Chris Sligh 'Almost Dropped Out' of American Idol
Despite his desire to make David Hasselhoff cry, Chris Sligh never intended to win the competition, and even considered dropping out after the round of 12 two weeks ago.
"I never came into this wanting to win it. I come from an indie, alternative-rock kind of background. For me, I think winning American Idol would hurt what I was really going for. I think what kind of solidified it for me was when I was pretty much universally trashed for my arrangement of 'Endless Love.'"
"I kind of thought, 'You know, this isn't really the competition for me.' Actually, I almost dropped out that week," said Sligh. "I went to the guy from 19 [Entertainment] and was like, 'If I drop out when I make the Top 10, can I still be on tour?' And they were like, 'No. You have to get voted out.' So I was like, 'Well, you know... we'll see what happens.'"
At first look, it seems like maybe he tried to get the boot this past week, but he maintains that his performance was genuine.
"This week I thought it was a pretty good song for my voice, and I gave it my best... and I think that's what I'm going out with, knowing I gave my best for every song I did. I admit it wasn't a great performance this week, but I didn't think it was a terrible performance either."
Chris plans to return to his hometown of Greenville, SC, and reunite with his band, Half Past Forever. He will rejoin the other nine remaining contestants this summer on the American Idol tour.
"I never came into this wanting to win it. I come from an indie, alternative-rock kind of background. For me, I think winning American Idol would hurt what I was really going for. I think what kind of solidified it for me was when I was pretty much universally trashed for my arrangement of 'Endless Love.'"
"I kind of thought, 'You know, this isn't really the competition for me.' Actually, I almost dropped out that week," said Sligh. "I went to the guy from 19 [Entertainment] and was like, 'If I drop out when I make the Top 10, can I still be on tour?' And they were like, 'No. You have to get voted out.' So I was like, 'Well, you know... we'll see what happens.'"
At first look, it seems like maybe he tried to get the boot this past week, but he maintains that his performance was genuine.
"This week I thought it was a pretty good song for my voice, and I gave it my best... and I think that's what I'm going out with, knowing I gave my best for every song I did. I admit it wasn't a great performance this week, but I didn't think it was a terrible performance either."
Chris plans to return to his hometown of Greenville, SC, and reunite with his band, Half Past Forever. He will rejoin the other nine remaining contestants this summer on the American Idol tour.
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