Kristy Lee Cook was once again in the bottom three last week, and once again she lived to see another show. Not so for Amanda Overmyer, who was surprisingly ousted, narrowly missing out on the coveted Idols tour that only the top 10 contestants embark on. Here’s what the levelheaded 23-year-old from Mulberry, Indiana, had to say about American Idol.
On her tendency to not smile after performing:
“Well, when I was done singing, I was done singing. It’s just like when those judges would give their comments, I wanted to be respectful and listen, but the comments weren’t going to sway me one way or the other as far as what I was going to do. The objective of being on this show was to go out there and show America me, perform like me, look like me and see how well it would take. The comments from the judges were based more on the idea of trying to win, and I had a different agenda.”
On her post-Idol plans:
“I mean, I’m a very ambitious and driven person by nature. I’m going to take calculated risks to achieve success, but everyone’s definition of success varies from person to person. Success, to me, is a strong, healthy family and success in whatever job that you do. If this is just 15 minutes of fame, I’m not going to chase it my whole life trying to get it back; I’ll take it for what it is and move on. Hopefully it’s not. Hopefully I can make a career out of this, but it’s not going to be that unicorn that I keep chasing.”
On the unpredictability of it all:
“All I can say is Syesha [Mercado], at one point, wasn’t the favored one, and David [Archuleta], at one point, got slammed by the judges. It’s anybody’s game, you know? It’s definitely anybody’s game and I don’t venture to make a prediction.”
