Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

November 22, 2008 9:41:21 CST

Learn about Newser Points »

« Back to the grid | Next story »

I Was Never In It to Win It: 'Accidental' Idol

Posted Jun 15, 08 11:32 CDT in Glossies,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – David Cook almost didn't audition for American Idol—he was there to offer moral support to his younger brother. But goading from his family kicked off a whirlwind journey that took him from fledgling Midwest rocker to Billboard star. Cook tells Rolling Stone about his modest beginnings—and his early skepticism about the Idol pop machine.

"I appreciated the show for what it is, but I never really saw it as my path," he said. "I was never in it to win it, and that took some pressure off me. If I'd gotten caught up in all that, I would've had a coronary."

Source Rolling Stone

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • At Home With Woozy Winehouse

    Jun 27, 08 3:01 PM CDT
    At Home With Woozy Winehouse In the wake of another scandal—singing racist ditties on video—Amy Winehouse invites Claire Hoffman of Rolling Stone into her trashed home in London to witness the train wreck firsthand. Over tea and beer, a groggy Winehouse talks drugs, her next album, and her jailed husband, flitting outside now and then to toy with the paparazzi. More »

  • Which David Is Our Idol ?

    May 21, 08 1:16 PM CDT
    Which David Is Our Idol ? We're only hours away from Fox crowning either balladeer (and Simon Cowell fave) David Archuleta, 17, or rocker David Cook, 25, as this season's American Idol. Cook seemed to win last night's live audience, the Kansas City Star reports. More »

Recent American Idol winner David Cook almost didn't audition for the show.   (AP Photo, file)
The week after winning Idol, 11 of Cook's songs broke "Billboard's" Hot 100, the most since the Fab Four ruled the charts.   (AP Photo)
Cook was skeptical of the Idol pop machine. "I'm aware that I signed on the dotted line," he says.   (AP Photo, file)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
David Cook covers Temple of the Dog's "Hunger Strike" with his old band Midwest Kings.   (rdiogrl81)
David Cook wins American Idol.   (singincurlyq)

« Prev« Prev | Next »Next »
Our editors also recommend:

Threads (
1
 of 3)

Tags

celebrity • music • reality TV • American Idol • interview • pop music • pop culture • Rolling Stone • TV shows • David Cook


Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Other Arts & Living Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser a team of editors and writers culls the most important stories from hundreds of U.S. and international sources and reduces them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. It's the Newser guarantee: we can take any report or column or video and pack what you need to know into 120 words or less. Newser's short-form aggregation, visual format, and unique information tools help you get more of the kind of news you want, in a quicker and more entertaining way. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »