David in my newspaper!

Stumbling downstairs, eating Lucky Charms...I flip open the paper and almost choked to death on a Lucky Charm. I think it was the rainbow one. Why did I choke, you ask? Because beautiful David Cook was in there!

so here it goes:
What's cooking for the newest American Idol?
After a quick trip last week to his hometown of Blue Springs, Mo.,"American Idol" winner David Cook is back in Los Angeles, where he started work this week on his first post-idol album. he talked about that record, his hometown and other Idol-related issues.

What can you tell us about the record?
It'll be a jazz calypso record. No, I'm lying. It'll be a rock record. The goal is to put some twists and turns in it and make it a little interesting. We're actually in the writing process now. I have songs that I've done in the past that have been submitted.

Have you selected a producer?
We're in the midst of figuring that out. A few names have been thrown out, but nothing solid. Hopefully we'll get that mapped out here in the next week or two.

When do you hope to release it?
The goal is mid-fall, mid-to-late fall.

Will you be part of a band or will you be a solo artist?
I like the idea of the band atmosphere. being out on the road you should be able to have a "band of brothers" to kind of ease the transition. We're bouncing around alot of ideas. Nothing is set in stone, but I'm of the mind a band wouldn't be such a bad idea.

What do you remember about your years in the KC music scene?
I just remember playing shows for next to no money and having nobody there and still loving it. Doing those kinds of shows was probably more eye-opening for me, showing me this is what I really want to do as opposed to alot of bigger shows. It's easy to get that feeling when you're playing in front of a few hundred people who are all really into what you're doing. But if you can have the same feeling playing to an empty club, it probably means you're doing something right for yourself.

Did you ever get discouraged?
Yeah, I got discouraged. That happens to anybody. You take your lumps and move on. In 10 years of being in bands there were times I got discouraged and wondered if I was going to be one of those sob stories down the road. The road to where I'm at is paved with a ton of musicians wha are far more talented than me who never got the opportunity. I feel like I'm not only representing myself, but in a very small way representing a lot of those people too.

Why did you move to Tulsa?
I'd been in the KC scene for a long time. I just thought maybe a change of scenery would spike some inspiration...I'd traveled to Tulsa a lot to play shows and had really kind of fallen in love with the music vibe. It seemed like a natural progression to me, and it was close enough to home so I could come back and not feel like I had dropped a fortune. For me it was about getting into an environment that cultivated the kind of music I wanted to write, which is good rock with op sensibility.

What do you want to say to all the veiwers and fans who are wondering about your brother Adam and the rest of your family?
All I can really say about it is thank you. To see everybody show such a huge level of support for my family's well being is amazing. Moving foreward, every little bit helps. Donations and giving of yourself. To people who have done it and will continue to do so, all I can say is thanks.

Looking back a month, what are your impressions of your homecoming?
To see that kind of support for a nerd who got lucky on a TV show, to see that many people rally around, it definately recharged my battery going into the end of the season. I honestly have to credit a huge part of this win to that. To know that win, lose or draw, I got that many people in my corner is pretty heavy.


I WILL FINISH THE INTERVIEW LATER!

my hands are tired.

Ok I'm back (that wasn't long. )

Toward the end of Idol, there was much more for you to do than prepare to sing a song or two. For the finale alone you had several songs and dance routines, a commercial, a skit with Mike Myers. how long were those days leading up to the last week?
it wasn't unfathomable to do a 12-to-15 hour workday, just kind of prepping for it. Oddly enough, it never felt like a long day. There were times when it got a little more maybe stressful, obviously, it's such a huge platform. But Archie and I were both pretty firm in our resolve to love what you do and do what you love. We were certainly, for lack of a better phrase, living the dream at that point. they were long days, but not grueling or strenuous.

But there was way more to memorize.
For sure. And how we both managed to make it through unscathed is beyond me. You learn it, then kind of have to omit from memory for what is supposed to happen.

So now it's full steam ahead on the album?
We started the writing process yesterday. Once we get the producer mapped out, it's gonna be kind of full steam ahead. We're gonna be tracking this record while I'm on tour, which is a little bit of an interesting process...I want to get this record out tomorrow, if that's possible. Obviously, that's not. So the goal now is to get this record done as fast as possible and trust your instincts and trust your guts and let the record speak for itself. I want it to be a snapshot of where I'm at.


*falls*
*fingers die*

Review about top 5. one line cracked me up.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zAeUhAOPuk8

around 7:53 or so (??) she critique's David's 2nd preformance (after complimenting Jason's eyes) and she kinda says what i feel about his voice.

MADTV vid

http://youtube.com/watch?v=oWVcumlUJUY
I almost peed my pants. That was funny. The chick kissed Blake Lewis, and I LOL'd at the Michael song..just..I won't spoil any more..just watch.