I kid you not…as you’ll see in part 1 of our interview with this season’s American Idol runner-up, he’s still trying to understand why the nation went nuts over his week-two semifinal performance of John Lennon’s classic; part 2, meanwhile, finds him discussing the "magic rainbow" found in the lyrics of the season 7 victory anthem, "The Time of My Life." Check back tomorrow for part 3 with Archie (update: click here to see it), as well as our chat with reigning Idol champ David "Happy Trails" Cook. (And look out for Syesha "Wonder Woman" Mercado on Friday!)
May 28
2008
04:04 PM ET
David Archuleta wants to know: What was so great about 'Imagine'?
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Good God, why is he so adorable? Even as a person who was not necessarily rooting for him the whole time, he is just…really, really ridiculously cute. They should make plush toys of that kid–sales would go through the roof.
So Sleazy, you really have the guts to interview David after everything you said about him the whole season?
David is as adorable as always.
Thanks Michael – God bless Archie! Its nice to see that he is a down-to-earth kid, nice to see him in a different setting than the manufactured one(s) he’s been in.
Wow Slezak, must be painful for you to interview him? Archie is as genuine and humble as he is in all his interviews.
Can’t wait for his next big step.
He is so adorable and so nice and hope he has a great career.
I didn’t like him all season. If they would have showed us this side of him from the beginning – all normal and stuff, not an automaton – I might have felt different about him.
Slezak,
Interviewing Archie must make you feel like the worst person right now… We told you since the begining Archie was 100% real and the only one of a kind on Idols this year. Cook may have won AI, but Archie is the real World Idol. Archie’s fanbase is more diverse that people think. I’m 27 and not from the USA!!!
You know, he’s so relaxed and willing to answer any question. This is the David we wanted all season. I suspect that he was there all along, but between the pressure of holding up to impossible standards (which I think he did) and the editing of his interviews, pre-performance pieces, we didn’t get to see this beyond Imagine 1.0 week.
This guy is incredible. His voice, at 17, is beyond words. The judges never took the time to point out what an instrument he has. His management will work on the interviewing skills, but from what I’ve seen this week, he doesn’t really need much work. He’s happy and lays it all out there for the world to see…so refreshing.
I’m so happy for he and Cook…they both deserve everything that is coming to them.
I must admit, seeing this and his funny moments BTS and on interviews, makes this die hard Cook fan really appreciate and like Archie. I can’t help it, what with all the positive brotherly vibes you get from the two.
I love the part where he swats at the rainbow. David might not have followed the media story on him, but he must have been aware of the general perception of him. Yet he smiles on. He is so refreshing!
Oh god. I have to watch Slezak interview Archie? I stopped watching these weeks ago. Sigh. Couldn’t they have substituted a different person person? Ah, well, I’ll watch it. Anything for Archie.
Man, I was kinda hoping for Archie to punch you Sleeze-bag. Nah, he’s too nice to do that. Hmm…I wonder if his dad was there, maybe he would do it for Archie because you definately deserve it.
This interview is a great example of good and evil. The kid doesn’t know how evil that man in blue is! Free pass? I would punch that meatball if he asked me question like that!
You people coming down on Slezak have to either get a life or get bent. One or the other, no opting out.
This guy is awesome. He grows on me a little bit more every day. I wish they’d have shown this fun side to him on the show.