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What will Ace Young do now that the American Idol tour is over? |
| September 25th, 2006 under American Idol 1-5. [ Comments: none ]
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Tonight was a blast!
This was the first show that all the IDOLs watched together backstage since the beginning of the tour…We had so many jokes on stage, you never knew what to expect. It was so much fun being able to share this evening with my parents, my brother Ryan, Elvio, and all my new friends from this AI experience.
I sang happy birthday to my mom during the show…I knew it would be less emotional if I had everyone sing it, but it would mean the world to her if I sang it so that’s what I did…and I had to step away from the mic towards the end when I looked in my parents eyes and saw them overjoyed  … It’s great to see a LIFE reminder so powerful, you know you’re on the right path.
I hung out signing autographs twice before the show and another time after…I had so much fun seeing everyone close up and being able to talk one on one.
After the show, Chris and I hooked up with Taylor’s band LMBO. When we first walked in, the security guards forced us to leave the blocked out area next to the stage because they weren’t comfortable with all the attention…After telling them that everything was fine they let Chris and I come back in, only to sing something on stage. So Chris and I sang "DREAM ON" by Aerosmith. We really wanted to rock out one more time together before our lives became really busy. Being able to share that moment with Chris and all of you that were there meant the world to me! I will remember this night forever… Right after we finished singing, security pulled us right back out of the room. When we were leaving, we weren’t allowed to hangout…I gave as many hugs as they allowed, then said goodbye to my parents (they had to go back to NY to fly home).
All in all, it was a great day! And best of all I got to spend it with some amazing people. You guys ROCK!!! Thank you so much.
My next steps are going to be big ones…and I’ll need your help..I promise that you’ll be the first to know!
SCATTERED should hit the radio and ITunes in 7 to 10 days!!!!!
To the best fans in the world…
much love,
ACE
so it begins
Ace Young via MySpace
I am so going to buy whatever he puts out because he actually cares about his fans!
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No one bids on Paula Abdul |
| September 24th, 2006 under American Idol 1-5, Paula Abdul. [ Comments: none ]
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Yikes. Not a single bidder on the ebay auction that offered first class airfare for two, an appointment with a Beverly Hills stylist, shopping on Rodeo and the chance to hang with Paula Abdul. All proceeds for the auction would have gone to the MS Foundation but perhaps the $25,000 US price tag was a little steep? The auction ended over 4 hours ago without a bite.
Haute Gossip
Is it wrong of me to get some pleasure out of that? he he
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Broadway welcomes American Idol’s losers |
| September 23rd, 2006 under American Idol 1-5, Stage. [ Comments: none ]
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There is an upside to getting kicked off "American Idol": Broadway may be interested. Constantine Maroulis is in the Broadway production of "The Wedding Singer," while Diana DeGarmo has just rejoined "Hairspray." And, Josh Strickland stars in "Tarzan" and Frenchie Davis is in "Rent." Maroulis said that he welcomes the challenge and he’s just trying to keep up right now. DeGarmo said she has "American Idol" fans coming to see her, and "Hairspray" fans who never saw her on television get to know what she can do. She said that she likes having a regular paycheck and the time to hit the studio to record her own music. Broadway casting agent Bernard Telsey said he requires his staff to watch "American Idol." "We basically root for the losers," Telsey said. "That means we can put them in a Broadway show."
WMAQ
I guess when Simon Cowell tells them they are "too Broadway", it is not a diss but a good thing!
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Clay Aiken answers the tough questions. |
| September 20th, 2006 under American Idol 1-5. [ Comments: none ]
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 Clay Aiken is no longer the charmingly awkward, self-confessed "dork" who came in second on 2003’s second season of American Idol. He has a new look, a new album – A Thousand Different Ways, which hit stores Tuesday – and some new, hard-won wisdom. "I learned this year that you can’t make people like you or care about you or love you," the 27-year-old, Southern Baptist-bred singer, whose 2003 debut album Measure of a Man sold 2.6 million copies, tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview. "I’m becoming a man, not just with my hair," he says, laughing about his darker, longer ‘do, "but with my life. This year’s been an education: the education of Clay." He’s also aware of what people have been saying about him this year, and in the new issue of PEOPLE (on newsstands Friday), he addresses rumors about his sexuality and more. Here’s a preview:
On whether he’s gay: "What do you say (to that question)? … It’s like when I was 8. I remember something would get broken in the house, and Mom and Dad would call me in and say, ‘Did you do this?’ Well, it didn’t matter what I said. The only thing they would believe was yes. … People are going to believe what they want."
On the panic attacks he suffered after Idol: "I’d walk into a room and say to myself, ‘I am not going to have a problem when these people stare at me.’ … But then (in) that situation, my heart would start pumping, and I’d start sweating and looking around nervously and shaking. I felt like I was going to have a heart attack."
On taking the anti-anxiety drug Paxil: "I said (to my doctor), ‘Listen, I don’t want to go to a therapist. I have nothing against therapists. I want to think I can do this on my own.’ And she recommended that I try a medication. … Now I can sit here; I can go into a store; I can handle a photo shoot. I’m able to get rid of all that stuff in the periphery. It makes everything easier."
On the future: "I want to be a father so badly. I want (kids) one day. Not now. … I would love to adopt. There’s an orphanage not too far from my house, and I’ve been up before with church. I always thought, ‘What happens to those kids who have the potential to go to college but just can’t afford it?’ I’ve been thinking a lot lately about finding a way to pay for one of those kids to go to college."
People
He knows how to answers the questions, and I sincerely think that his answers are genuine.
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Clay Aiken talks about touring and ATDW! |
| September 18th, 2006 under American Idol 1-5. [ Comments: none ]
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 Clay Aiken’s third album, the covers-heavy "A Thousand Different Ways," comes out tomorrow (Sept. 19), but the second season "American Idol" runner-up plans to take his time before he hits the road. "I probably won’t start touring until early next year," says Aiken, who will play some "spot dates that are solely Christmas stuff" in November and December. "I’ve done a lot of the big outdoor fairs and arenas, but all my favorite stuff has been the Christmas tours, where I’ve been in a theater. So I’d like to try that this time with this album. "It’s a very intimate album in terms of the concept and what’s on it, so I’d like to try to do something a little more intimate this time," he continues. "We’re looking at starting that hopefully around February or March." "A Thousand Different Ways," which features 10 covers and four original songs, is actually an outgrowth of Aiken’s 2004 summer show, which focused on his personal favorites from the ’50s through the present day. "Initially the whole album was going to be full of original songs," Aiken notes, "but as we were doing that tour we realized it’s very hard to come by songs with such great melodies anymore. So I started saying, ‘Let’s cover this one on the album. Let’s cover that one,’ and finally [RCA Music Group chairman/CEO] Clive Davis said, ‘Y’know, it isn’t a bad idea. Why don’t you just do an album full of covers and let’s try and wrap a concept around it and make it the greatest love songs of all time.’"
Billboard
There is just something so endearing about him!
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