David Archuleta – Exit Interviews

MJ, Thanks so much for posting the Archie stuff as well as the Cook stuff. I know you’re not the biggest Archie fan, but I really appreciate you putting in the time and effort for all of us reading out here. Thanks again!

Yes, I too was happy to see this info on Archie. How can anybody not love him? He is so much more mature than other 17 year olds too. Can’t you hear the wisdom in his words? I love him.

says he doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have time for a girlfriend

As a sometimes Clay Aiken fan, this gave me an uncomfortable flashback — until I remembered that Archie is only 17, very sheltered, and seriously overbooked with the demands of AI’s schedule and his dad’s. He’s probably got a long adolescence ahead of him.

David sounds like a really genuine kid. I still don’t think I’d ever buy his album, but I love seeing him in interviews these last few days because he just sounds so laidback and funny.

Not a bad job Archie to be able to sing with a paralyse vocal chord, and the ear nose throat issues. Hope they are taken care of.

He seems grounded. Nice kid. Bet the tour would do him a lot of good.

hurray for a pop album!

ps. we have no idea what archies home life is like, i’m sure his parents were very loving and took very good care of him…its better to have parents that care too much than not at all, because the kid would not be in the situation he is in now- SUPERFAMOUS!

I think it is too bad that little archie was pimped sooooooooooo much even before the show started. And that the judges gave him free passes when he forgot lyrics, etc. I actually think I would have really been impressed with him and appreciated his incredible talent. I did download Angels. Jason and David Cook still would have been my favs, but from the beginning of the show I didn’t like ANY of the ones that had been pimped to high heaven. I am a “fairness” freak even though I know life isn’t fair.

Anyway I have really enjoyed getting to see some of David A’s interviews and cuteness. I actually admire the kid now and wish him lots of success. I can’t wait for the tour!!!!!!!

Thanks mj for posting all these great articles and pics – I enjoy reading about all of the idols which is why this is my home – besides I like the peeps here.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve watched so many of my friends, like, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Oh, we broke up. I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t live without them!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s like, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re 17! What are you talking about?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ I so donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want to deal with the drama right now.

I love this! He’s really mature and wise for a 17-year-old. Definitely has his head on straight. He really is a super kid.

He’s such a sweet and very well-grounded kid. It’s great to see that he’s getting more respect now after the show even by those who aren’t fans. Probably another good reason he didn’t win. The white hot spotlight isn’t quite as glaring.

He does sound just like Clay when he talks about girls. He doesn’t talk about girls the way a heterosexual 17 year old boy does. And, to be honest, he seems pretty gay.

Archie will be interesting to watch as he grows up. He seems well under his parents’ thumbs, so there will eventually be some individuation as he grows up. Hope he does it without turning into a male Britney or Lindsey.

I’m looking forward to his album (although the whole message thing is like Clay there, too.) I hope somebody finds a way to poppify him.

Some advice from the vocal coach on Can You Duet: Pop music is all about the consonants, choral singing (and MOR/AC) is more about the vowels. I don’t think it would be too hard for him to learn to do crisp, hard words– somebody has to make him do it though, because he is trained to do the opposite.

He is not gay cos he did say he is not mature enough to understand those feelings yet and that one day, he likes to be with a girl who has a nice personality and not arrogant. He just want to focus on singing and making music rite now.. that’s all..

Hope he does it without turning into a male Britney or Lindsey.

The way he was on the show, there’s a smaller than slim chance of that happening. And I hope it doesn’t, too.

Thanks for putting the Archie stuff up, MJ. I enjoy reading these interviews with him; he’s very grounded and actually seems quite mature for his age. Personally, I still find his viewpoint on girls just a tad bit weird (considering my own guy friends’ viewpoints on girls…), but I see where he’s coming from and I appreciate that he’d like to focus more on music than having a girlfriend right now. All the best to him.

John Mayer and Sara Bareilles are examples I use of people who have done the more pop side of music, but their music is still real. It has meaning and depth to it. Theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re respected as real musicians and artists.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

…you know, if Archie released an album in styles similar to either musician he named, I might consider buying it.

Ghostwriter: “He doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t talk about girls the way a heterosexual 17 year old boy does. And, to be honest, he seems pretty gay.”

Totally disagree. When my son was 17 he was very similar. Wise in some ways, focused on his studies and what he wanted to do. He was not particularly interested in giggly, gossipy girls who he thought were immature. Now he’s almost 21 and has been interested in females for awhile. Kids mature at different rates.

Interesting to juxtapose David A’s childhood with Syesha’s. Two completely different experiences.

He does sound just like Clay when he talks about girls. He doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t talk about girls the way a heterosexual 17 year old boy does. And, to be honest, he seems pretty gay.

I just want to point out a few things here:

– the way a 17 year old boy talks about girls amongst his friends is probably a whole lot different than the way a 17 yr old boy talks about them on National TV with the whole world and his grandma watching.

– I’ve been fooled too many times by all of the supposed gay indicators to ever know how someone “seems”.

– I understand that speculating about celebrity sexuality is a kind of sport to some, and when taken to its lowest level is a cruel game (I’m looking at you Perez, you piece of shit). But honestly, why does it matter? Are you less likely to buy their music or watch them on tv? How on earth could what they do in the privacy of their own homes effect you as a fan? And, doesn’t it feel a bit dirty when said speculation is about a high school kid?

– Because we have no way of knowing for sure, I think we should just take what they say at face value. So, if David says he likes girls, I believe him, and I still don’t care.

– I actually admire Clay for the way he handles that ridiculous question over and over. He feels comfortable with his life, and I’m sure that the people he holds close are the only ones he cares to share his private life with. I find that refreshing. (And seriously people, this is like the 3rd time in a week I’ve stuck up for Clay, so run because the apocolypse is near).

Of all the singers or actors or whatever I enjoy seeing perform, it never occurs to me to give a shit about who they’re having sex with. And, unless they decide to make a career out of being the Angry Lesbian (I’m looking at you Rosie, you blow-hard hag) I just don’t think this kind of stuff is legitimate news.

As a mother of three sons, the oldest 20, I can relate about the varying maturity of young sons, my oldest sounds so much like David in these interviews at 17, he was motivated by his athletics, his friends and his hobbies (school not so much but that’s a different story). He grew up and is very different today My youngest is super social, girl crazy, and a completely different personality than his brothers. Middle kid is mellow, private and into his music.
David has a mature way about him despite his cute looks and his somewhat sheltered childhood, interesting how we tend to project onto these kids things that may or not be
accurate. What a burden for them all

- I understand that speculating about celebrity sexuality is a kind of sport to some, and when taken to its lowest level is a cruel game (Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m looking at you Perez, you piece of shit). But honestly, why does it matter? Are you less likely to buy their music or watch them on tv? How on earth could what they do in the privacy of their own homes effect you as a fan? And, doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t it feel a bit dirty when said speculation is about a high school kid?

Yes, that’s kind of squicking me out too. Thanks for your entire post. I’ve been trying to formulate a response to this, but couldn’t find a way of doing it without being all lecturer.

I’m constantly amazed that people are always trying to guess the sexuality of artists when it can’t make a scintilla of difference. Who cares what sex somebody wants to get their freak on with? Should I enjoy Artist X music more or less because he has a boyfriend/girlfriend? It’s like some people play some sort of “I can name that sexual preference in 2 quotes or less” game. Why not “I can guess if they are a dog or a cat person in 3 quotes or less” or “I can guess whether that person puts ketchup on their fried eggs or not in 4 quotes or less”. All would be just as relevant. (LOL. And no, I don’t think MJ would appreciate people posting “I think Archie is a dog person” and “Cook obviously would own a cat”).

Of all the singers or actors or whatever I enjoy seeing perform, it never occurs to me to give a shit about who theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re having sex with. And, unless they decide to make a career out of being the Angry Lesbian (Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m looking at you Rosie, you blow-hard hag) I just donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think this kind of stuff is legitimate news.

Because it just can’t be said enough.

David is more mature and thoughtful that I realized. I hope this industry doesn’t take all the innocent sweetness away from him.

I also hope that his sexuality isn’t speculated on in the media because he already has to deal with all the press about his father. It’s all a bit too much for a kid like him. Of course since Constantine *glares at his double chin* opened his big mouth, he may start getting questioned.

I also hope that his sexuality isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t speculated on in the media because he already has to deal with all the press about his father. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s all a bit too much for a kid like him. Of course since Constantine *glares at his double chin* opened his big mouth, he may start getting questioned.

My sense is that Archie has his head screwed on tight and has enough of a foundation in his family, his faith, and his art to be able to deal with what the press or life throws at him. He may look 12 but he seems quite mature in his view on life.

If he starts getting questioned, it will have little or nothing to do with what Constantine said during a sleep-deprived interview. If he gets questioned, it’s because the media is full of vultures who thrive on those kinds of questions.

As long as the entertainment industry media exploits the dating and mating habits of the heterosexual as well as openly gay celebrities, and a public that eats it up, there’s going to be speculating about the sexuality of those who aren’t so forthcoming about their love lives. That’s just the way it is unfortunately. Inquiring minds want to know.

I’m glad that Archie is able to articulate as well as he does about his feelings about girls and romance and his own level of maturity.

If he starts getting questioned, it will have little or nothing to do with what Constantine said during a sleep-deprived interview.

Yeah but pointing out that Constantine is an asshole just never gets old.

As long as the entertainment industry media exploits the dating and mating habits of the heterosexual as well as openly gay celebrities, and a public that eats it up, thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to be speculating about the sexuality of those who arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t so forthcoming about their love lives. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just the way it is unfortunately. Inquiring minds want to know.

I understand that is the case. It’s not so much the media I was directing that at. It’s the inquiring minds themselves who I have a problem with.

Yay! That was my question about the piano on tour! My other question was about Alexandrea Lushington – I think I got the loudest chuckling from him on that one! When my paper posts it online, I’ll provide a link!

Archie is the sweetest, well, after Jason!

SpenserJ, I was in full agreement with your statements until this unnecessary comment:

And, unless they decide to make a career out of being the Angry Lesbian (Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m looking at you Rosie, you blow-hard hag)…

For all her faults (and don’t we all have some?), Rosie has done far more good with her celebrity status than harm. She’s certainly not to everyone’s taste but she is genuinely passionate about her causes and frequently wears her heart on her sleeve. I’m sure she doesn’t need me to defend her but is it too much to ask for a little respect or at least polite indifference?

Anyway, back on-topic… Archie is definitely the real deal. He seems to be very grounded and wise for his years. I can’t wait to see him, Cookie and all the rest on tour! My first AI tour concert and only the second time I’ve been interested in going to an AI concert (the first time was for season 5 but the tour skipped Toronto… grrrr!).

Archie is a lot smarter than ppl give him credit for sometimes. Just because he gives off his Aw-Schucks demeanor, doesnt mean he doesnt have it goin on upstairs. I love the fact that he hates listening/watching himself…i dont think that is a problem at all. Most great singers are like that.

Nice to see David A. getting such positive comments. I think a lot of the anger directed at the judges and the producers this season got misdirected in his direction. He really puts his heart into his music and isn’t the pageant robot he seemed to some on the show.

I think Archie for some people will be like Pickler for me. Someone I hated on the show and have gained affection for postidol.

Constantine questioned Archie’s sexuality in an interview? :blink_tb:

Constantine said on a radio interview that Archie’s post idol career would be singing on cruise ships – same sex ones and a lot more. I posted about it a couple of days ago but it was such a downer I changed the post.

It was on some radio station out of Atlanta. RIckey’s got it up, MJ. Did you know that Connie’s also found Jesus and is attending church on a regular basis? He’s also thinking about settling down, ‘cuz he sure had his share of fun with the ladies.

Link: http://www.rickey.org/?p=7993

Dear man is a bit of a tool. (Connie, *not* Rickey. hee.)

OMG. WTF is wrong with him?

BTW, JPfan, I saw your edited post,and wondered what you were talking about!

I don’t care much for Archie’s singing, but he seems like a really sweet kid. I don’t have anything against him, personally.

One other thing, no need to thank me for covering Archie. He’s an Idol, therefore, I will cover him.

I didn’t like much too many of his songs and performances on the show and I guess I was somehow turned off by the excessive pimping at times, but I’ve always liked Archie’s voice (when he’s not gasping so much). He seems like a real sweet kid, too. I’d most likely buy his album when it comes out (I hope the songs are good).

Diane Warren has written some songs for him.

So glad to see him so happy to end up 2nd.

For all her faults (and donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t we all have some?), Rosie has done far more good with her celebrity status than harm. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s certainly not to everyoneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s taste but she is genuinely passionate about her causes and frequently wears her heart on her sleeve. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sure she doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t need me to defend her but is it too much to ask for a little respect or at least polite indifference?

Perhaps I was a bit flippant?

I understand what you’re saying, and I probably could have said that better. My point was that some people do wear their sexuality right out front – so obviously they’re the ones who throw it up as a topic of conversation.

At some point for me personally, Rosie went from activist to being a little loudmouthed and bitter. And, her video blogs do make her seem like a whackadoodle high up on the nutburger scale. But, since this is an AI blog, I probably won’t have much cause to mention her again (unless of course she decides to Out Clay again in one of her rants), but if I do, I’ll work on the indifference thing.

That’s the best I can do

I cannot believe that my hatred for Constantine gets even stronger over time. What a jack ass! Does he really think he’s all that????? Hey Connie – check out your putrid cd sales you big jerk.

And SpenserJ – I’m right there with you about Rosie. Years ago I loved her humor. Now I fond her to be an offensive, obnoxious, in your face blow hard. And what she did to Clay was uncalled for.

Hisaki
May 24th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Hope he does it without turning into a male Britney or Lindsey.

John Mayer and Sara Bareilles are examples I use of people who have done the more pop side of music, but their music is still real. It has meaning and depth to it. Theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re respected as real musicians and artists.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦you know, if Archie released an album in styles similar to either musician he named, I might consider buying it.

Me too! I guess he did audition with a John Mayer song… so there’s hope.

Archie is interesting. I’m glad he is runner-up. I must say he comes across so much more mature in his interviews we don’t see, as well as in the song choices he has selected(even though they were more mature and he realized that). However, in actual visible interviews(Larry King) and any time he was asked something he came across as so much younger. I rack that up to his inexperiences with the media. I hope they don’t eat him alive. I feel for him having to field questions about his father. How awkward and uncomfortable!

I love some of his performances, but I wasn’t a great fan of the majority of his. But he had some stellar performances in my opinion. I do hope he makes a pop album, instead of all that adult contemporary stuff. It worked for him, but I hope somewhere there is a happy medium, because I don’t see him being successful singing inspirational pop ballads. I wish him good luck.

As for Archie being gay…whatever…. I totally agree with you SpencerJ. What does it matter?

I LOVE Elton John and he’s about as gay as they come. And I still listen to his music.

As far as I’m concerned, good for you Archie! He was raised with morals, and with high school boys sometimes that is a rarity. I don’t think the “I’m not having sex yet like other seventeen year olds these days” aspect makes him any less of a man, or any more gay. For a girl, who usually mature faster than boys, I matured slowly. I wouldn’t change it for the world. However, that doesn’t make me a lesbian because I wasn’t ready for a relationship at 17, and I wasn’t. I thought about boys of course, but I wasn’t as serious about them as some of my other friends were(who were promptly pregnant, mind you). I dated casually, but I never had a serious relationship and I was so involved with my academics, and my extracurricular activities that I didn’t have TIME for a boyfriend until I hit college. That didn’t mean I didn’t think about boys, want a relationship, or was a lesbian.

So if that makes me a lesbian, for not being as conscious about boys at 17, damn, my husband is in for a surprise.

I don’t know where to start, so much to comment on. First Kirsten and SpenserJ rock. Ditto on every damn thing you said.

I don’t give a flying f*&^ if Archie is gay, I want to hear him sing, not screw him. I despise Constantine, and Perez and all of those who use that sexuality crap to disparage David. Perez should know better, Connie is just an ass, a Christian or not, he’s still an ass.

I love John Meyer so if he gets material anywhere near that, I will be ecstatic. He seems to have his head on his shoulders quite firmly. His take on girls is commendable. If that makes him gay, too bad more guys his age aren’t.

Rosie is a blow hard, not because she’s a lesbian, but because she’s a nut. I use to love her so much, until I found out what an insufferable boor she really was.

Glad to see that out of the competition Archie is seen in a better light. I adore the kid and frankly I am glad he didn’t win, cause he would be getting alot more crap, and he doesn’t need it. Fame brings alot of challenges and maybe the spotlight shining a little less on him gives him a chance to develop more fully. Like David Cook said he has alot of talent at 17. I can only hope to see it blossom.

Oh good. Archie apparently has made it since there are already people speculating his sexuality.

Diane Warren is writing songs for Archie…Praise Jeebus!! Does that means she will keep her paws off of Cookies Album???? Please Please Please say this is so…..

Constantine is a big ol cow chip in a field of swarming flies. I can only hope that AIExtra is not onboard for rehiring him next season. :grrr_ee:

I wondered about your post the other day, too, JPFan. Ewww. Just listened. Does Constantine think he really could host Idol? Puhleese. And everything else? Just no. What an a$$wipe. He needs to go away.

Constantine is such as a$$hole. He made comment about Archie’s dad beating him up and he called Archie a 17 year old Punk and he quickly stated that is Dad was just a typical “stage Mom”. In addition, it was the radio host that brought up the cruise thing first and Constantine brought up the gay thing. He actually said that Archie had to win AI to ensure he had any success other than on a same sex cruise line. He doesn’t think Archie even looks at the girls that like him and that he has gaydar becauase he grew up in the theater.

The Idol boards are afire over this and surprisingly, the mods aren’t deleting the threads. Arch’s and even Cookie’s fanbases (Idol forums) have all joined together and are immersed in a massive e-mailing campaign to Fox Reality asking for Constantcrap’s head on a plate.

Some one should just fire this A$$hole. I never liked him and his singing during Season 4
http://www.americanidol.com/myidol/forums/topic/?tid=990268&page=3
http://www.star94.com/dynamic/audio/Constantine-EDIT.mp3

Constantine should lose his AI Extra job for this….what an outrageous character assassination of a very nice young man!!!! And if the gay reference wasn’t enough, he even calls him a PUNK. Um, Archuleta is hardly the punk sort. FIRE Constantine!!!

:furious_tb:

Where there’s smoke, there is usually fire or in this case someone fired.
Don’t know the guy.
Is there a sentiment in Constantine’s comments that goes beyond gender politics (like the influence of JeffA on AI7), or is he just that mean?

Constantine is an idiot. He was at Elliott’s LA show last year and just kept walking up and down outside the Roxy after the show with two blondes on his arm waiting to be noticed. It was kind of sad – I think finally someone came up and asked for his picture and autograph. I hate to say it, but I thought he was much better looking (and taller) than he appears on tv. Does he ever not wear a leather jacket? It was June and there he was in his leathers. His radio comments about the kid really make him as asshole.

Elliott supposedly recorded a Diane Warren song for his new CD. I don’t know if that’s good or bad. Now she’s working with Archie. Didn’t she write one of Taylor’s songs also? I guess she likes Idols.

Constantine should lose his AI Extra job for this….what an outrageous character assassination of a very nice young man!!!!

I don’t consider calling someone gay character assassination. The punk thing, maybe. lol.

Constantine is a tool, but I don’t think he should lose his job over some dumb shit he said to a disc jockey.

Constantine refers to him as “a 17-year-old punk.” Speaking of DA’s future, the interviewer talks of Archuleta doing sing-a-longs on a carnival cruise, to which Constantine says “yeah, maybe a same sex one”……then says “what do you think?” to the interviewer, and then Constantine doesn’t wait for him to answer the question and just goes on to say “i don’t think he likes any of those girls that are looking at him right now”….”I mean I got gaydar; I grew up in the theatre. My best friends are all gay, and I feel he might be going that route”……Constantine brought it up after the cruise comment and then went on to further bring the interviewer into dialog about it.

Anyway, it may not be character assassination, as being gay has nothing to do with a person’s character, but it IS all kinds of UGLY for Constantine to make such assumptions on air publically. I mean why would he do that even? Lousy judgement. End of rant. I’m spent. Done.

Constantine is rather ignorant for making such comments. While musically, DA is not my cup of tea, I have nothing against him personally. It seems like he can’t catch a break; the last thing he needs is more bad press, even if it is from a tool like Constantine.

Regarding Archie’s album: Am I the only one who finds something inherently wrong with Diane Warren (queen of the cheesy, dramatic ballad) writing songs for a 17-year-old boy for an album that is supposed to be released through Jive and appeal to pop-oriented teens? Ah well, best of luck.

If Archie is really going to make an album like John Mayer or Sarah Bareilles, that would be interesting and I would look forward to buying it. His voice suits this type of genre especially when I first heard his audition of “Waiting For A World To Change”. He should have sang this instead of reprising “Imagine” during the Top 2 Finale. I guess his fans slowly swaying to Cook and Castro when he kept on singing old slow ballad songs and nothing refreshing (except for With You which was uncomfortable to watch). Funny he could sing R&B very well when he was a kid during star search “If I Ain’t Got You”. Maybe, he can do the R&B thing actually except for “With You” :lol_tb:

Talking about that Constantine guy, I understand why people is boycotting him to get fired from the AI Extra job. I don’t think it is wise for them to hire a guy who bash other American Idols especially teenage kids like Archie and Sanjaya as well as other alums like Taylor and Kat (you can listen to his interview). For goodness sake, Archie is only 17 year old boy!! He is such a creep for saying bad things like that against Arch.

david A has gotten a bit better in interviews and seems like a real nice kid.

i wish him all the best in the future

By the way Constantine also said that Archie and his dad were stupid to piss off AI because that’s what Kat and Taylor did. That’s why Daughtry got to release an album first . Plus the producers “would just lose a million votes” if you pissed them off.

So it was quite an interview. Firing him for it would just make it a bigger media event IMHO. I think he should apologize and say he was “kidding.”

I wonder if AI “lost a million votes” in Constantine’s case. If so, kudos to AI. I couldn’t stand him and was thrilled when he got voted off. If people would stop listening, maybe he’d fade into oblivion where he belongs.

Poor Arch.. a sweet innocent 17 year old getting bashed by a 33 year old loser of constant crap :flush_tb:

Hope Arch will be have success in his musical career for his amazing talent! He deserves it!

I wish Constantine would disappear. He’s become the barnacle of AI.

It makes me sick that celebrity watching has become a blood sport. IMO, it is one of the ways our culture has gone waaaaaaay off course. Celebrity watching can be fun, but I enjoy the good stuff, not the stuff that is determined to tear a person and his or her life apart. It really is disgusting. Kind of a modern day version of the Coliseum, but this one has no boundaries.

I agree that saying he’s gay is not a character assassination, as I believe there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it, but it is completely wrong to be speculating publically about a 17 year old’s sexuality. He himself probably has no idea and the last thing he needs is for people to be bothering him about this in addition to the stuff about his father. I really hope this doesn’t become a big thing in the media like it is for Clay. I’m not sure how poor Archie could handle it. He shouldn’t have to.

As for the punk comment, I’m not sure why anyone feels they have the right to say bad things about this kid (that have nothing to do with his singing), as I’m sure he’s never said anything bad about someone in his life. He’s an innocent, sweet young kid who doesn’t deserve the terrible things people feel the need to say about him, especially online. It’s ridiculous. Maybe everyone should take a lesson from him.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sure heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s never said anything bad about someone in his life.Maybe everyone should take a lesson from him.

I did read somewhere where he said that he didn’t understand hate. He said it’s like you have to make it up in your mind. Then he went on to say that you can always find something good in someone.

I’m just thrilled with this final two! The talent and character level is just unmatched. I also got my favorite performances of the season on the last two nights. David C with TWIK and Archie with Apologize. They are like the gift that keeps on giving! LOL

Wow – I left to early – I missed all of this good Constantine bashing. He is a tool and a douchebag, no doubt. He really does seem to take pleasure in talking smack about all of the idols that come after him. Me thinks he’s a little bitter ’cause he’s a musical failure. I also think his “gaydar” is broken. Why can’t he just go smarm his way through another crappy Broadway revival and leave the AI world for good. Oh that’s right – they’re the only people willing to put him on tv.

So, onto the Diane Warren thing, I’m not at all surprised if she wants to write a song for Archie. I’m sure she saw him singing all of those sappy, inspirational songs and knew he was right in her wheelhouse.

Diane is like a song-writing factory. Obviously, she’s had a bunch of hits, and she sure seems to do well with movie soundtrack songs. Also, she’s an astute businesswoman who’s made a ton of money. But, for the thousands of songs she’s written, you have to search pretty hard for one that isn’t made of 1 cup sap, 1 cup schlock, and a whole heeping of cliched inspiration. If you don’t know who she is, trust me, you’ve heard her songs before.

I think she puts a song on nearly every AI contestant’s CD. I think they call her in because she’s professional, she’s quick, and she always delivers a servicable song to take a spot on a hastily prepared cd. The fact that no one really wants to listen to that particular song over and over again doesn’t seem to be an issue for the producers. Diane is like a Utility Player.

I don’t think she’s ever single-handedly killed a cd, so there’s really no cause for worry. Unless you hear that she’s written 6 songs for Archie instead of 1 – then it’s panic time.

If you’re not a Celine Dion fan, odds are you won’t like whatever song she puts on Archie’s cd – but you can always just skip it. I’ll admit right here, against my better judgement, that I do indeed like a handful of Diane Warren songs (even that stupid Edwin McCain one, which it pains me to say). But for the most part, she’s pretty schmaltzy in general.

I wasn’t going to chime in on Constatinegate because I wanted to mull it over. I haven’t heard the audio and I am not sure I want to. I have no problem with Archie being gay. I adored Danny Noriega because he had the cajones to be out and proud. That is inspiring to me because I know what gay kids go through because they are gay. Having such a fierce and adorable flag waver could make it alot easier for kids struggling through that challenge. *Jumps off my soapbox*

That being said, Constantine is an adult and I find it disturbing that he would attempt to out a 17 year old child who has not declared that he is gay. In fact has alluded to the fact that while he’s not into having a relationship at present he is open to it once he feels he’s mature enough to deal with one, and finds someone with similar values. This kid is a class act, Connie is an ass. Never liked him, glad Bo Bice outlasted his smarmy ass. Archie could loan him some tact. But he shouldn’t bother. It wouldn’t stick on his greasy skin.

I was thinking about joining the torch carriers who want to run him out of idol town, but frankly I think that is going to happen with or without them. Anyway he is punished enough already, he has to walk around being Constantine, day in day out for the rest of his life. Torture, eh?

ETA:
I think Diane Warren wrtiting a song for Archie isn’t a bad thing. Sone of the songs she writes have a pop/RB sensibility and that is something I can so see him sinking his teeth into it. A Robin Thicke kinda singer with a way better voice. She wrote a song for R&B singer Monica For You I Will, and TouchiBraxton’s Unbreak My Heart. Not the greatest songs ever, but certainly not crap either. I will keep an open mind.

Anyway he is punished enough already, he has to walk around being Constantine, day in day out for the rest of his life.

:lol_wp: OMG!!! So runny yet soooooo true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amen Abbysee!

sorry… was supposed to be funny not runny

I wouldn’t be concerned about Diane Warren writing a song for Archie or Cookie for that matter. A quick glance at her long resume (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Warren) will show a wide range of artists for whom she has written, including Aerosmith (“I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing”), Bad English (“When I See You Smile”), Celine Dion (“Because You Loved Me”), and Toni Braxton (“Unbreak My Heart”) – all #1 hits, as well as top 10 hits for LeAnn Rimes (“How Do I Live”), Cher (“If I Could Turn Back Time”), Faith Hill (“There You’ll Be”), and Laura Branigan (“Solitaire”). So schmaltz isn’t necessarily a bad thing. A lot also depends on the artist singing the song, as shown in this very season of AI. Look no further than David Cook’s renditions of song originally sung by Lionel Richie, Dolly Parton, Mariah Carey and Neil Diamond.

Abbysee,
I love you! What a great post! I want to copy and paste it all over the internet!

RE: Constantine

I never paid attention to Constantine since I didn’t watch that season of AI. I did go over to Rickey.org and listen to the audio. Constantine is so puffed up with self-importance, not to mention sleazy.

Abbysee, you are dead right in your comments. I would only add that since he claims he is now into Jesus he should be confronted by someone from his church on his behaviour. Given what he claims, his speech should be encouraging and edifying, not malicious or gossipy. His behaviour and words are not at all appropriate for a 30-something-year-old man who talks about becoming the next Ryan Seacrest.

I do hope that it doesn’t get back to David A or his parents. A kid that age doesn’t need that kind of speculation or meanness. Life’s tough enough as it is at that age.

Wow! It’s nice to see people actually sticking up for Archie on a blog that was pretty much Anti-Archie throughout the season of AI. Well that’s cool. As an Archie fan, I’ll take it. Anyone who’d like to go and kick Con’s ass in defense of the sweetest 17-year-old kid alive, I’ll fully support. I agree that I hope he doesn’t have to deal with types of bad press that Clay did regarding this matter. He’s already having to deal with enough about his dad. I think it’s rather predatory for someone to speculating on the sexuality of minor anyway.

Poor Archie is in for a rough ride. There are already 10 pages of search results on Google for “Archuletta plus Gay”. There’s even a YouTube video about a relationship with some guy named Phillip.

David Archuleta’s Gay Relationship Exposed

Clay was a few years older but in many ways he was similar to Archie. He came from a family of strong faith and he was very idealistic. He was pretty naive about the media and what they are capable of. He used to say that he has nothing to hide because if you live a clean and honest life you have nothing to worry about. He isn’t that naive any more. The media can create any image of you they choose and if the militant gays decide you are gay, even if you say you aren’t, you are going to be made to suffer mocking and ridicule until you come out. If you aren’t gay you can’t exactly come out so it will never end.

If it follows the same arc, Archie will be living the nightmare that Clay has for 5 years.

I don’t think that’s real.

I saw that and it is a fake. They cut and paste the YouTube video of his original interview to make it he is hiding something (gay) which is not. The interviewer was asking him about what songs is he going to sing not about his sexuality which he says he cannot answer.

I don’t think its real either. I was just showing how quickly and baselessly a person can be presented as something they are not. Sadly there are people who will believe it and will tell others with confidence that Archie’s been outed and that his lover’s identity was revealed.

Everybody please leave David alone! He is not gay, so I wish people would give this a rest. Constantine is a big arse for bringing up something that is irrelevant in either case. He “says” he has a lot of gay friends, so why is it so important for Constantine? You’d think if he really had gay friends, he would realize that it’s not important and it’s not something you talk about, regarding other people. He would be more respectful. But he’s not. And Abbysee, you’re right, it must be a nightmare to walk around, day in day out, as Constantine. It’s a nightmare that he can never ever wake from. How horrible.

Teresa75 – Some people here might not have preferred Archie’s singing style or his song choices but that doesn’t mean we think he should be beat up by the press or slimed by sleaze like Constantine. There’s a big difference between the two and I think most of the people that post here recognize that.

He seems to be a nice kid that has led a rather sheltered life in a faith based household. What he is entering now is bound to be a big change for him under the best of circumstances. I just hope he doesn’t get pulverized by the garbage out there now. I definitely wish him the very best of luck.

But, I must also say that this is one of the reasons that I don’t think such young kids should be in this contest. This was all difficult enough for Clay and he was an adult. A little bit of armor doesn’t hurt anybody when dealing with what we call the celebrity press these days.

Good point Bobbi. I can honestly see why maybe his dad is a bit “over inolved”…perhaps he’s trying to look out for David and protect him from some of the crap out there. As much as I have loved seeing David throughout AI, I would not at all be opposed to them raising the age limit to 18. But now they’re talking about LOWERING it! It’s just ridiculous.

You know i find it so unusual that people in American always say that there are people everywhere fornicating around and having no values etc. Yet here is a guy who actually has values, and depth and charisma that rocks the stage with a really unique voice. However, just because of his morals or values or the way he has been brought up and has never dated anyone or kissed anyone does not mean that you question his sexuality. he seems pretty staright to me and someone who is also humilative because he doesn’t think he’s “all that” which is a part of his charm and also his entire wholesome and innocent persona is PART of the reason that generates such interst in him. However, if he looses his vignity or he gets a girlfriend i think most will say “good for you” rather tahn talking about scandals etc.

He’s prolly one of the best young preformers i know of.