Audio Podcast:
(David talks about tour-mates, writing and performing music, naming the band (It's not set in stone yet ... except for the "David Cook and" part.), possible live album/concert DVD, AH, Twitter, and more.)
http://www.argusleader.com/assets/mp3/DF141284826.MP3
Article:
http://www.argusleader.com/article/2009082...270314/1005/ENT
Extended David Cook tour makes a stop in Mitchell
Jay Kirschenmann • jkirsch@argusleader.com • August 27, 2009
Millions of people across the country became fans of rock singer David Cook during the seventh season of TV's singing competition "American Idol."
Cook won, appears to have maintained his Midwestern charm and now has a self-titled album he's supporting with his five-piece band on tour. He makes a stop at the Mitchell Corn Palace on Saturday.
His "Idol" win thrust him onto the national music scene.
So far, 11 of his songs have debuted on Billboard's Hot 100 chart - the highest number of new entries in a single week by an artist since the Beatles in 1964.
Topping the list was "The Time of My Life," which debuted at No. 3.
Cook's tour has been extended, and the 25-year-old singer and guitarist says he's loving it.
Question: Do you plan on adding more tour dates after November?
Answer: Yes, we're looking into December now, which is great. I'm really proud of this record, and I want to stay out on the road to promote it, so we're on the road till the end of the year. After that, we'll just take the beginning of 2010 to get cracking on the new record.
Q: On such an intense tour, do you do anything special to preserve your voice?
A: I try to get enough sleep, warm up and try to be mindful. I like to have a beer occasionally, but some nights I don't get to do that because I have a show the next day. You'd be surprised what one beer can do - really any alcohol will mess with your voice a little bit.
Q: You have a process of writing music that's different than most: Do you really write the music first, then come up with the lyrics?
A: Absolutely. I've always been a little bit backward. I'm kind of a savant when comes to that kind of stuff. Music, to me, has always been kind of a feeling, so it takes me in a certain direction and that's what I write about.
Q: You've talked about naming the band something like "David Cook and the Anthemic." Is that possible someday?
A: Yeah, I'm really proud of this band and I'm really proud of what we've been able to do, so I want to give them a title. It's just a matter of the right name at the right time. We'll see.
Q: How much original music do you do? Do you perform covers?
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A: We do some covers live. We've been playing "I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight," and we do our own version of "Little Lies" by Fleetwood Mac. At at the beginning of the tour, we played (Van Halen's) "Hot For Teacher," but shelved it for a while.
Q: I see you're new on Twitter but already have something like 40,000 followers?
A: I just got on Twitter in the past week. It's kind of crazy. I think I totally underestimated Twitter. You'll see things associated with the band and the record and the tour, not so much the "I just woke up, where did I get this hat from?" posts.
Q: Your early music was so emotionally driven, but after the fame of "Idol," have you toned that back a bit?
A: No, I think I kind of went the other direction. I'm really trying to be more direct, lyrically. This may be my only shot, so I don't want to feel that I held anything back. I try to be more honest, a little less metaphorical, lyrically. And I would say that we're definitely louder live than on the record. We try to stay melodic, but we are fans of turning the guitars up.
Reach reporter Jay Kirschenmann at 331-2312.