Ousted 'Idol' hopeful Luke Menard tuned out Simon Cowell's criticism
Simon Cowell described Luke Menard's performances as both "girlie" and "forgettable," criticism that the American Idol seventh-season semifinalist didn't think was too helpful.
"Simon never gave me one compliment on camera, so I learned to really tune out his criticism. He really didn't give me much constructive criticism. It was pretty much degrading stuff, so I just took that with a grain of salt, and I just tuned him out," Menard told reporters during a Friday conference call.
"I learned that you can't listen to what people say about you and you can't take things personally and you have to have tough skin and you really just have to be persistent in what you're trying to accomplish."
The 29-year-old from Crawfordsville, IN saw his Idol experience come to an end during last Thursday night's live results show broadcast, which revealed the Top 12 finalists.
"Absolutely I'm disappointed, but I think I'm more excited for making the Top 16 than anything," he said. "Right now, that's overshadowing any disappointment I have in not going on any further."
Cowell wasn't the only critic that Menard said he tuned out during his Idol journey -- focusing only on the task at hand.
Continue...
"Simon never gave me one compliment on camera, so I learned to really tune out his criticism. He really didn't give me much constructive criticism. It was pretty much degrading stuff, so I just took that with a grain of salt, and I just tuned him out," Menard told reporters during a Friday conference call.
"I learned that you can't listen to what people say about you and you can't take things personally and you have to have tough skin and you really just have to be persistent in what you're trying to accomplish."
The 29-year-old from Crawfordsville, IN saw his Idol experience come to an end during last Thursday night's live results show broadcast, which revealed the Top 12 finalists.
"Absolutely I'm disappointed, but I think I'm more excited for making the Top 16 than anything," he said. "Right now, that's overshadowing any disappointment I have in not going on any further."
Cowell wasn't the only critic that Menard said he tuned out during his Idol journey -- focusing only on the task at hand.
Continue...
Comments
Post a Comment