Sanjaya’s First Post-Idol Interview
Poor Sanjaya has been voted off but he did give a nice little interview with People magazine today. The unexplainably resilient and oft targeted former contestant had the following to say:
People - What do you think turned the tide for you on Tuesday night?
Sanjaya - Honestly, I’m not a country singer. I think that that really took a toll on me. And I didn’t have enough really strong performances to let people forgive me for that. Like, for example, LaKisha, she’s not necessarily a country singer either, but she had enough strong performances to get her though – and I don’t think I did.
People - What have you learned most as a result of being thrust into fame like this?
Sanjaya - I think I’ve learned not to let any negativity get you – just to keeping on trucking, I guess. And try to find the positive in everything.
People - What would you say to Simon?
Sanjaya - Well, from the beginning I think that Simon saw potential in me, and when I didn’t fulfill that potential, he was kind of disappointed. So I just want to say to him that he’s an amazing person, and what he does is awesome. He’s very opinionated, but I learned more from him than anyone else while I was on the show.
People - Is it true that you had a habit of reading the online blogs to gauge your performance? What kind of an affect did that have?
Sanjaya - Well, I read the blogs more to balance myself, because it was kind of impossible not to hear stuff, and often times it was negative. So I kind of balanced the negative and the positive just to keep my self grounded.
People - Was it frustrating for you that your hair got almost more attention than your singing?
Sanjaya - No, because at a certain point, that had kind of become my thing. Because I think that everyone looks for something to grab on to with each contestant, so I feel like my hair was that for me.
People - With all the hair and the hats and everything, was your philosophy at a certain point just to go for broke?
Sanjaya - My philosophy was just to stay true to myself and try to put my personality out there – and that’s all.
People - You had the sense that the tide was against you. Did you ever consider quitting or dropping out in deference to your fellow singers?
Sanjaya - Not at all, not at all. I was going to stay as long as I possibly could and just work every week and try to learn from everything that happened.
People - How did you react when Hillary Clinton was asked about you at a news conference?
Sanjaya - I heard about that very briefly. And it’s interesting because I had no idea how much impact the show has. I think it’s interesting that someone like me, a 17-year-old Seattle boy, could have so much impact to get into the presidential debate.
People - What will you do next?
Sanjaya - I’m definitely looking at a music career but I also want to venture into acting and modeling and possibly Broadway or something because I want to get the full entertainment business.
People - With the pros and cons of celebrity, are you thinking about getting a bodyguard?
Sanjaya - Yeah, I’m definitely ready to hire a bodyguard. I’m actually looking to do that right now.
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10 opinions for Sanjaya’s First Post-Idol Interview
Tuinuia
Apr 20, 2007 at 12:09 am
What a guy! Superficially he seems like a rather silly, wimpy fellow, but there is steel hidden beneath all that, and a keen intelligence. The ponyhawk was pure strategic genius, he is well aware that his vocals is inferior to his finalist peers but he is equally aware of his strengths: imagination, charisma, and the courage to be different. No, he does not deserve to win Idol - and he knows it - but he deserves to be the season’s biggest star.
Gerri G
Apr 20, 2007 at 4:00 am
Tuinuia, I couldn’t agree with you more.
Jeanne
Apr 20, 2007 at 8:17 am
I AGREE!!! He is incredible! Everyone talks about Jordin’s maturity but what about Sanjaya’s sheer GENIUS! I really like him and I hope to see him again. What a class act.
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Barbara Behan
Apr 20, 2007 at 6:28 pm
Thank GOD that little wimpy , crying weasel Sanjaya is GONE GONE GONE. that little wimpy wuss cried his eyes out.aw.so much for a 17 year old immature boy.
I have NO idea what Simon say in this loser….he had no talent and I am so glad he has bitten the dust. Now he will cry on President Bush’s shoulder and ask him for a free CIA or FBI bodyguard because supposedly there have been threats made against him. Oh well, that’s show business.
John Smith
Apr 21, 2007 at 9:08 am
Barbara Behan sounds like a racist bully. Such people create the VA tech and Columbine shooters of the world. As I recall the Columbine shooters were white. Should we hate all white people? Sanjaya has more class, integrity, and maturity than most people on earth.
Jeanne
Apr 21, 2007 at 9:37 pm
Agreed, John. I will be editing her post.
Barbara Behan
Apr 23, 2007 at 6:00 pm
Edit all you want, Jeanne. As you you John, I have black people in my family and I am WHITE. My niece is married to a BLACK man, and their children are very light BLACK. My best friend is BLACK. And these BLACK folks have been to my home many times to dinners and pool parties.I work with BLACK people and they are also my friends outside my workplace. SO>>>>>>>If I were RACIST, I wouold steer clear of BLACK people. Take your RACIST comment and stick it where the sun doesn’t shine….I’ll bet you are all teenie-boppers who dote on the Sanjahas in the. You are all losers ,just like him.
Hale Mauricio
Sep 19, 2007 at 2:34 pm
you had me suicidal, suicida. Hale Mauricio.
Frederik Kyleigh
Oct 21, 2007 at 2:38 pm
your way to beautiful gir. Frederik Kyleigh.
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