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Friday, Oct. 16, 2009
S.C. State Fair: Our Q&A with David Cook
By OTIS R. TAYLOR JR. - otaylor@thestate.com
You don't have to ask where David Cook is or what's he's doing.
He's always on the road.
Yeah, David Cook has an "American Idol" title, but if you follow the show, you know champions disappear faster than good parking spaces at the mall during the holidays. (Anybody seen Fantasia, Ruben, Taylor or the dude who beat Adam Lambert lately?)
Cook has been touring relentlessly behind his self-titled debut. He won't be forgotten anytime soon, but he knows he's got some work to do.
And he's willing to play his way to - or is that back to? - stardom.
We talked to Cook, who will play at the State Fair on Saturday, about fame, crowds and life without "Idol."
In Jay-Z's song "Run This Town," Kanye West says "this the life that everybody ask for." Is this what you asked for?
Yeah, actually. It beats the hell out of the alternative. The goal was to always to get to this point.
You have to put on a lot of clothes for photo shoots. Do you get tired of dressing up and doing hair and make up?
I've never worried so much about it. I don't mind it too much.
You played arenas with the "Idol" tour. And you've also played small stages at clubs? What's the best vibe for you? What do you prefer?
I get less concerned about the venue and the crowd size and try to get the right energy from the crowd.
Of course, I had to ask an "Idol" question, but this is different. The show obviously helped launch your career. What's scarier: being judged by millions on TV or trying to make a career without the TV show?
The TV show for me was scarier. You're kind of flying blind. From growing up playing in bands and playing clubs, I disliked that. I love being out on the road. It's a good litmus test. There's less down time and less waiting.
When it's done, how would you like to be remembered?
I would just like to be remembered. It's easy to get caught up in everything else. For me, I just want to put out good records and play good shows.
IF YOU GO
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: State Fair
TICKETS: $25
INFORMATION: www.scstatefair.org
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Nice article. Cheers for posting.
QUOTE (MaryG @ Oct 17 2009, 03:25 PM) 
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Friday, Oct. 16, 2009
S.C. State Fair: Our Q&A with David Cook
By OTIS R. TAYLOR JR. - otaylor@thestate.com
You don't have to ask where David Cook is or what's he's doing.
He's always on the road.
Yeah, David Cook has an "American Idol" title, but if you follow the show, you know champions disappear faster than good parking spaces at the mall during the holidays. (Anybody seen Fantasia, Ruben, Taylor or the dude who beat Adam Lambert lately?)
Cook has been touring relentlessly behind his self-titled debut. He won't be forgotten anytime soon, but he knows he's got some work to do.
And he's willing to play his way to - or is that back to? - stardom.
We talked to Cook, who will play at the State Fair on Saturday, about fame, crowds and life without "Idol."
In Jay-Z's song "Run This Town," Kanye West says "this the life that everybody ask for." Is this what you asked for?
Yeah, actually. It beats the hell out of the alternative. The goal was to always to get to this point.
You have to put on a lot of clothes for photo shoots. Do you get tired of dressing up and doing hair and make up?
I've never worried so much about it. I don't mind it too much.
You played arenas with the "Idol" tour. And you've also played small stages at clubs? What's the best vibe for you? What do you prefer?
I get less concerned about the venue and the crowd size and try to get the right energy from the crowd.
Of course, I had to ask an "Idol" question, but this is different. The show obviously helped launch your career. What's scarier: being judged by millions on TV or trying to make a career without the TV show?
The TV show for me was scarier. You're kind of flying blind. From growing up playing in bands and playing clubs, I disliked that. I love being out on the road. It's a good litmus test. There's less down time and less waiting.
When it's done, how would you like to be remembered?
I would just like to be remembered. It's easy to get caught up in everything else. For me, I just want to put out good records and play good shows.
IF YOU GO
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: State Fair
TICKETS: $25
INFORMATION: www.scstatefair.org
Friday, Oct. 16, 2009
S.C. State Fair: Our Q&A with David Cook
By OTIS R. TAYLOR JR. - otaylor@thestate.com
You don't have to ask where David Cook is or what's he's doing.
He's always on the road.
Yeah, David Cook has an "American Idol" title, but if you follow the show, you know champions disappear faster than good parking spaces at the mall during the holidays. (Anybody seen Fantasia, Ruben, Taylor or the dude who beat Adam Lambert lately?)
Cook has been touring relentlessly behind his self-titled debut. He won't be forgotten anytime soon, but he knows he's got some work to do.
And he's willing to play his way to - or is that back to? - stardom.
We talked to Cook, who will play at the State Fair on Saturday, about fame, crowds and life without "Idol."
In Jay-Z's song "Run This Town," Kanye West says "this the life that everybody ask for." Is this what you asked for?
Yeah, actually. It beats the hell out of the alternative. The goal was to always to get to this point.
You have to put on a lot of clothes for photo shoots. Do you get tired of dressing up and doing hair and make up?
I've never worried so much about it. I don't mind it too much.
You played arenas with the "Idol" tour. And you've also played small stages at clubs? What's the best vibe for you? What do you prefer?
I get less concerned about the venue and the crowd size and try to get the right energy from the crowd.
Of course, I had to ask an "Idol" question, but this is different. The show obviously helped launch your career. What's scarier: being judged by millions on TV or trying to make a career without the TV show?
The TV show for me was scarier. You're kind of flying blind. From growing up playing in bands and playing clubs, I disliked that. I love being out on the road. It's a good litmus test. There's less down time and less waiting.
When it's done, how would you like to be remembered?
I would just like to be remembered. It's easy to get caught up in everything else. For me, I just want to put out good records and play good shows.
IF YOU GO
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: State Fair
TICKETS: $25
INFORMATION: www.scstatefair.org
The SC State Fair show was fantastic. His voice was really hot, the music selection great and the band awesome. They are really hitting it now. SC loved it and he loved us especially our fried food! See YouTube for banter. I saw another show in PA which was really good but, I'm telling ya'll, this show really ROCKED. Sorry you missed it and so glad I didn't. David came on right at 7:30 and plugged right in straight for at least 3-4 numbers. He did less banter than in PA which made what he did really spot on - really connected with the audience. Just with my camera had gotten some better shots but the rain was interfering on that but certainly not on his singing! He really let it out.
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