Originally Posted by shirlblack (Post 2560191)

I found this:

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- It's no secret that "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell often shows no mercy toward aspiring singers. Quirky, tattooed contestant Megan Joy Corkrey discovered that Wednesday night during the elimination round on the popular singing competition.
Megan Joy said she and Simon Cowell remain on good terms.





Megan Joy, who dropped her last name, told Cowell that she "didn't really care" about his criticisms of her Tuesday night performance of Bob Marley's "Turn The Lights Down Low," which he described as "boring, indulgent and monotonous."
Those comments sealed the 23-year-old single mother's fate.
Host Ryan Seacrest asked Cowell if he would be using the "save" rule in Megan's case. Cowell demurred: "Megan, with the greatest respect, when you said that you don't care -- nor do we. So I'm not going to pretend that we're even going to contemplate saving you," replied Cowell.
"I don't care that Simon didn't like that song," Joy said in an interview with CNN on Friday. "I truly didn't and I still don't. I still loved it, I sang it the way I wanted to."

Despite all the bickering, Joy says that she and Cowell remain on good terms. After Wednesday's program, she says they both laughed and he told her that he enjoyed watching her.


Furthermore, the self-described "dork" says her "American Idol" experience has opened new doors to her future.
"Before all this competition, I thought I was just going to be a stay-at-home mom," Joy said. "Now, I am interested to see all sorts of different things I could possibly try and dabble. ... I'm excited to just see what's out there."
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"I do a lot of sound effects all the time, bird noises, animal noises," she said. "Wednesday, I kind of had a feeling it was going to be me ... so I decided that I'm just going to be myself and be silly out there."

Originally Posted by crystalsmom (Post 2560303)

Shirl, I couldn't get the link to work? Does it work for you?

Originally Posted by Nancy1999 (Post 2560310)

Originally Posted by Nancy1999 (Post 2559147)

Yeah, I feel really bad for some, but I like my stars modest, and when they start talking about all their fans, I get a little put off. When Megan was critiqued the last few times, she said something about her fans like her choices, and her fans can save her. I wasn't sad to see her go, I think she needs to get more in touch with body movement, for a beautiful girl, she was annoying to watch, she seems so spastic all the time, like she has no idea how to move to the music. She was very jerky instead of fluid. I wondered if that crane walk was something she learned while trying to walk in a fluid manner, it didn't work though. :D

I do appreciate Adam's modesty, and his humble behavior when they are raving about him. It could be a big act, but I don't care, I like it when they seem humble and thankful before the cameras. I'll get teary when he leaves.

Originally Posted by crystalsmom (Post 2562795)

I just heard that Tuesday they will be singing a song from the year they were born:eek:

Originally Posted by crystalsmom (Post 2562791)

I agree it's certainly not a career for most.

I think where Adam showed his maturity was showing his appreciation for his back up singers and band. :thumbup: