Archive for May, 2008
No Lights, No Cameras, All Action
Here’s a perfect example of where the impact of a true artist really lies. Take away the multi-million dollar sets, the hundreds of lighting instruments, the sound system and steadicam shots, the stylists and big-screen closeups, and what are you left with? Absolute brilliance. David visited the Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian at Columbia University Medical ...
The Archie & Cookie Show in NYC
I find Cook to be a complex character. He appears intelligent and articulate, perhaps a bit arrogant on occasion, smug even, but he also seems genuine and kind. I can’t help but but admire and appreciate the obviously protective role he has adopted with Archie and, in all honesty, I can’t think of a better ...
Charting With A Bullet
Although it might be too late to apologize for all the short-sighted critics who even now continue to forecast David’s niche in Disney drivel or Groban goo, reality has a funny way of proving the fallacy of predictions. With well over 500,000 views in just four days across all the YouTube uploads of David’s brilliant duet ...
Journaling the Journey
From his daily notes, voice coach Dean Kaelin has compiled a narrative of David’s vocal and musical trek to the top of the American Idol pantheon and into the hearts of America. This is the other side of the story we all saw unfold on stage, and it is told with warmth, insight, and marvelous ...
An Open Letter to David
Dear David, I realize that you were never–or at least almost never–in it for the win. But it may still take some time for you to realize how fortunate you are to have avoided the heavy mantle of “American Idol.” You’ll understand someday that your potential for legitimacy on your own terms is vastly improved without ...