Randy Jackson responds to Betty Buckley!!!!!

http://www.whosay.com/RandyJackson/content/213954?code=ige1oGvJust

Just for the record; @bettybuckley I love you, I also love broadway, I am a huge broadway fan. There are tons of broadway stars that are dear friends of mine. I have the upmost respect for all broadway actors and singers. To me the greatest thing in life is a true thespian. One who can be a great actor, singer, and great dancer. The all around performer. Last I checked, America is land of the free, home of the brave, and freedom of speech is still allowed. But what I was merely saying to the singer, or any singer who wishes to be in popular music is that you have to be able to have control of your vibrato and have amazing talent. A lot of people who sing broadway, do not have control of their vibrato, which does not easily lend itself to singing other styles of music. The wide open vibrato doesn't work everywhere. Was not dissing anyone, and if you know our show carefully, we have been using the words “Too Broadway” for 11 seasons now, and we have all said it. FYI: If you are a fan of the show, then you would know, we had a giant win with a broadway singer named Adam Lambert. One of our greatest contestants, 4 years ago, And yo Betty the dawg ain’t got nothing but love for you. Ever since eight is enough. I want everyone to realize their dreams.

and Betty responds with:
BettyBuckley3 hours ago
Thanks so much for your response, Randy. You're a gentleman, to do so. I left a note on Twitter. Respectfully, of late & accumulatively, the "too Broadway" catch phrase has become a tag for singers you just don't like. Glad to know you love the art form of Musical Theatre. Sure wish you'd just say "that's not the voice for me" or something along those lines. In fact lots of Pop/ Rock starts use vibrato with abandon. I understand what you're saying. I'm suggesting that a lot of young people do not. Wishing you always all the very best & thanks again for your response.

Updated On: 2/9/12 at 06:39 PM

A lot of people who sing broadway, do not have control of their vibrato

You mean, they have perfect control of it?

Still, the poor individual cares to capitalize America, but doesn't care to do so with Broadway.

Fail.

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upmost broadways do not control their vibrato...

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Lambert did Wicked on tour or in LA or something--not quite the same but... (he may have gone to school for it too).

I love how he said he loved thespians though Not just because it sounds funny coming from him, but because that really echnically means more actors thn Broadway musical performers...

Again, Randy Jackson is useless. Please fire him when his contract is over this year. I love my Idol, but he makes it harder and harder to watch, especially now that he is out from Simon's shadow...

"There are tons of broadway stars that are dear friends of mine."

he sounds like a while person saying "I so DO have black friends"

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Can we please end the "last time I checked, this is a country with freedom of speech" garbage that gets pulled out every time somebody is criticized? It's become really tiresome how many people equate freedom of speech with freedom from criticism of their speech.

Well, he likes to talk about vibrato being a "Broadway" thing and that "Broadway" performers don't generally know how to control it. That is the STUPIDEST thing I've ever hear. I can't begin to enumerate the number of Broadway performers I've HEARD control their vibrato in 11 o'clock numbers and SAVE it for effect (Sutton Foster is a MASTER of this). Generally, Idol contestants and MANY pop/rock singers have NO vibrato or NO CONTROL of it because they have NO TRAINING. What an idiot Randy is! Kudos to Betty for bringing up the subject and GRACIOUSLY accepting Randy's apology without completely throwing in the towel!

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Agreed. It seems so lame to use the "freedom of speech" excuse when a person seems to be questioning the other writer's freedom of speech in disagreeing with him.

"Too Broadway" is just such an ignorant and meaningless generality -- like saying a person sounds "too Black" or "too young" as if all Blacks sound alike or all people sound like their age.

Lord, he's an idiot. And an idiot who hasn't even accomplished anything interesting (on his own, rather than as part of a team, where his contribution can't be specified).

Why anyone listens to him is a mystery.

But I would say the same of Donald Trump and many others over whom the herd fawns.

I don't like his entitled response. Viva la Buckley!

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It's nice that Randy is helping to foster the careers of young singers . . . careers that will probably have a short life due to bad advice.

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I have not watched that show in years, but it would always drive me crazy when he would critique performers and use certain terms that did not equate to what the singer was doing, etc. He would refer to flat as being sharp, vice versa. He would talk about a woman's "falsetto"...he's just an idiot who doesn't know what he's talking about.

I could also list several pop "singers," who are out of control with their vibratto. He's just a moron...