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Post by katycake on Jun 2, 2023 14:25:30 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Jun 2, 2023 14:35:26 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Jun 2, 2023 14:36:40 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Jun 2, 2023 14:38:07 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Jun 2, 2023 14:39:23 GMT -5
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Post by lurleene on Jun 2, 2023 14:39:45 GMT -5
From Metro article:"This last season, Lambert returned to Idol to mentor the top twelve on a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-themed night. Just to think how far he has come from his first moments on the show is mind-boggling. It launched my recording career and put me on a massive public stage. I owe a lot to the show and getting to go back and give back is a real full-circle experience. I love being able to help people reach their full potential. As a mentor, what is the main thing he would want to impart to a singer new to the industry? Your team is essential. The people you surround yourself with who are helping you reach your goals are something that you cannot take for granted. It can make or break your career. You have to be sure that you have the right collaborators on board with you."Some important advice from Adam in this Metro article. After he left Idol, I remember Kris Allen fans in a meltdown because Adam was getting more opportunities. They believed that because Kris won, these opportunities belonged to him and not Adam. What they did not seem to get was that Kris had a team responsible for his career and Adam had a different team. Adam's team was paid to advance Adam's career. If they secured some great gigs for Adam or someone just wanted him, they were not going to turn them down and say you should book Kris instead cause he won. HA. That is not how it works. If you don't think your team is doing enough to promote you, fire them and get another team. Or sit back and do nothing and keep thinking you won so many doors will automatically open for you without much effort. And we know Adam was working his behind off while ducking and dodging and going over and under the many obstacles put in front of him because of his sexuality (something Kris Allen, Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood did not have to deal with). So his work ethic, determination and his talent is why he is where he is today. Lol, that happened with Clay and Ruben in their season. After the show, every talk show wanted Clay because he was so funny and personable and Ruben had the personality of a brick. RCA apparently wrote it into the contract that the shows had to have Ruben on at the same time just to give him airtime. This was immediately after their season ended, the way I understand it. Even at this point, I suppose Kris's team could try and get him more gigs and maybe try to promote him overseas (although maybe he does have shows there and I'm just not aware), but I just don't see him have the kind of talent and drive as Adam has. Plus he has a family, so he might not want to be on the go all the time like Adam. Yep I remember hearing that about Ruben and Clay. But they ditched that putting them together after Clay and his team complained. It did not apply to any other 1&2s after their season. And when Kris and Adam came along, they were not even on the same label. The main label RCA had first dibs and they chose Adam (they planned to sign him win or lose way before the finale-Adam said he wished he had known that at the time, lol). Kris went to Jive. But maybe Allen fans must have remembered when Clay and Ruben were forced to be booked together and wanted Kris to have the same deal with Adam but thankfully that deal was no longer in place, lol. But in any event, the complaints were the first few years after they started but no one is still expecting Kris to get or do what Adam does now. That shipped sailed and most gave up many many years ago when their careers went on different paths, different profiles and levels of success and are even more different now. |
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Post by pi on Jun 2, 2023 14:39:55 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Jun 2, 2023 14:40:23 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Jun 2, 2023 14:41:19 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Jun 2, 2023 14:44:32 GMT -5
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