Jorge Nunez and Jasmine Murray – Quotes from Today’s Press Conference

By On 03/12/2009 · 24 Comments · In Uncategorized

Geez. It’s as if it were only last week I was typing up press conference interviews with Jorge Nunez and Jasmine Murray. Um. Oh yeah. Hello? and Goodbye.

Here are quotes from today’s press conference with ousted Season 8 contestants, Jorge Nunez and Jasmine Murray…

For more, check out longer interviews at USA Today: Jorge and Jasmine

Interview quotes, after the JUMP…

Jorge:

  • Why he chose to sing “Never Can Say Goodbye”, “I just wanted to do something different. Cause, I didn’t wanna stay in the same kind of vibe when singing, y’know, I didn’t want to sing ballads throughout the whole competition. And since it was the first time in the big stage, I wanted something where I could, play with, y’know, move around, have a little fun on stage, and I had a little fun there.”
  • Was he hurt when the judges didn’t save him? “A person should not have any excuse, and when something happens, it ‘s because it’s meant to be, so I just took the hit like a man and you know what? Things are gonna be great for me ’cause this is just the start of something much, much bigger.”
  • He’s not unhappy at all, “There’s nothing to feel sad about when you’ve done so good and you are Top 13 of a hundred thousand people. I’m feeling really happy. And you’re gonna see more of me.”
  • Did he have a song choice for Country week? “Actually, with the country pick, that was intimidating for me. If I ever got to sing country, I bet I was going to be not only the first Puerto Rican finalist on Idol, but the first Puerto Rican singing country ever in the history of Puerto Rico. I had a few songs picked, like ‘I Know You Won’t’ by Carrie Underwood and ‘Anyway’ by Martina McBride.”

Jasmine:

  • What she’ll miss most about the mansion, “Probably the practice room. We had, like, a big spacious area in the house that was–it had wonderful acoustics, and a keyboard, y’know, just good stuff down there for us to practice. So I’m glad they had that down there for us, and I’m really gonna miss that ’cause I used to go down there all the time and practice my scales and practice over my song (laughing) I think I’m really gonna miss that part of the house.”
  • She things the judgesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ save is a good idea, “I think that’s actually a good idea. Like, amongst other things they’ve gotten to do this year, with the Top 36 and the wildcard and the Top 13, I think it’s great, y’know, they’re giving people extra chances to get closer to reaching their dreams and to reaching their goals and I think it’s a great idea.”
  • Why she sang the Jackson 5 song, “The Jackson 5, y’know, they were really young when they did it, so I thought It’d be a good idea for me to also do something that they did when they were young. It’s a beautiful song with a great message and I really liked it.”
  • Did she have a song choice for Country week? “I had various songs I was thinking, something like LeAnn Rhimes or something from Carrie Underwood.”

 
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  • primeminister

    They were both planning on singing Carrie Underwood songs? Hopefully, this isn’t an indication of what the other contestants are choosing…

  • t2

    Prime, I was just coming here to say the same thing and to thank America from saving me from having to hear Jorge sing Carrie Underwood.

  • MagazineFreak

    Ugh, “Anyway” is on the list? KLC did it last year. I hate country week. Guess we have no hope of something in the ilk of “Little Sparrow”?

  • http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=587900002&ref=name cruzceleste

    ^I didn ´t see little sparrow and smoking mountain memories… but maybe I wasn ´t really paying enough atention to the list…

  • MagazineFreak

    No, Little Sparrow is probably not on the list. I’m just saying that the country stuff is usually just a massive disappointment (unless you happen to be David Cook). Even Simon hates it, which just brings down the show even more.

  • Victoria

    Jorge was going to sing Anyway? Yikes.

    IMO any kind of country-related theme is one of the hardest, because most contestants don’t see themselves going in that direction. I actually like country weeks though, because they show which of the contestants know who they are and are capable of arranging a song to fit that.

  • Trina

    Jorge seemed like a sweet guy but I’ll thank my lucky stars right now I didn’t have to hear him sing I Know You Want. That song is truly beautiful and, well come to think of it I wouldn’t want to hear ANY of these people touch it .

  • baxter

    Not only is Simon bored, but this week we get to see bored and pissy Simon. That man hates country music.

    Just please don’t let the idols sing with an affected country accent. Seriously, if you’re from Jersey don’t suddenly develop an Alabama accent. It doesn’t work and sounds stupid.

  • latingrl2005

    Poor Carrie….

    I hope she at sells a lot of cds next week.

  • star

    Just please donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t let the idols sing with an affected country accent. Seriously, if youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re from Jersey donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t suddenly develop an Alabama accent. It doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t work and sounds stupid.

    If only Tatiana were still there.

  • maturin

    Jasmine, and “what I’ll miss most” about the mansion: “I used to go down there all the time and practice my scales.” Not often enough!

    Oh, the first couple of weeks are always sadly hilarious when they try to do the “Idol Journey” schtick and they’re all misty, sepia swimming through the mists of time: “remember . . . two weeks ago?”

    And oh, Jorge, my sweet and tedious little pupusa: “youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re gonna see more of me.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Not if I see you coming . . .

  • hollygo9

    Jasmine: I want to brush her hair with a tiny pink glittery hairbrush. She’s like a giant Bratz doll in Barbie’s clothes.

  • SpenserJ

    Jasmine: I want to brush her hair with a tiny pink glittery hairbrush.

    I have about 12 of those in little spens’s big pink doll bucket. So, you just let me know if you need me to send one your way :)

    I too am concerned with 2 contestants having planned to sign a Carrie song. Hopefully, they were the only two!

  • oceana

    I hope Jorge’s right that this is just the start for him of something bigger, and that we’ll see him again. Something about him touched my heart.

  • lovegoodmusic

    oceana:

    I hope Jorgeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s right that this is just the start for him of something bigger, and that weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll see him again. Something about him touched my heart.

    I feel the same way about Jorge. He shows a lot of emotion when he sings, and I’m saddened by his departure. Jorge has a great voice, so I hope we’ll hear something from him in the future.

    Also I think it was between Jorge or Megan to get voted off last night, and I think the producers want to keep Megan.

  • majordude

    oceana:

    I hope Jorgeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s right that this is just the start for him of something bigger, and that weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll see him again.

    I hate to bring you down to earth but EVERYONE says that and we NEVER hear from them again.

    There is a reason he got kicked off immediately and it’s not because America wants something bigger from him or ever really wants to see him again.

    That is Paula-speak.

    Simon says his 15 minutes are up. “Off you go, Jorge.”

  • http://myspace.com/arcadata arca

    Well, Jorge’s going back to Puerto Rico way more popular than when he left anyway, and he’ll always have that text from Marc Anthony to cherish …

    He did say he was going back to being a law student, so I wish him well. He can be a good lawyer – I don’t know if they’ve got the jury system in Puerto Rico, but Jorge’s already got the likeability factor down pat so that should be an advantage as a lawyer – and he can sing his Spanish songs on the side.

    I watched back his audition tape and Jorge definitely sings best in his native tongue, he just could not communicate the same way in English.

  • CFIdolsfan

    oceana:

    I hope Jorgeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s right that this is just the start for him of something bigger, and that weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll see him again. Something about him touched my heart.

    I feel the same way about Jorge. He shows a lot of emotion when he sings, and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m saddened by his departure. Jorge has a great voice, so I hope weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll hear something from him in the future.

    Also I think it was between Jorge or Megan to get voted off last night, and I think the producers want to keep Megan.

    I hope we will hear more from him, too. He is too good to be ignored, I feel. I will gladly hear him sing in Spanish, if he so chooses.

  • erennick

    Also I think it was between Jorge or Megan to get voted off last night, and I think the producers want to keep Megan.

    I’m sure that Megan was nowhere near the bottom of the vote tally. Same with Anoop. They never said that the four of them were the bottom four. They did say that Jorge was “the person with the lowest number of votes” though, so then Jasmine had the second lowest number of votes and would have survived to torture us all with LeeAnn Rhimes this week, if not for the double elimination.

    I am not one of the people who believe that the producers send home who they want, regardless of votes. I’m pretty sure that because there is a prize involved, they could get into a lot of trouble if they did that. They can stack the deck with their favorites, give the chosen ones prime spots on the show, and give positive or negative reviews to manipulate the way the performances come across. But, I think the votes are the votes.

  • TwigLA

    The link for Jorge goes to the Jasmine interview :( But, going to the USAToday link will let you get to both conference call transcripts.

    I didn’t think either of these two would have won, but expected them to both make the tour for demographics sake. Much as I like Megan, I feel she should have been the one to go.

    In the interviews, I found that Jasmine either didn’t listen to the questions or had her pageant answers already mapped out. It was sort of funny. I do like the girl and wish her well.

    Jorge is such a joy and has a remarkable attitude. I do think he will go back to his homeland a star. I’d be willing to bet if he had done MJ in Spanish he’d still be there. I would have advised him to sing this:

    http://www.imeem.com/groups/XDMO-eNx/music/DmjSO006/michael-jackson-todo-para-ti-what-more-can-i-give-spanish/

    (Sorry, I don’t know how to do links)

  • tinawina

    I actually like Jasmine. She’s a sweet kid who seems to have her head on straight. I think she just did this a few years too early, a la Lisa Tucker. She seems serious about music, so I hope she gets into a good music college and studies her butt off and learns more about herself in the process. I expect to hear from her later in life.

    Come to think of it, Lisa Tucker is due to pop up again soon. Shouldn’t she be on her way out of college?

  • Tess

    I think Jorge missed a golden opportunity when he didn’t sing in a mix of spanish and english. He would have appealed to his own demographic and to all those voters out there who love the sound of someone singing in another language…aka Josh Grobin fans.

    Both contestants over-listened to the Stupid judges. I don’t think the voting public is as stupid as the judges think and sometimes the contestants need to have the comments go in one ear and out the other. Look what happened to Von when he listened to the judges…it totally took him out of his element.

    Jorge will do fine. I think he will record in Spanish and make a nice little CD. It won’t get massive distribution but it will get him a few years of Singing. Jasmine will go back to the beauty pageant circuit. She never had the IT factor to appeal to a large section of music listeners.

    Good Luck to them Both!

  • weareallinnocent

    I too hated to see Jorge go. :-(

    I will say that, since Carrie will be there, let HER sing HER songs and just skip any contestant who chose one of them. ;-P

  • http://myspace.com/susanatfox sumidol

    I hated to see Jorge go over the Beat It mess, I hope he does well