Hinder to David Cook: 'We'll write with you'
Jul 1, 2008, 10:55 PM | by Shirley Halperin

Categories: American Idol, In the studio, Music, Music Biz

David Cook's already packed schedule is about to get more demanding. With the American Idol tour kicking off tonight and booked through September 22, the season 7 champ will have to juggle concert dates with studio time in order to make the deadline for an early November album release. But one band is willing, if not eager, to help: hard rockers Hinder, best known for their 2006 hit power ballad "Lips of an Angel." "I dig David Cook," says singer Austin Winkler, a native of Oklahoma, where Cook has lived for the past few years. "He shows that the world is starving for a little bit of rock-n-roll. Hopefully we can write some tunes for him."

According to Hinder, who were in the audience for this year's Idol finale and met the winner briefly that night, the admiration is mutual. "I heard he's a fan," Winkler tells EW.com. "I'm sure we'll cross paths." Meanwhile another Hinder member is holding out for a chance at some face time with a female Idol champ: Carrie Underwood. "I love her," says drummer Cody Hanson (no relation to Tulsa's Hanson brothers). "She’s my favorite of everything, and probably the hottest chick on the planet."

The opportunities that our David will have with various artists in the writing process will be just AWESOME.

Yea, more DC love. Here is the direct link to the article:

http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/07/hinder.html

As I said in a previous post, David seems to have been give a lot more opportunities to succeed than other idols. I have no doubt that with as much success that he's had already (before his album has even been released) and how other artists are seeing his talent, he'll be around for a long time. I can see the list of artists wanting to write with him grow longer as time progresses.

I love Hinder! Go David! Yea!!!!!!! YOU ROCK!

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Hinder To David Cook:\
"It'll Be Really Good To Hear Your Voice Singing Our Songs"There was a point during American Idol's final stretch that a friend of mine turned to me and said, "Hang on, why am I rooting for David Cook again? I hate this post-grunge stuff." A good question, and one that will no doubt be asked again now that the confetti has stopped flying and Austin Winkler, lead singer of nu-mooks Hinder, has extended the offer to help write material for his fellow Oklahoman's forthcoming solo album. Is the world ready for "Lips Of An Angel II: After The Hang-Up"?

"I dig David Cook," says singer Austin Winkler, a native of Oklahoma, where Cook has lived for the past few years. "He shows that the world is starving for a little bit of rock-n-roll. Hopefully we can write some tunes for him."

According to Hinder, who were in the audience for this year's Idol finale and met the winner briefly that night, the admiration is mutual. "I heard he's a fan," Winkler tells EW.com. "I'm sure we'll cross paths."
Oh yeah, Austin, I'm sure you'll run into each other backstage at a 311 show or something. But really, given that Cook is something of a lost cause when it comes to his hopeless affection for bad, overblown rock, let's turn our attention to the band's more alarming designs when it comes to blowing out their one-hit wonder status into something else:

Meanwhile another Hinder member is holding out for a chance at some face time with a female Idol champ: Carrie Underwood. "I love her," says drummer Cody Hanson (no relation to Tulsa's Hanson brothers). "She's my favorite of everything, and probably the hottest chick on the planet."
Nooooo! I mean, she may like the hard rock, but the difference between "Kickstart My Heart" and Hinder's self-hating hedonism is that one is actually, you know, fun to listen to for reasons beyond any foundation garments hanging from the lead singer's microphone.

Hinder to David Cook: "We'll write with you" [Hollywood Insider]

This is kick-ass. *crosses fingers that Nickelback will be next*

i love hinder! their song "lips of an angel" is 1 of my favorite songs.

Hey Hinder!
That is awesome. But they will have to wait in line.

That would be awesome! I love Hinder and during AI I always wanted David to sing any of their songs. I remember telling my husband once that David reminded me of Winkler's voice and he replied that David was better!!! Anyway, this would be a dream come true for me...

yay!
i love hinder and it'll be cool if they collaborated with David. =]



haha.
my mum heard a hinder song playing at her workplace and thought it was david when he was in a band. xD
i had to tell her they were different people, lol!

and the list gets longer and longer....

this is good news.. i like "lips of an angel".. if they can write something as good.. if not better than that.. it surely be a hit!!

anyway.. agree with the Hanson guy.. Carrie Underwood is HOT!

He has so many oppurtunites...however, I'm not really suprised

Hinder to collaborate with David? Cool Beans!!

I relished their songs, especially Lips Of An Angel. I too ain't surprised many songwriters and rockers want a slice of the pie known as David Cook.

OMG AWESOME!
There's a reason why I love Hinder..not to mention that if David ever sang Lips Of An Angel I think I'd DIE.

That song is PERFECT for David!!! I think he would sing Better Than Me really well, too.
Hinder + David Cook = Absolute Perfection!

OMG that would be great i love the song Lips of an Angel it my fave and David Cook is my fave singer AWesome!!