Friday, May 12, 2006

American Idol: Why Chris Leaving Was A Good Thing

Shock! Horror! Gasp!

America voted Chris off! Has everyone lost their minds? He was supposed to be the next American Idol!!!



(Wait... wait... okay.)

America didn't vote Chris off. America saved Chris. Had Chris been voted American Idol, his first CD would have been one of those slick, pop-oriented, written-by-committee deals that every winner has been saddled with. In other words, something completely counter to Chris' strengths. Chris will have a great career in music. Heck, the band Fuel wants him as their lead singer. But Chris' first album needs to be something full-on rock n' roll. Not ballads. Not pop. Rock. Creed. Fuel. Guns n' Roses. ROCK.

Now that he's not bound by the laws of American Idol, he'll get that freedom to do the music he was born to do.

So, thank you America -- you saved a talented one.

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