Idol‘s season 7 runner-up discusses his desire to make a debut album that’s a little closer to Sarah Bareilles than, say, Dan Fogelberg, and also reveals his ongoing obsession with Billboard’s international charts. Enjoy!
May 29
2008
10:00 AM ET
David Archuleta on his lyric flub and his vision for a debut CD
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Slezak, great interview…did you you get the opportunity to apologize to this kid for how bad you have treated him all season? Come on…. you have to admit after meeting him you can take back some of your nasty comments. He seems like a really nice guy who could have represented well. I am happy with the outcome of idol, but I don’t think this David would have ruined the show if he won, like so many were saying. We are all winners this season because the top two seam to be real standout guys both musically and in character….I hope it stays that way
I love me some David Cook and was rooting for him all season, but Archie is so damn adorable. You just want to put him your pocket.
I’m surprised by how much more I like Archie after seeing this 3 part interview…he’s adorable!
Keep em coming – the only happy part of my days have been watching Archie. What a neat kid.
I like this kid he is so adorable . I like how he talks about be 17 and really wanting to do young modern type music . He got slammed too much when he did sing younger styles on the show . I really look forward to what he does on his album .
Kudos to you, Michael. A very very nice interview. Very good questions asked. I don’t believe you hate Archie. You have shown the best of him: a lovely, adorable and down-to-earth young man. Yes, you’ve posted difficult questions but you’ve given him a chance to explain what he thought about it. So, yes, I am talking about you, people, don’t keep on saying Michael hates Archie or he insults him. He didn’t in this inteview.
Come to think of it. I truly think NOT winning is the best Archie can ever have. If he won, he would be doing that rainbow song, need to tell those same old stories again and again and those hectic schedules (remember Cook has barely slept in the first 48 hours). I personally think that this adorable pure boy should not need to go through this to do his music. He needs space and time to grow up. And I am glad he would be given, at least, more space and time than David Cook.
I’m so glad Archie didn’t win because I think he will do way better with less pressure on him. This interview made me love him so much more.
Wow, he does have a personality and he’s quite funny! I like him now, where I didn’t like him at all before.
Re: “Longer”
Archie got screwed!
OMG – Archuleta has a real personality! I don’t blame Slezak at all for his opinions during the season. I couldn’t stand the kid and thought everything he did came off feeling forced and scared. In this interview, he is calm, mature, and actually a little witty (at least with the “magic rainbow” thing). Thanks, Slezak, for doing a real interview (not the fluff we get from talk shows) and giving David a chance to show his personality.
Hey, you know what would be great? If a few hundred more lunatics could get on here and attack Slezak for not loving Archuleta’s singing and bash him as two-faced for being polite during the interview. That would make a lot of sense and really raise the level of discoure on this blog. Keep it up, everyone!
Before the Archuleta crazies get a chance to hijack the thread, I just wanted to get in and say thank you, Slezak, It’s truly been a joy reading your recaps all season-your writing is always sharp and funny, and a night of AI never feels complete without your take. Still the best AI coverage on the internet–we appreciate you so freakin’ much
. See you next year.
I can see Archie making a John Mayer type of album. See, he’s not going to take the Josh Groban route like everyone thought he would. I’d love him to do an R&B/Soulful album but it suits his voice. He proved it when he sang with OneRepublic.
I’m done trashing Slezak, I did it last time. I still don’t like him, but this isn’t about him anymore, it’s about Archie.
if you dont like slezak, why do you read this blog! go away haters!
he wrote his opinions and was very profesional on the interview. make sure to show Archie’s character and cute personality while addresing all of our questions.
Good job Slezak!!!