David Cook fans, the wait is over! In part 1 of his Idolatry interview with Jessica Shaw and me, the reigning American Idol champ admits he "put a wall up" for the first two weeks of the season 7 semifinals; in part 2, he gives a detailed breakdown of how he came up with his fantastic arrangement of Mariah Carey’s "Always Be My Baby"; and in part 3 (after the jump), the rocker dude discusses his transformation from average guy to world-class cougar bait! (Check back tomorrow for two more Cookie interview segments, plus our chat with Syesha Mercado!)
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Hmm… lunch with Cookie: thanks Slezak!
What exactly was Jessica standing up to do? “Is she going to maul him?”
OMG!!! what took you sooo long! I’ve been waiting for this idolatry episode. Thanks, Cook is so yummy, i’m so jealous of you two. Nice try Jessica!!! I had the same dream the night he won American Idol.
OK, I need therapy, LOL!!!
You will always be my baby is my fav Cook song!
*thud*
Jessica Shaw is SUCH a cougar! She scared me when she stood up! Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!
Oh David, how much do I love you?? Let me count the ways…..
Finally, the Cook interview! I’ve been waiting (im)patiently for this one. Thank you Slezak & Shaw for asking interesting questions that gave Cookie an opportunity to show his personality and his musical sensibility. How cute was it when Cookie thanked Shaw for saying he was “a good kisser”? Hee!
Love Idolatry… almost as much as I love David Cook!
Michael, you are my new hero. Thank you for asking about the cougar bait. Now throw us all a bone and let us know if our hunky cook would ever consider dreaming about all us cougars and cougar cubs (35-40) out here. Yummy. Why does he drive us all crazy anyway?????
Thank you for finally having an interview that didn’t rehash the same thing over and over and over!!! I am also glad someone finally asked him about the Cougar thing. I am a Cougar 4 Cook Word Nerd!
i’m with cougarcub, ask him if we have a chance! LOL. so jealous of Kimberly Cadwell. You should interview her and get the scoop on the Cookie-date.
BTW, if I’m 32, am I a cougar????
thanks again Slezak!
I laughed my head off when Jessica stood up. I thought she was going to pounce!
I love you, Michael Slezak! You and Jessica both. Wonderful interview.
NIIICE, Jessica! I think it’s not just cougars here (or cubs, as cougarcub points out) – I’m 25 and my friends and I are on this train, too! What are we called, kittens? Well, in that case, how about the entire Felidae family for Cook!
Cougars Unite!!! God he’s hot.
What a wonderful, insightful, interesting interview with David Cook. Finally he gets to speak freely and answer relevant questions his fans have been dying to know the answers to, instead of “did you think you had any chance of winning?” for the 400th time!
Thank you ever so much, Slezak and Shaw, for feeding our Cookie craving with a full meal rather than Cookie crumbs. This is delightful, and I can’t wait for parts 4 & 5.
Have to love a man who is talented, handsome, and very very smart. Can’t wait for the rest of his career to unfold, I’m a word nerd for life.
That really was a great interview, funny but very very informative. Man, he’s hot.
OH! I love this videos!
Thank you Micheal for everything!! ;o)
Love love love David Cook!
Awesome interview…it’s so nice that you actually ask interesting questions and let him talk for more than a few seconds at a time. All the talk shows ask the exact same questions (and I know because I’ve watched pretty much every interview – huge Word Nerd right here).
He looks like a good kisser.
Thank you Michael and Jessica!! It’s amazing how much fun interviews can be, when the interviewers (and interviewee) are *gasp* intelligent and witty people.
The cougar bait discussion still has me giggling! Can’t wait until parts 4 and 5!!
I heart this! It is so nice to not hear the same questions (and answers). He is such a good sport and my o my–cougar bait, indeed! I died when you told him about your dream(my new hero)Jessica! I had the exact same dream (for real). Can’t wait for the next installment. You and Slezak are made of awesome. I have looked forward to reading this site’s Idol coverage all dang season–the best!
WOW. Smart, funny, HOT and talented. How could he go wrong. C is for Cookie and its go enough for me!
Makeup!
swoon.
LOVE Cook! Thanks for the great interview, Slezak and Jessica.
BTW, I think a cougar is a woman over the age of 35 who is dating a younger man — I first heard the word used that way on a How I Met Your Mother episode where gorgeous Jane Seymour, playing a professor, dates Neil Patrick Harris, and he calls her a cougar.
Oh, My, I’m fanning myself right now. SA-WOON! Loved, loved this interview. I knew that Michael would not let me down with his questions and he certainly didn’t at all. I love the fact that he isn’t self conscience at all. Haircut and 5 o’clock shaow aside this is what really makes him swoon-worthy. as for the dream, Jessica I had that same one during Mariah Carey week. He is a good kisser.
I’m sorry – I must have hit my head while swooning – but wasn’t that just David Cook signaling his phone number to me?
Yes I love David Cook. Thanks for the exciting interviews. I can’t wait for the next two installments. I have pictures posted all over my office. My friends know I’m a cougar for Cook.
I’m mesmerized by the little star swinging back and forth…drifting deeper…deeper…zzzzzzzzzzzzzz…
he had me at “i’m a word nerd.”
I’m not sure I believe David when he says the cougar thing was unintentional. I can’t believe for a second that he was unaware of our attraction to him. I felt like he was using voodoo or something similar over the tv waves to draw me to him. I still think about him way too much. It is a rare thing to have that kind of ability to attract women, and the way DC looks into the camera and the way he mouths his words like “looking for love” is totally intentional, and very, very sexy. The TV guitar commercial DC did was a bonus, and very calculating! I will be having DC withdrawals for a long time, and my i-pod and the videos are all I have left. No more AI show to look forward to every week. No new songs from DC. I need DC to comfort ME!
Oh yeah, I knew DC would be a great kisser. But in my dream, he thinks I am a great kisser!