Phillip Phillips: “I Am a White Guy…and I Do Play Guitar” (VIDEO)

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American Idol 11 winnner, Phillip Phillips’ recent interview with Much Music in Toronto was sort of wacky, but notable for a few moments.

  • Phillip, hysterically, puts on a bit of a Canadian accent to tease the crowd.
  • Although the singer’s hit, “Home” is featured in a Tim Horton’s ad, he’d never heard of the Canadian coffee and doughnut shop.
  • He says he doesn’t plan to watch the new season of American Idol.
  • He’s had people he doesn’t know come up to him and claim to be distantly related.  ”I might have a creepy family,” says Phillip.
  • According to Phillip, the only reason the paps follow him is because he is “weird looking.”
  • A true WGWG–Phillip loves his guitar and takes it with him everywhere.
  • Phillip likes to call Ryan Seacrest “Little Ryan”.

When the  interviewer brings up the White Guy With Guitar meme,  Phillip says, “It’s true….I am a white guy and I do play guitar.”  Afterward, the interviewer presents Phillip with a t shirt with #WGGN1S  emblazoned on the front and encourages his fans across the world to trend it.

The letters, by the way, stand for “White Guy With a Number 1 Single.”  Phillip has no plans to wear it. Ever.

Watch the interview below:

Via PPhillipsOnline

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  • durbesque

    Let me jump right on “Where We Came From”.  I see it, or hear it, as the most obvious choice, but what rules it out is that it’s too similar to GGG…same key and same octave jump.  It would seem like a wannabe, but not as good. 

  • TheOther

    Here’s what the critics who reviewed had to say.  Lots more where this came from:)
    Billboard:  the album one of the more engaging champion debuts in the show’s inconsistent history

    Entertainment Weekly:  It’s still the most relevant debut album the Idol machine has cranked out in years, and it nicely justifies this particular
    WGWG’s burgeoning career.

    The Celebrity Cafe:  Phillip Phillips is excellent lyrically, and does have a pretty good voice range, but all in all, his songs are great. The album is enjoyable, I still appreciate it. It gives me hope that good real music is still able to come away from American Idol, and sets the tone for an excellent first step in a solid career that’s ahead for Phillips.

    BlogCritics:  Phillips’ debut record reflects every bit of the gravelly voiced pop rock artist, with jazz leanings that he portrayed during his Idol run. His songwriting gives the listening audience a glimpse into quite the introspective young man. To put it simply, The World from the Side of the Moon delivers

    Idolator:  The World From the Side of the Moon showcases
    solid musicianship from Phillip Phillips
    SoCal Music Today:  The
    World From the Side of the Moon is a fantastic debut album by any standards.
    Phillip Phillips will appeal to a wide variety of fans given his age, lyrical
    content, powerful vocal abilities, and extremely talented back up band. The
    album explores a Phillips’s ability to sing in different styles, and really
    tests his range. After listening to this album, I am extremely anxious to see
    what Phillip Phillips puts out in years to come.

  • mjsbigblog

     Who is giving Phillip a pass?  Did I moderate the negative comments in this thread? No, I did not.

    This particular point has been discussed to death and has been brought up over and over and over and over again.

    At this point, it’s apropos of nothing, except baiting fans with the same go-to item time and time again.

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