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Post by gpduke03 on May 3, 2007 14:34:10 GMT -5
 No haters please. We all know it's coming and I personally can't wait. I've come a long way from hating American Idol to buying mp3s weekly. I wonder which direction he will take, or if he will mix it up some since the judges have agreed he is very versatile. I'm so excited.
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Post by realityBITES on May 3, 2007 14:35:36 GMT -5
I'm a fan, too...haha. I think he could have the most success with country music (a la Rascal Flatts), but I don't think he wants to record that type of music. He'll prob do a little pop/r&b.
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Post by Tabitha on May 3, 2007 14:36:41 GMT -5
are you kidding me?
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Post by robbie23 on May 3, 2007 14:38:01 GMT -5
LOL
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on May 3, 2007 14:40:04 GMT -5
someone please put a stop to this.
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Post by Gabe on May 3, 2007 14:46:56 GMT -5
He's one of the few that will release an album from this season.
Who knows, it might even do good if he does the Justin Timberlake kinda music. Hahaha.
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Post by gpduke03 on May 3, 2007 14:48:35 GMT -5
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Post by Sara on May 3, 2007 14:49:19 GMT -5
Haha, loves it!  He's definitely getting a deal though. I think he could do really well. I like him! |
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on May 3, 2007 14:54:54 GMT -5
without news of a label or record deal there should be no thread for this.
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Post by Luckie Starchild on May 3, 2007 14:57:07 GMT -5
^^ Toni Braxton doesn't have a record deal either. Does that mean she can't have a thread? >:(
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Post by muscleclub on May 3, 2007 14:57:50 GMT -5
Rosario: Listen lady, in my country i was a school teacher!!
Karen: Well, in this country you wash my bras.
*dies*
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Post by eljefro on May 3, 2007 14:58:18 GMT -5
I don't think Clive will sign him since he can really only do Justin...and Clive has one of those.
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Post by o0o0o0o on May 3, 2007 14:58:19 GMT -5
^^^^ LOL
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Post by Pulse on May 3, 2007 14:58:40 GMT -5
Do you guys think he'll be signed to a major label or not? Only a few people not in the Top 2 have gotten major deals.
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Post by gpduke03 on May 3, 2007 14:58:59 GMT -5
without news of a label or record deal there should be no thread for this. We can still be fans of him! |
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Post by o0o0o0o on May 3, 2007 14:59:27 GMT -5
I don't think Clive will sign him since he can really only do Justin...and Clive has one of those. There's always that "ya'll know what this is" annoying guy, or Jay-z who can sign him.. Like honestly CLIVE is SERIOUSLY overrated.. |
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Post by o0o0o0o on May 3, 2007 15:02:26 GMT -5
^^ Or Ron Fair.. that guy who signed PCD...
Clive doesn't = 1x platinum.. Most of the time, It's his way and not the artist's way.. So If I won Idol and Clive would sign me.. I would say no
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Post by o0o0o0o on May 3, 2007 15:05:12 GMT -5
Do you guys think he'll be signed to a major label or not? Only a few people not in the Top 2 have gotten major deals. I guess it depends on how "marketable" an artist is... I'm sure Blake will get loads of record deals coz he's really marketable. But Melinda.... meh.. I wouldn't sign her if I was a record label CEO, her style is boring for the media. |
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Post by realityBITES on May 3, 2007 15:05:52 GMT -5
Richardson talks about 'Idol' experience, Timberlake comparison By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM Associated Press Writer May 3, 2007 RICHMOND, Va. -- Chris Richardson, one of the two "American Idol" contestants voted off Wednesday night, says he doesn't mind hearing the comparisons to Justin Timberlake. But, he adds, those who've drawn the connection should listen to his album when it comes out and then decide if it still holds. "To be even mentioned in the same sentence as someone so successful, it's great," Richardson told the Associated Press on Thursday in a phone interview. "They might be surprised whenever I come out with my album, that it's completely different than his. So that's when other people might one day be, like `Hey, you sort of sound like Chris Richardson.' " With the departure of the 23-year-old from Chesapeake, along with Phil Stacey, 29, of Jacksonville, Fla., there are four contestants remaining on the Fox talent contest--LaKisha Jones, Blake Lewis, Jordin Sparks and Melinda Doolittle. Richardson, whose swan song was Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead Or Alive," said he and Stacey had a feeling it was coming. They were, he said, "at peace with it and we just accepted it. Usually when you go out there on decision night you usually go out there preparing for the worst and hoping for the best." Now Richardson is focusing on the future--the "Idol" tour and his album, which he said will be a mix of both rock and soul. "It'll be a mixture of a Maroon 5 sound with a little bit of Jason Mraz," said Richardson, who also plays the guitar, drums and piano. "I love rock and roll but I have this soulful type voice and I just like to infuse both of them."Richardson had auditioned twice for the show, but it wasn't until he belted out Donny Hathaway's "A Song for You" for his third audition in New York that judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul took notice, comparing his voice and look to Timberlake. "It has been a long journey and I've enjoyed every second of it," he said. "I think that things happen for a reason. Maybe if I had made it through the times that I tried out the year before, I might not have made it this far. I sort of just give God the will and then I go from there. I'm pretty much in his hands." Richardson made a decision after his freshman year to focus on a career in music and not return to the football program at Christopher Newport University. "I always wanted to be a professional football player but I also always wanted to be a rock star," he said. "For me, I seemed like I shined more whenever I was in the nightlife scene singing in a club or bar as opposed to standing and waiting to get thrown in the game." After leaving the school, he studied music at community college while working at Hooters. Richardson spent his shifts dancing and singing to James Brown in front of the white and orange tiled walls and silver stovetops, making his way from a cook to a supervisor in about four years, said general manager Jennifer Gillis. "He used to love listening to his James Brown while he was at work," said Gillis, who only knew of his real singing ability through recordings he had made. "He would sing goofily. He wouldn't sing like he normally would, and he would joke around with the regulars and with the staff." Born in Belgium, Richardson moved around as a child with his sister Michelle, mother Phyllis, and father Danny, who was in the Air Force. As a child and teen, Richardson said he was overweight before he became more health conscious and shed about forty pounds. At Great Bridge High School, Richardson played football and track before graduating in 2002. www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-tv-idol-richardson0503may03,0,7716291.story?coll=dp-headlines-virginia |
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Post by Luckie Starchild on May 3, 2007 15:08:05 GMT -5
I bet that pitiful Justin Tinkerbell is nervously wetting himself knowing that Chris is getting ready to knock him off his throne. Ooh I can't wait!  |
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Post by Pulse on May 3, 2007 15:09:01 GMT -5
Do you guys think he'll be signed to a major label or not? Only a few people not in the Top 2 have gotten major deals. I guess it depends on how "marketable" an artist is... I'm sure Blake will get loads of record deals coz he's really marketable. But Melinda.... meh.. I wouldn't sign her if I was a record label CEO, her style is boring for the media. I keep thinking of Ace last year, who was sort of in a similar boat as Chris, with similar genres and where people believed he looked marketable, but Ace still doesn't have a record deal. |
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Post by Haley on May 3, 2007 15:11:40 GMT -5
I guess it depends on how "marketable" an artist is... I'm sure Blake will get loads of record deals coz he's really marketable. But Melinda.... meh.. I wouldn't sign her if I was a record label CEO, her style is boring for the media. I keep thinking of Ace last year, who was sort of in a similar boat as Chris, with similar genres and where people believed he looked marketable, but Ace still doesn't have a record deal. Exactly. |
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Post by realityBITES on May 3, 2007 15:12:29 GMT -5
Well, if he dates Lindsay Lohan (as some have rumored), that could only help his buzz.
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Post by muscleclub on May 3, 2007 15:17:13 GMT -5
??? I thought he was dating Blake. No?
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Post by Luckie Starchild on May 3, 2007 15:17:27 GMT -5
Well, if he dates Lindsay Lohan (as some have rumored), that could only help his buzz. Um, hello... he's dating Blake. Pay attention! |
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Post by Sara on May 3, 2007 15:21:48 GMT -5
I like him way better than Ace. I think he'll get a deal. :) I hope so anyway. I thought his studio tracks were great. I wasn't the biggest fan of his live singing, but he sounded great recorded.
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Post by Gabe on May 3, 2007 15:24:19 GMT -5
Grow up people, can a man not have a male best friend?
Fucking ridiculous.
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Post by Luckie Starchild on May 3, 2007 15:24:54 GMT -5
Look at all the responses here in such a short time. Obviously, he deserves his own thread. The guy's a star. Go Chris! Take that h8ers! |
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Post by realityBITES on May 3, 2007 15:28:26 GMT -5
Well, if he dates Lindsay Lohan (as some have rumored), that could only help his buzz. Um, hello... he's dating Blake. Pay attention! LOL |
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Post by Peach on May 3, 2007 15:30:04 GMT -5
lmao.
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