May 23, 2009
Show finishes with Anoop Desai, Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, Megan Joy, Michael Sarver
Video courtes of ricky.org
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CNN Transcript
SEACREST: It is the “American Idol” exclusive. All of your favorite Idols are with us right now. Joined by Anoop Desai, Lil Rounds, and Scott MacIntyre here on the set.
Let me start with Anoop, who found out he was the 13th contestant, got the wild card nod, when you thought we were only going to have 12. What was that night like for you, Anoop?
[Split screen of him performing]
ANOOP DESAI: It was — it was surprising, definitely. I remember you sort of saying all right — I thought the show was wrapping up and then you sort of grabbed me by the shoulder and Simon told me I was in. It was really surprising.
SEACREST: You’re saying we’re good actors?
DESAI: Yes.
SEACREST: That’s a first.
DESAI: The cool thing is I was talking to some of the PAs and the producers afterwards. And they were like, we didn’t know that was going to happen either.
SEACREST: You all should know that “American Idol,” even though we’ve been on for so long, I don’t know what what’s going to happen and the judges don’t know what’s going to happen half the time. We fly by the seat of our pants.
DESAI: Which is surprising. We always sort of — I know I do. You sort of look at everyone and see if they’re being extra nice to me that day.
SEACREST: I can see what’s going down. Lil Rounds, your proudest moment on the show?
‘LIL ROUNDS: I think my proudest moment as a mom was my baby getting to hug Randy.
SEACREST: I remember that night.
ROUNDS: Oh, gosh, I cried like a baby. I felt my family was really getting a chance to be involved in this experience with me. So it was good.
SEACREST: And Scott, what was special about this for you? What do you think you learned after being on this show?
SCOTT MACINTYRE: I learned to be a more productive and more organized and efficient than I ever thought possible. I remember they told us once, you guys have the busiest schedules in all of Hollywood. And I never dreamed how involved it would be just following the show from home. And so much has happened to me. I remember the first day that the piano rolled out on stage. That was the whole reason I auditioned and came here. And that was like a huge dream that was realized for me.
SEACREST: You learned a little bit of dancing, as well. I saw.
MACINTYRE: I did. And I need a recommendation for “Dancing With the Stars” as my next career move.
SEACREST: Is that where you’re going next? We’ll be right back. Stay with us.
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[Video footage of their photo shoots]
SEACREST: Back with your “American Idol” special. Don’t forget, on Monday we’ll be here taking your Tweets, taking your e-mail questions. Make sure you send them into us so we can answer all of them.
All right. Let’s talk about this family, this group, for a second. You’re going to be practically living together. And I guess you did for a while in that mansion. Scott, what was it like to be a part of this group when the cameras weren’t rolling?
MACINTYRE: You know, it was amazing. We had a great time, you know. Nobody really fought this year. There were no — you know, no arguments or anything like that that really took hold. And I don’t know if they put us in the mansion, you know, waiting to see if that would happen or what. But it never did.
Yes. Well, it didn’t work. But it was — yes. Matt kept trying to start something. No.
SEACREST: Not to cross any lines, but opposite of feuding, was there any in-mansion romance?
Laughing. Allison mentions Danny and the refrigerator maybe.
GOKEY: Before I go to sleep, I have to stuff my face full of food. And then I could finally go to sleep.
SEACREST: You had a chef there?
MACINTYRE: I actually roomed right off the kitchen for a while. I ate very discreetly. But I had a little romance going on with the chocolate cake for a while.
SEACREST: How do you sneak around in the middle of the night in the mansion? That’s what I want to know.
MACINTYRE: I learned my way. I can find chocolate from a mile away.
SEACREST: Let me ask you, being a mom, and being isolated to a degree, talk about that dynamic, because we don’t get to hear too much about it.
ROUNDS: Well, let’s just say I was asked, you know, was I getting a little bit of a break, you know, with having three kids and being on the show. And I was, like, uh, actually, no, you know. This here, I can take it on all day long, and go home and want to pull my hair out when I get to those three babies. You know, they are my life. They are my joy. You’re right, being isolated from them is hard.
[Split screen of her performing]
SEACREST: How old are they?
ROUNDS: Five, three and two. S
EACREST: So the five-year-old kind of –
ROUNDS: She kind of gets it. She kind of gets it. But the two-year- old, let’s just say he knows mama and that’s it. Like when I got home, everybody’s like, so they’re like — you know, Lil Rounds, Lil Rounds. And as soon as I walked through the door, my son goes, OK, so I want orange juice. It’s like Lil Rounds out the window. Mama, you’re here. I mean, it’s really great. They’re enjoying it. They watch me all the time. They tape every episode. And my daughter has learned to sing “I Surrender” and “Be Without You.” Smiles. So I’m good.
SEACREST: Anoop, you were one of our more honest contestants, even in the middle on the show. Some of the contestants that we’ve had in years past find that to be a bit risky, dangerous, and they don’t always show their true colors.
DESAI: That was funny. No, you know –
(CROSS TALK)
[Split screen of him performing]
DESAI: Let’s take a moment for that to sink in for everyone. No, you know, I mean, I can’t change who I am. I can’t — you know, I have to act like me. I don’t know how else there is to act. And, I mean, you know, the few times, you know, I got, you know, visibly, I think, miffed on stage, it’s, like, that happens to me.
SEACREST: Did you regret it?
DESAI: I did regret it after the fact because I felt like it came off wrong.
SEACREST: Can it affect the voting?
DESAI: Sure. This show, it’s a music show, but if it was purely a music show, it would be on a radio or on a podcast or something. This is about finding a star and finding someone, like Simon said, who’s going to be an international star. Part of that is personal.
SEACREST: How close are you two? [Anoop and Simon] Now that the voting is closed?
DESAI: No, no, we have a very good — like, we have a very good rapport. We get along with each other. And I’m always sure to go up and shake his hand and thank him for what he does, because it’s an opinion that, you know, a lot of us sometimes don’t want to hear if it’s negative, but it’s necessary.
SEACREST: You have to, especially to grow. All right, Megan and Michael round out the top ten. They will join us when the “American Idol” special on LARRY KING LIVE continues.
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[Video of Kris singing after that crappy song after he won. That's what they need to get rid of next yea.]]
SEACREST: Idol winner Kris Allen will talk Monday, when we’re back with the top ten for the full hour, about the single, “No Boundaries,” also answer all your questions. Joined now by Michael Sarver.
MICHAEL SARVER: How are you?
SEACREST: I’m great. And Megan Joy rounding out our top group here. Let me start with you, Megan. Do you feel like going, leaving the competition earlier than the rest, that you have more to prove when you get out on the road for the “American Idols” tour?
[split screen of Megan singing]
MEGAN JOY: I guess that might be true. You know, I might have to work a little bit harder. I’m just always going to be myself. And I think that opportunities are always going to be open. And it’s about making the right decisions to see them and get on in there.
SEACREST: And ride the wave. Sarver, how has life changed for you?
[split screen of Sarver and Megan singing with Steve Martin on finale]
SARVER: Oh, gosh, dramatically. It’s been incredible.
SEACREST: What was it like when you went home?
SARVER: People were incredible. Back in my town, there’s less than 10,000 people. So it didn’t take long for the news to get around.
SEACREST: And what about work? Did you go back to work?
SARVER: I did not go back to the oil rig.
SEACREST: Did you resign?
SARVER: Yes, I did.
SEACREST: How did they take it?
SARVER: They were very supportive, actually. Some of them pick on you, but most of them — I get a lot of texts and a lot of response from them, just encouraging me. To watch somebody’s dreams come true coming out that area, it gives them hope.
SEACREST: Megan, would you say that most of you are competitors or friends?
JOY: I would say that we’re definitely all friends to the core. Some of us have more competitive personalities than others. I’m not competitive.
SARVER: Who? who?
[Split screen of the group performing together]
JOY: Danny’s pretty competitive.
MACINTYRE: It’s really been an amazing year for that. The producers told us, the last group, the group before that never joked with each other as we were walking on stage.
Laughing.
GIRAUD: We’d make fun of each other.
SEACREST: I’m going to give you a chance to make fun of each other on Monday. We’ve got a lot of ground to cover with the whole group. Monday we’re back with another special “American Idol” edition of LARRY KING LIVE. The Idols will be answering your questions from Larry’s blog and Twitter. Do not miss it. Time now for Anderson Cooper and “AC 360.”
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