Chris Sligh: "I almost dropped out" of Idol

From Chris Sligh's blog today:

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In my interviews with the press today, I mentioned that I had thought about dropping out of the competition. I should clarify that the reason why I wanted to drop out was dealing with the emotions of seeing things that I thought were great universally smashed. Top 12 week, I received about 20 positive comments from band members, production staff, etc. dealing with my arrangement of "Endless Love". Gina Glocksen cried the first time she heard my arrangement. A photographer on the set cried when she heard the arrangement of the song. I had every reason to think that the arrangement would go over well.

SIDE NOTE: For those of you who don't realize it, when you see a 45 second pre-performance video package, usually the interview that makes those packages are 30-45 minutes of questions. So a lot gets edited out. In my pre-performance package interview, I mentioned that I was messing around with "Clocks" by Coldplay and noticed that "Endless Love"s verses fit within the context of those chords. What you may not know also is that I arranged the song 3 different ways, and in getting opinions, the performance version I did was the best across the board.

Anyway, that week, I tried something new with the song it got ragged. I was okay...a little frustrated, but I was okay. Then Blake's performance got trashed...another new arrangement that I thought was incredible. Phil's performance got trashed...another performance I thought was great. Then to top it all off, Richardson's performance, which I thought was one of his better ones got trashed. I literally asked myself why I was there. I mean, everything I thought was really good, the judges thought was horrible, and it simply made me question my bearings in the competition. So, I went one of the managers from 19, talked about quitting and he talked me out of my emotionial side, and made me see that the cold hard facts.

So, I came back the next week and gave what I felt was my best performance of the whole competition in "She's Not There". I think it should be made very clear that I did not "throw in the towel" or give up. If I had thrown in the towel or given up, I would not have chosen "Every Little Thing", being that I worked harder on that song than any other performance...I would've phoned it in with my original choice, "Give a Little Bit". If I had thrown in the towel, I wouldn't have started working on a cut down version of "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" that I thought was great for next week. I definitely did NOT throw in the towel.

I should point out that the rhythm on "Every Little Thing" is very, very complex. I don't think I was that bad on the timing of the song...but when I watched the tape back, I can see in my face that I was never just free and in the pocket....I was thinking about the rhythm. If you go listen to the studio version of my song, then listen to the live version, there really is no difference in my phrasing or rhythm...I sang the song as it was written.

Anyway, for the people who care: I did NOT throw in the towel or give up...I had emotional feelings that I overcome with cold hard logic.

I don't get any of this.

He got made fun of by the judges, wanted to quite, but couldn't go on tour and then Bob Jones was pissed?

Would have quit except then he wouldn't have been able to go on the Idol bubblegum tour. Wow, now that's some serious artistic integrity for you. What an edgy indie rebel kind of guy.

I understand what he's saying but Chris Daughtry benefitted from staying in the competition, and I'm sure he didn't like the theme weeks, Ford commercials and retardo dance numbers any more than Chris Sligh did.

sounds like sour grapes but you could tell his heart wasn't into it anymore - bob jones can kiss my ass - if there is a g-d he/she didn't teach you how to hate

He got kicked out for going to a For Him concert? As far as contemporary Christian music is concerned, they're not that bad. I got kicked out of a Christian college as well. I had a drink on my 21st birthday, and my so-called "friends" ratted on me, and I was kicked out the next day. I was about to graduate too. No big deal, it was the best thing that could have happened to me.

What little respect I had for this Curls fella I just lost. "I didn't really want to be in it." You know what? Can someone please kick this fool? That's not the thing I'm going for? Yeah, I mean, I pity the fool that wins and gets fame and fortune. I'm sure he'll be much happier singing in some madricals group that cover Depche Mode songs.
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Whining AFTER you're kicked off is lame. But getting kicked out of Bob Jones is awesome.