All American Idol contestants and winners derive from Liza “with an ‘F’” Minnelli. That’s the underlying reason why they’re awful. The formula is minimal talent + averageness + histrionic delivery.
Someone oozing with talent like Sam Cooke, who made it all seem effortless, would never make it on Idol. Neither would Roy Orbison. Because Bovine America resents the gifted.
Don’t get me started on Clay Aiken.
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