Josiah Leming Pulled One Over on American Idol

Okay, this has nothing to do with adult ADD, but I feel like blogging about it.

I don't watch American Idol. Sure I might catch some episodes when it gets down to a few people and everybody starts talking about it. But it's not on my regular viewing schedule of shows I tend to obsess over, like Lost (who the hell sent these new people?), The L-Word (yay Bette and Tina!), and Nip/Tuck (last week's episode when Christian "served up" his manhood was priceless).

I did happen to catch one American Idol show this week in which Josiah Leming performed Mika's "Grace Kelly." I instantly loved that kid. He did a great job with the song, had a nice personality, and he was a cutie to boot.

So I was very surprised today when I can across what seemed like a few hundred headlines about Josiah not making it to the final 24 Idol contestants. I decided to look him up and found his MySpace. It is filled with amazing demos of songs he wrote and performed himself. (I particularly enjoy "To Run.") They're really good...which leads me to believe that this kid is a genius.

I'm thinking he had a plan all along. Wow the judges, get lots of air time, and then purposely cause drama and screw up the final performance knowing you'll be booted. Pretend to cry a little, pretend that you'll have to go back to living in a car, and then shock the world when they Google you, find your MySpace, discover you're actually more talented than anyone on American Idol, and get signed to a major label.

American Idol contracts are notorious for screwing the artist, and so many of their careers never get off the ground, so why bother? Why not use the show to get publicity and then cash in with a better deal? Trust me, this kid knew what he was doing...and I love it!

I hope to hear you on the radio soon, Josiah.

Comments

[John]

I tried so hard to find that song Josiah was singing on Idol the other night! I found it though! Its called "Grace Kelly" and its written by Mika about how much Simon Cowell sucks! Haha
You can hear the song here:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NA2776/unimotrecunir-20

awesome right?

[NYC GRL]

This kid's a bloody genius! Looks like a young Paul McCartney, drive and genius of Orson Welles. God, I can't for this kid to take over the world! I know I'll be watching and listening..

[Paula]

Yep, this young lad is, in a word, a genius! He can write, play, sing, compose, he's got all the gifts that add up to success. I think at this point he can be as big an entertainer as he wishes to be. I want to live a long, long time just to see what this young man is able to do!