I will justify why I vote for Scott.
A: Personally, I like his voice. I think he is one hell of a singer when he puts his heart and soul into it. True, there are nights where he does not do so, but, when he does, he sounds great. I happen to like the R&B sound, and that is something he has, unlike Constatine, who had a Broadway style voice, or Bo, who has the "rocker" voice. That is my preference of music, and would love to hear his cd when it comes out.
B: For those of you dissing Scott's voice, I would like to know if you honestly think Brittany Spears has a good one. And if you don't, then tell me, why do her abums sell? If you say that its looks that make people buy her stuff, well, as Effie Melody White says in Dreamgirls, you don't LOOK at a record! Which gets to the point of Scott's looks. True, he is not the greatest looking person in the group, but when saying that someone needs more than a good voice, is that what matters? And for those that mention his hand gestures...Um, are we forgetting that Clay Aiken kept switching his mic into different hands every three seconds EVERYTIME he performed, not to mention the smarmy looks he had on his face everytime he sang. Clay sure as hell wasn't the most attractive person that season, either - nor was Ruben, but girls seem to love them. And let me not start on Ruben, who was so boring - all he would do when he sang was stand there and sway. Even in interviews, the guy has no personality. Why do people like him? Because he's a big teddy bear? Because he certainly wasn't the best singer of the group.
I'm not saying Scott is the best. Nor am I saying that he is going to be in the finale. But, In My Opinion, I prefer listening to him over Constantine, Bo, and even Anwar, who, for some reason, on my tv sounded awful everytime he tried to do his own thing with the songs. I want Scott to make it as far as he can. I want him to succeed, because he does not have it easy. That is quite obvious, thanks to this thread, because for every post on here calling him fat, scary, laughing like they're watching an SNL skit, etc., I am sure that there are many other people who say that, and I am also sure that he himself has heard these things, which doesn't do well on the self esteem.
There is some cruelty on this board that makes posters sound superficial and shallow - comparing him to someone with Down Syndrom, or even calling him Fat Scott. (For the people comparing him to DS - do you even KNOW people who have Down Syndrome to be making such a rude and ignorant statement?) The maturity level on this thread is so low, I would think that these posters haven't even started high school. Unless this is the trickle down theory of people here getting picked on, so they find someone else to pick on. As for people calling him arrogant and cocky...Well, he is up there, and has competed with thousands of people to get where he is at. Arrogant? I don't see that. Proud? Yes, and he has every right to be.
Curtain Up - in answer to your questions:
That night, I called in twice. I live in NYC. I am a male.
I don't care that I'm in the minority here. I'm not asking people to like Scott. We all have our opinions...but, damn the negativity if there ever was some. It's so messed up. It's only a tv show, people. The way some of you are stressing out over this...I have a number to a great therapist.
P.S. ADAM, the guy was Corey Clark. He was arrested and charges were against him at the time of taping.
The charges for Scott happened a while back - Way before American Idol. Same thing went with Trenyce from Season 2. She, as well, had a record for shoplifting, but, because it was years before, was never made an issue of by the producers.
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive.
"Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot."
"No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one."
Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.
Updated On: 4/29/05 at 03:26 AM