PROMISES, SCHMROMISES...
So, I promised that I wouldn't really try to process all of this madness until I got an extended break, but something happened today that really made me reflect. Well, I may be getting too generic. A lot of small things have happened lately that correlated into some fresh perspective. Let me explain…
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Thanks for finding this, Trish..
From everything I'd seen and read, David Cook seemed to be for real, but it took seeing him in the flesh in Manchester, watching him spend nearly an hour with the fans, always very centered, very patient, to know for sure that here is one special guy. He's better than American Idol deserves. (and yes yes it's not the first time, but this time THEY will take the credit.. )
I bring all this up to make this point: There were times from the beginning of college to the time that I made the show where I truly was unsure of what I was supposed to be doing. I've been a professional musician of some degree since I was 15, but could I ever really "make it"? This last year has allotted me a new inner peace, and I'm more thankful for that than anything else. It's nice to have the title of American Idol, and the privilege of making a major-label record, but more than all of those things, I want to say thank you for the support you guys have shown, but more importantly the understanding you guys have shown to my limitations as I try to meander through this very new lifestyle of actually being acknowledged for doing something I love. I'm giving everything I can to make sure that you guys feel as appreciated as you've made me feel over the last year. Here's to many more.
Again, he's just an incredibly sane person dealing with the insane.
I wish him the best with what he's going to have to work with.