these days is a non-serious, happy go lucky kind of guy. not someone who will bring on the real talent.


i agree 100 percent! i was always afraid he was having some sort of medical problem on stage...i don't know how people enjoyed that and thought that it was good. all he did was talk the songs and throw in some high notes, anyone could do that, it is no talent at all. katherine on the other hand had a beautiful voice and could sing many different styles (instead of taylor's sole style) even though it seemed like her favorite was ballad. i think she really lost out because they picked a horrible single for her, but then again, i don't see how taylor's was good either. i'm very upset about this whole thing lol

[CradlingxHatred]

Mandeesa and Paris? Now THEY can sing, along with Taylor and Elliot, who should have been in the the final two with Taylor over Katherine.

Ha, amen!
Elliott could've taken it all the way especially with Chris gone.
But that's done and over with now so ... yay?

[NonOperational]

I know a guy who looks just like Taylor Hicks.

yea me too, my grampa

[wtfemokid]

this is the first season of idol i've watched. i liked chris a lot when it started, but all his shit sounded the same, and he got cocky and he hadn't even made it to the top two yet. he had to go. katherine might be hot, but she really doesn't sing all that well if you watched the whole season - always off key and messing shit up. taylor may look different but he's really fun to watch, and he never butchered a song that he sang. i'm glad he won. though i still think that there's gonna be some sort of investigation that finds he's not really 29, lol.

[melvicious]

How the hell do you market this?:
http://www.theofficialsoulpatrol.com/photogallery/albums/AI/tay2006.jpg


hahahahaha

[The Revisionist]

I like Katharine McPhee a lot, but I am honestly surprised she got as far as she did. She was biffing a lot of notes throughout... although I do have to say, her rendition of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" was gorgeous. I like Taylor Hicks a lot, and I definitely think he deserved to win, but I agree that it is going to be really hard to market him to the general public. I listen to a lot of light rock radio, and I can see him fitting in with musicians such as Don Henley or Steve Winwood, but I really don't know if that sells anymore.

I am just happy that Elliott got booted, he had no soul in his voice and looked like a hamster.

[Seans9]

How the hell do you market this?:
http://www.theofficialsoulpatrol.com/photogallery/albums/AI/tay2006.jpg

You know, i said the same. But, how did they ever market this:

http://www.cbsnews.com/images/2006/04/11/imageDT10304111704.jpg

[MisterJefferson]

AP.net Bolding His Name Will Be The Extent Of His Success

good one.

have you even heard the guy sing because i really hope this is just the ignorance speaking.

i bet you wanted chris daughtry to win. shit.

[Freud]

i agree 100 percent! i was always afraid he was having some sort of medical problem on stage...i don't know how people enjoyed that and thought that it was good. all he did was talk the songs and throw in some high notes, anyone could do that, it is no talent at all. katherine on the other hand had a beautiful voice and could sing many different styles (instead of taylor's sole style) even though it seemed like her favorite was ballad. i think she really lost out because they picked a horrible single for her, but then again, i don't see how taylor's was good either. i'm very upset about this whole thing lol
and thank you for joining solely to tell us. we really appreciate.


btw frank :love: and to all the people who thought taylor winning was "stOOpid", stfu.

[Curt Phillips]

Ok here is what I what I think! That show is pretty cool to watch at the beggining when everybody sucks, but later on in the season, once everybody is a decent singer, the show is kind of gay to watch. Thats just me!

[Alt_fate83]

best Idol winner yet

[ultragabe]

I think Taylor should have been off long ago. The race should have been between Katherine and Chris and Chris being the winner. Those two were far and above the best contestants for this competition. Katherine was gorgeous but she had horrible performance skills and stage presence. It was painful. But she could sing the hell out of songs. As for Taylor, I agree, i do not know how you can sell a guy like him. His PR person is probably committing suicide this very second.

I thought Prince was awesome. What a badass. He did his thing and didnt say a word after. Not to mention he's an incredible performer and plays a mean guitar.

[crazycatlady]

i think he's pretty rad.

[skaught]

i don't understand the comments about the contestants missing notes and being off key etc. do you really think 61 million americans know what it sounds like to miss one or two notes or to be off key for a few seconds? i mean, they really probably don't know diddly squat about the technical side of singing. personally, after watching a few shows, you can tell if someone is off, but only when they are REALLY off, not if it's a note here and there, but if they are constantly off, or they just lose it going for a high note. but after the viewers take over the voting it really doesn't fucking matter how technically good their singing is.

[Rufio21]

So, as I'm sure you've all heard by now, Taylor Hicks, the 50 year old-looking dude from Alabama, won American Idol. Thoughts?


they already have the fat man, the black man, the skinny girl, the gay kid, and the southern girl


they needed the older guy

[Manbotisdead]

I don't understand why they took seinfeld off the air.

[robdobi]

this show is all that is wrong w/ the music industry

end of story

without this show "since u been gone" would have never happened.

end of story.

[Manbotisdead]

this show is all that is wrong w/ the music industry

end of story

Nah man this show isn't what's wrong...

you couyld argue the viewers are whats wrong. I think it speaks a lot more about society than the music industry.

[robdobi]

I don't understand why they took seinfeld off the air.

because they all went to prison, DUH.

[resUrectMe617]

Nah man this show isn't what's wrong...

you couyld argue the viewers are whats wrong. I think it speaks a lot more about society than the music industry.

yeah i agree with this guy. i think its totally why i watch it time after time. i am interested to see what society is into, however off or not they are. its really interesting watching millions of people consistently vote for unmarketable mediocre singers. i mean.. maybe this is why the industry is the way it is, look who is buying and supporting it! an audience more content with sporadic jiving than any hint of good singing talent.

[andrewlterry]

Kat started to become an arrogant diva by the end of the show. She's been a trained singer her entire life. This show is about un-found, raw talent. You need to have a likeable, fun personality to win this competition, and this year that was Taylor Hicks. Kat probably has the better voice, but she's similiar to so many previous contestants, and other girls on the radio. He was voted because he is different than any other person that has come on the show. I'm happy with how the show turned out. Kat will be fine without the help of American Idol, but Taylor needs and deserved it. Wow I sound like Simon.

[andrewlterry]

From the bits of the show i've seen (I watched the Tribute to Queen show saw some of another episode) the bald rocker-guy named Chris was by far the best contestant on the show.

A couple days after he was voted off, he was offered the lead singing job for Fuel. I think he's going to turn it down though and start his own band. He said he had about a dozen songs of his own. He has an old band, but I'm not sure if he'll be staying with them. My point though is that Chris will probably be the one you see doing the most out of this year's American Idol contestants. He's going to be pretty big I think.

[SomethingLikeTJ]

I don't know if this was posted, but the guy Chris that was mentioned early on in this thread has a project called Absent Element I believe: www.purevolume.com/absentelement - just in case anyone's interested.

[mikearduini9]

he'll never be anything more than "that guy who won American Idol", theres no way people are going to take a gray haired "pop-idol" seriously

[zizou1790]

REDneck

[fgevilmonkey]

You should all be ashamed of yourselves for not watching the season finale of Lost

[*crying stars*]

whenever i hear the name "taylor hicks", i think of the snl skit when they did a parody of him. "Soul Patrol! Whew!"

twas funny.

[earlynovemberX]

Clay Aiken (who came in second a few years ago) and Carrie Underwood (who won last year) both went multi-platinum. To my knowledge Fantasia, Rueben Studdard and all of the other second place finishers besides Clay have gone no where. I think the chick that came in second this year will actually do really well.

ruben sold 1.7 mil.....

[MisterJefferson]

whenever i hear the name "taylor hicks", i think of the snl skit when they did a parody of him. "Soul Patrol! Whew!"

twas funny.

it's probably because that taylor hicks and this taylor hicks are actually one in the same.

[Jason Tate]

My "I told you so" is obligatory. Taking marketing classes makes picking AI winners a cinch.

[ForeverInADay]

they already have the fat man, the black man, the skinny girl, the gay kid, and the southern girl


they needed the older guy
hahahahahaha

How old is this guy really?

[12:46AM]

i only saw part of one episode and that old dude wouldn't stop chanting "soul patrol". so i changed the channel. what the heck is soul patrol anyways?

[G.rex]

A lot of you seem to forget that there are people in the country older than you who buy records. To most of music's youngest market, Taylor Hicks's sound isn't all that marketable, but to people who are older - or anyone at all - who grew up on soul, blues, and classic rock, he's a breath of fresh air. There's a reason that all the songs he sang this year were deemed well-known enough to perform on the show: people like them, and people like the same style of music that Taylor likes. He might not have the technical prowess that comes from years of vocal lessons, but he's a raw, lively voice and personality who now has the exposure necessary to revitalize a genre that's been shunted to the oldies stations. "Idol" will try to make him sing a generic pop song for his first single, but the label isn't stupid - they know his image and his talents, and they know how to sell him.

Much of the mainstream finds Carrie Underwood sickening (just the title of the song "Jesus Take the Wheel" makes me uncomfortable), but there's also a large market out there for what she does. The same goes for Taylor. He's gimmicky, but he's also lucky enough to have a great voice. If you gave the songs he sang to Kat, she'd hit the notes even more consistently and maybe add some runs and showy bits as well, but she couldn't bring the grit and soul Taylor did - that's what makes him a good singer, not his range.

[tragedyco]

i gauruntee the second place girl and that other bald rocker dude sell more records than him.

[ThisIsNotDan]

i think its cool because i would much rather see america embrace a blues rocker who plays a mean harmonica than another kelly clarkson with another generic single. this guy is going to offer something new to the mainstream music table, and hopefully open up a raw rock explosion.

joe.

my thoughts exactly, and maybe bo will go back to his band to write GOOD music instead of releasing shitty pop songs

[Superkid]

a gray and unattractive American Idol is an oxymoron.

[The Revisionist]

Kat started to become an arrogant diva by the end of the show.No she didn't.

[thesynapse]

i guess what america wants these days is a non-serious, happy go lucky kind of guy.

Yet... hellogoodbye has a lot of fans. What's wrong with wanting to have fun and just being a happy performer?

[skankinbri]

I don't like American Idol. For 18 weeks or so, they take a nobody and make them a somebody who gets a record deal, etc. etc.

However, there are some bands out there that have been around of much much longer, and though they are damn good, they'll never get noticed, which to think of it, is either bad or good.

[robdobi]

will tate answer the calls of his community and launch absolute idol? stay tuned kids!

[andrewlterry]

No she didn't.
You could tell by her reactions the last few weeks when the judges said how she didn't do well. She had the "oh I know I'm good, and don't need your advice" attitude.

[wtfemokid]

A couple days after he was voted off, he was offered the lead singing job for Fuel. I think he's going to turn it down though and start his own band. He said he had about a dozen songs of his own. He has an old band, but I'm not sure if he'll be staying with them. My point though is that Chris will probably be the one you see doing the most out of this year's American Idol contestants. He's going to be pretty big I think.
did he ever actually get offered the job? i thought they just talked it over. this is what carl from fuel said:

All right. Check it out. Here's the deal.

Normally, obviously, we would never even think about anyone from Am Idol as a singer for Fuel. However, ever since Chris sang Hemorrhage on the show, we began paying attention. Sorry, the show's not my thing, but at least most of the finalist can sing and aren't Britney Spearing it up there. However, Chris in my opinion has carried himself well on the show and has stayed true to his rock side, which is a serious credit to him considering the format. We have found some great guys through the audition process and in fact, were already headed in other directions when Chris unexpectedly got voted off the show. The phones started ringing. So now what? I think anyone would say that we would at least have to entertain the idea of Chris and Fuel. The websites have been flooded with support for the idea ever since he sang Hemorrhage from most of you. So that is what we are doing. We are entertaining the idea and the offer to Chris was that we would be willing to entertain him as an option. However, there is a lot to discuss and be decided. Is it right for us? Would it be the right thing for Chris? Would he even be able to get out of the contractual obligations to Am Idol? Would we be able to get things squared with Sony? So nothing is cut and dry, even if both camps thought it was right thing to do, it still might be impossible to work out all the details. Chris and I have discussed the possibility before and we are still entertaining the idea. Either way, never fear, we are coming with a great lead singer very soon who we are very excited about and rolling out a record this year.

Posted by CarlBell May 12, 2006 4:51 pm

ok so that was a book. but i as awesome as i think it would be for him to take over for brett, i don't see it happening.

[mybreakingpoint]

the gray-haired guy won?

wow. i would've preferred one of the nickelback-wanna-be guys than him.