Booted 'American Idol' contestant said he'd do the show for free.
By Gil Kaufman
Chris Golightly
Photo: Ray Mickshaw
A week after his unexpected disqualification from "American Idol," Chris Golightly couldn't bring himself to watch the first live performance by the top 12 men on Wednesday night.
"All I can say is, that's why I should have been there," the dejected singer said when asked for a reaction to the drubbing handed out to Tim Urban, the Texas singer who replaced Golightly in the top 24. "I met Tim, he's wonderful, he's awesome as well, but we're two different people. That's my spot. [Simon Cowell] wouldn't have said that to me."
Golightly wasn't interested in trashing Urban, but instead said he still just wanted to give America a chance to see him shine on "Idol" after producers booted him over a previous contract. "That's where I belong," he said. "It was just taken.
By Gil Kaufman
Chris Golightly
Photo: Ray Mickshaw
A week after his unexpected disqualification from "American Idol," Chris Golightly couldn't bring himself to watch the first live performance by the top 12 men on Wednesday night.
"All I can say is, that's why I should have been there," the dejected singer said when asked for a reaction to the drubbing handed out to Tim Urban, the Texas singer who replaced Golightly in the top 24. "I met Tim, he's wonderful, he's awesome as well, but we're two different people. That's my spot. [Simon Cowell] wouldn't have said that to me."
Golightly wasn't interested in trashing Urban, but instead said he still just wanted to give America a chance to see him shine on "Idol" after producers booted him over a previous contract. "That's where I belong," he said. "It was just taken.
- 2/25/2010
- MTV Music News
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