Scott MacIntyre, Lil Rounds and Jorge Nunez Idol Press Conference

By On 03/06/2009 · 17 Comments · In Uncategorized

UPDATE: More Press Conference quotes from Scott, Lil and Jorge.

It kinda got lost in all the excitement of the wildcard, but the three contestants, Scott MacIntyre, Lil Rounds and Jorge Nunez, who advanced to the Top 12 via Americas vote this week spoke with the press Thursday afternoon.   Here are a few quotes.   I’ll have more later.

Scott MacIntyre

  • Why he chose Mandolin Rain, “I chose that song, as far as the lyrics go, because it’s the only song I know that talks about listening, y’know, ‘Listen to the Mandolin Rain’ obviously, but then listening to people’s hearts break, listening to the tears roll, y’know, and listening is such a big part of my world. I thought it was the perfect song to start off this whole live venture”
  • On the Hi-Five, “I’m the last person that would ever be offended by that. And I thought it was so funny because that’s happened to me my whole life and people try to wave to me and I don’t see it and people hi five me and I don’t see it, and, I love Ryan, he’s an awesome guy and he actually did the right thing, he grabbed my hand and he did it again. And I thought everyone would be wondering about it, so I just had to return the favor.”
  • Have the other contestants been helping him? “Absolutely, and ‘Idol’ has just been great about accommodating me as well. But where there have been opportunities for other contestants to step in, even though we’re in this as a competition, I’ve been just so thankful for their friendship. And they’ve been really great about stepping in and helping out.”
  • About relating to the camera, “It’s definitely a challenge, y’know, doing it live and the group number. I had to guestimate and learn what parts of the song, uh, as all the contestants did, where are focus was. Except I couldn’t see the camera we were looking at, so it was a lot of memorizing distances and angles and so, I used my memory and I used my ears and we just go from there. We hope for the best, y’know? (laughs)”

Lil Rounds and Jorge Nunez after the JUMP…
Lil Rounds:

  • Her musical family, “My family is really really music oriented and I have a grandfather who, uh, actually played with B.B. King and, y’know, from there he just–they grew up around a lot of music and we grew up around music.”
  • Her kids (they are five, three and two)   call her à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idol Mama.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ,“They are really excited about, y’know, what’s going on. They understand that mommy’s doing something special, y’know, for the family, and I’m following my dream of singing and they’re my inspiration because they look at me and they tell me all the time, or they talk to me on the phone and they tell me, ‘I’m proud of you’ and ‘I’m happy you went to ‘American Idol’. And they really support me and they’re happy about it, so it makes me all the more excited about it.

Jorge Nunez:

  • On Marc Antony and Jennifer Lopez texting Ryan Seacrest, “That’s like the best thing that’s ever happened to me throughout this whole journey. Cause, they’re so famous here, so imange how big they are at Puerto Rico. It’s been–that was the best thing ever, when they told me that they were brought to tears by my performance, that was amazing. I’m like ‘Oh my God, they know who I am!’ So it’s a great feeling.”
  • Has plans to sing in both Spanish and English if he can–not worried about a backlash from people who don’t want Spanish sung on their “American” show, “It’s something that is part of who I am, and I just gonna stay true to myself. If I get the chance to sing in Spanish, I’m not going to lose it, because, I mean, whether it’s in Spanish or in English, if it’s good they’re gonna like it.”

 
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  • wolfsbane813

    i would really like to see jorge incorporate a verse of spanish into his english performance or something…

  • hyperren

    Finally, someone who wouldn’t sound out of place during Latino/Gloria Estefan Week. :-P

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

    awwww I think IÂ ´m going to jump in to the Scott train…

  • bean99

    Reading what Scott said makes me realize a tiny bit how difficult it is for him on stage. Everyone else just has to contend with their own nerves, song choice, and performance which is hard enough. I love his sense of humor.

  • brie200

    Scott is really growing on me. I love his personality. Jorge too for that matter.

  • CFIdolsfan

    I am sure that Jorge will sing in Spanish when he can. I think it adds a great variety to the show. We got a taste of it with Jason Castro last year, even a bit of French, too.:-). Jorge has grown on me, too, in part because I have family in Puerto Rico; but he does have a good voice. He is right about there being a lot of talent on the island.

  • poporange

    Scott I like him personally but Ai is totally using his disability for sympathy votes.The problem imo is his vocals were not that good and others in the past were kicked off for better preforamnce .. Whom like Scott were good guys .So I am in the minority..

  • http://www.myspace.com/gwendolyndiane GwendolynD

    Scott MacIntyre is just a great guy. Love him.

  • brie200

    My feelings on Scott have nothing to do with his singing. He’s not responsible for how the show treats him. But he does seem to be a good guy and that I like.

  • abbysee

    I like Scott too, and his performance while not perfect resonated with me. Call me a sucker. Also it’s just not the blind guy kicking better singers off every year. It’s the cute guy, the sexy girl, the blond, the token diva. It happens every year. And it’s not as though it’s Scott having his relatives hold up a picture of his cane, or seeing eye dog. I know the difference between judges pimping and people pimping themselves out. Tatiana was a good example, trying to use an idea out of Jorge’s play book. That’s not Scott.

    I just have this feeling like Scott will be one of those providing one of those idol moments this year. Jason Castro proved you don’t have to have a perfect voice to do so, but a connection to the music.

    I am not hating on this top twelve that much.

  • brie200

    Scott’s singing is growing on me too. Like you said abbysee, he’s not a perfect singer by any longshot of the imagination. But I do think he is a heartfelt singer in the sense that his passion for music comes through when he sings. And judging by Jason and Brooke being my two favorites from last season, I tend to take the singers who forge emotional connections over ones with perfect vocals.

    But also like you said, even if AI is pimping Scott’s disability, I don’t feel he is using it to gain sympathy votes.

  • Dr. Tracey

    Scott I like him personally but Ai is totally using his disability for sympathy votes.The problem imo is his vocals were not that good and others in the past were kicked off for better preforamnce .. Whom like Scott were good guys .So I am in the minority.

    I feel the same way.
    I think he’s a sweet and genuine kid and I like him but I don’t think he sings well enough to have a spot over someone like Ricky Braddy who can sing his socks off.
    Scott was ‘cast’ because of his blindness and not his singing ability, simple as that.

  • poporange

    We can agree to disagree Scott vocals do nothing for me sorry and Let me clarify I stated Ai is using his disability not him.That is the past he made it through just don’t like getting the feeling I kicked someones puppy..

  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    Scott seems like a great guy, but he wouldn’t be there if not for his backstory. He’s not a terrible singer, but he’s not great either. I understand now why he picked that snoozefest of a song, but he’s got to do better!

    Jorge also needs to start shaking it up a bit. I like him, but I don’t think I can deal with ballads every week.

  • http://www.medsfile.com HollandX

    How were they condescending to Scott on the show?

  • shy215

    Dr Tracey stfu ok scott can sing his ass off and my hat is off to him for even have da nerve to come 2 da dam cheesy ass show and knowing that they are playing da sympathy role i could never do dat i jus could not stand da pity party. Scott might be in da finals and i predict top 6 the rest of them are jus comercial ass prototypes but scott is different and he will make a fortune doin christrian music.

  • Lu

    My 11 year old daughter and a bunch of her classmates (boys and girls) are really rooting for Scott. I know it’s falling into the backstory trap AI has set but it’s actually sweet to see these kids cheering him on. I volunteered in her classroom today and the kids were talking about AI during one of their breaks. It actually made me a little teary to see how excited they were for him and how anxious they are for him to win. I know…. I’m way too sappy.