Post by Inside Australian Idol on Sept 5, 2003 23:09:26 GMT 10
Anthony's Idol is in the past
September 05, 2003
A CHAT with disqualified Australian Idol contestant Anthony Sumbati was extraordinary.
Sumbati in action.
Not backwards in coming forwards was that bloke.
How he felt when he got disqualified: "It was an emotional time for me. It basically felt like my legs were cut off." Eh?
How he viewed media interest (let's face it, he's not Delta or Kylie) in his story: "Every five seconds I was so paranoid, I was looking out at the blinds. There were vans, Ford Falcon wagons with aerials on the roof, in and out. Do these people have any idea?" Hmm.
Would he have got through if he hadn't been disqualified?: "I think I would have got in absolutely. 100 per cent. Not solely because of voice, solely because there was a story. It was like the baby had grown up into an adult, and there was a connection." O . . . K.
What now for Anthony: "There's been offers left, right and centre. The phone just does not stop."
Meanwhile outspoken soul singer Renee Geyer says Idol is an insult to real musicians.
"The criteria is: 'Impress me in 30 seconds!' And already, right there, you are on a losing streak," Geyer, 49, told the Herald Sun. "How do these poor kids come to realise this is not what music is about?
"I am not anti-Idol, but I liken it to putting a red sock in the dryer with the rest of your washing, then waiting to see if that red sock stays in the same position as it spins around."
Geyer's comments come as Idol, a ratings underachiever, continues its search for 10 finalists. Contestants warble a 30-second songbite with their ultimate fate decided by public vote.
"It makes for good television, but it has f--- all to do with music," Geyer said. "If I was younger and went on Idol, I would fail. Most the people I know, who are great, would fail. Imagine asking Bob Dylan to give you only 30 seconds of a song. "It is insulting to real musicians, people who dream, breathe and live for music. Australian Idol is riveting television, but it is only a competition."
With reporting by Nui Te Koha and The Eye.
Herald Sun
entertainment.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4459,7173051%255E10431%255E%255Enbv,00.html
September 05, 2003
A CHAT with disqualified Australian Idol contestant Anthony Sumbati was extraordinary.
Sumbati in action.
Not backwards in coming forwards was that bloke.
How he felt when he got disqualified: "It was an emotional time for me. It basically felt like my legs were cut off." Eh?
How he viewed media interest (let's face it, he's not Delta or Kylie) in his story: "Every five seconds I was so paranoid, I was looking out at the blinds. There were vans, Ford Falcon wagons with aerials on the roof, in and out. Do these people have any idea?" Hmm.
Would he have got through if he hadn't been disqualified?: "I think I would have got in absolutely. 100 per cent. Not solely because of voice, solely because there was a story. It was like the baby had grown up into an adult, and there was a connection." O . . . K.
What now for Anthony: "There's been offers left, right and centre. The phone just does not stop."
Meanwhile outspoken soul singer Renee Geyer says Idol is an insult to real musicians.
"The criteria is: 'Impress me in 30 seconds!' And already, right there, you are on a losing streak," Geyer, 49, told the Herald Sun. "How do these poor kids come to realise this is not what music is about?
"I am not anti-Idol, but I liken it to putting a red sock in the dryer with the rest of your washing, then waiting to see if that red sock stays in the same position as it spins around."
Geyer's comments come as Idol, a ratings underachiever, continues its search for 10 finalists. Contestants warble a 30-second songbite with their ultimate fate decided by public vote.
"It makes for good television, but it has f--- all to do with music," Geyer said. "If I was younger and went on Idol, I would fail. Most the people I know, who are great, would fail. Imagine asking Bob Dylan to give you only 30 seconds of a song. "It is insulting to real musicians, people who dream, breathe and live for music. Australian Idol is riveting television, but it is only a competition."
With reporting by Nui Te Koha and The Eye.
Herald Sun
entertainment.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4459,7173051%255E10431%255E%255Enbv,00.html