He is an utter and total back-pedalling TOOL. Talking demographics...trying to compare himself even remotely to Usher(who has NO right being in Chicago)is a complete joke. His admitting to rediculous pouting camera antics only further reiterrates his shallow attempt at manipulation and POOR acting skills.....gross. um... I'm not even like the HUUGEST hugest fan anymore, but I do really like him still and I do feel the need to come to his defense. Um, we wasn't comparing himself to usher at ALL. His exact words "I think it's great that people from television are exploring theater more and more and.. look what Usher's doing for chicago and the ticket sales" How may I ask is that comparing himself to usher? he's simply saying that he likes that people from other entertainment industries are starting to do theater. And yes, in that sense he and usher ARE undoubtedly in the same group- like him or not, its a fact that he's in the entertainment industry also. So yeah, he was in no way being rude or bigheaded there. I actually really LIKE that he's so into theater and supports it so much. We ALL should be- as any support will help keep theater going.
And um... you honestly dont think there MAY just have been a reason why he started looking into the cameras exept that you think he's a jerk? Because I can assure you, just go watch his Kiss From a Rose performance, or anything like that from early on. He may have LOOKED into the camera then at some points, as all the idols do and should, but he NEVER did the intense staring thing. I KNEW he only started doing it because it got a reaction, but I didn't know till now that he was told to do it. But yeah... it is very clear if you watched the season that its not like he just thought he was all that from the beginning. He just got a reaction and so he started taking advantage of it- which, as annoying as it may be, I do not blame him for at all.
ok, I'm done rambling now :) but seriously, he may be sleezy in the things he does some times but that DOESNT mean hes not a perfectly nice person. Actually, this video made me like him quite a bit again. For a while there, I was thinking that he HAD turned bigheaded and scummy from the idol success and everything, but you know what? he really impressed me in this video- he DOES seem very humble as a person and truly exited, which is awesome :)
(for the record, there ARE still things about him that annoy me. But.. this video just made them a bit less so)
I don't need a life that's normal. That's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay. Something next to normal is what I'd like to try. Close enough to normal to get by.
Updated On: 9/1/06 at 03:12 PM