American Idol Live in Portland Video Interviews
The 8th installment of American Idol Live makes its first stop at The Rose Garden on July 5th. On Portland had the opportunity to sit down and talk to the top 10 American Idol performers (in batches of two).
Reporters were given just 5 mins to ask questions and with two idols to cover it was tough to try to fit a lot in. Meeting the Idols in person I was struck by how closely they mirrored their 'personas' on the screen. What you saw on TV is pretty much what you see when you talk to them in person. Of the group I enjoyed Allison Iraheta's rambunctious humor, Adam Lambert's ultimate humility and Anoop Desai who seemed to have the best take on the event.
The biggest surprise was Megan Joy who talked about the challenges she faced during the show. She was a much more grounded and down to earth person than I had expected and her playfullness with Matt Giraud was fun to watch.
The thing that stuck me the most was how exhausted the Idols seemed. It was clear that they've been working extremely hard to prepare the tour and I'll be interested to see the results of all that effort.
Here are the interviews:
Kris Allen and Anoop Desai
Adam Lambert and Lil Rounds and
Danny Gokey and Michael Sarver:
Allison Iraheta and Scott MacIntyre
Matt Giraud and Megan Joy
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Aww. Anoop and Kris were the shortest interview…. they were my favorites. :)
Wish I had longer with them. The press agent tapped my shoulder and asked me to wrap it up after 2 mins! Would have liked at least 15 for each.
These were excellent interviews, far more interesting than the usual.
Thank you so much. You're awesome! :)
Great review! I am going to the show at Arco Arena on Friday. Just found out today that I got front row seats and back stage passes!!!! I can't wait!