Did I catch he said he was doing two Rascal Flatts song?
Today marks the final day of my rollout of Idols Live rehearsal interviews, as a sort of countdown to the big tour that kicks of this weekend (Sunday, July 5, in Portland). Up last: third-place finalist Danny Gokey.
A former frontrunner, Danny was perhaps one of the most popular–and most polarizing–contestants of American Idol season 8. And much of the controversy surrounding Danny, particularly since the finale, has been cultural/political in nature, focused on rumors regarding the fervently religious Milwaukee church music director’s supposed “feud” with openly gay castmate Adam Lambert. But I must point out that my own observations during my visit to the tour rehearsals indicated there was NO beef between any of the Idols. In fact, more than once that day, I witnessed Adam and Danny chatting, joking, laughing, and sitting comfortably together.
Still, while I avoided most cultural issues during my sit-downs with contestants 10 through 4, when it came to my interviews with the top three–Kris Allen, Adam, and Danny–such a line of questioning was unavoidable. When I got my face time with Danny, I respectfully opted not to specifically, directly address any “Gokeygate” scandals, but I was still curious to hear his take on the uproar surrounding the Kris-versus-Adam showdown and his own somewhat surprising failure to make it to the top two after his very successful Idol run (up until his elimination, Danny had never even been in the bottom three). He answered such questions with poise, as if he was more than prepared. Surely he’d already expected these were the queries on interviewers’ inquiring minds.
what a cutie pie!!!! loved his answers too=)
Danny’s a doll for sure……Love how he handles himself..
Twitter: Owlki
He’s sooooo singing WHTM on tour…
He’s such a sweetie pie.. I like about 1/3 in where he starts to get comfortable so he pulls his leg up.. i just think that’s cute
he is very poised and just knows how to answer things.
thanks for a great up close Danny Gokey interview
He stands for LOVE. Oh, God, he is just such an amazing person, wanting to help as many people as he can…
So great that he put down the hate stuff so effortlessly by saying he’s a man of faith and it’s about love, not about being judgmental…We always knew that to be true of Danny, cuz we took the time to listen to him, but maybe now more people will sit up and say, “Wow. That’s one wonderful man.”
Very cool.
Oh, I LOVE LOVE LOVE Danny Gokey! I’m so proud of him for everything he does, is and stands for!!!
WOW it’s been very quiet lately! no activity hmmmmm!
VC my heart melted just listening to him. Are you going to the concert? if so, will you be able to videotape it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05Pk0Zy7Joo&feature=player_embedded
danny’s in this
lol at allison saying danny called her and told her she was late
Rachel that was cool with the idols! I am so excited for the tour and hearing all the fascinating things that are going to happen with danny.
What a great little interview! Some great insight into that beautiful mind of his.
Hi Latrece & Rach,
Yes, I’m going to the concert, not sure if I can videotape but will do my DARNDEST to try!
I know about the melting heart…I just love Danny on so many levels and a big part of what attracted me to him in the first place was that he was so sweet, sincere and loving. Not a lot of entertainers like that …that I know of these days!
Hey Amy, this one is for you…I LOVE the new look of the site! Very cool. Oh, the pics of Danny are superfine! Yowzzzza!!!
Thanks so much for making this a haven for all of us Dannyfans. We truly FEEL THE LOVE every time we come here!!!
You ROCK, Amy Bennet!
Love the Yahoo interview Amy posted, and thanks Rachel, for the interview clip of the Idols talking about the tour.
I’m really anxious to know what the other two songs Danny will be singing so those of you lucky ladies who have the chance to go to the concert, be sure to let us know. Hoping someone can video Danny and not get hassled by security!
My modem bit the dust last night so I have a lot of catching up to do, now that I finally got my modem replaced.
Thanks again Racheal, for bringing us little tidbits of our
Danny…..Luvvvv Him!!
Twitter: pjgvet
I think he’s singing WHTM!; you can tell he slipped up and almost said he was singing 2 rascal flatts on tour before he caught himself!
pjgvet– you are definitely correct when he said that he was singing two rascal flatts, so I think it will be WHTM!
I wish he would sing brian Mcknight “still” that would have been fabulous!
VC I hope you scream for the both of us! if you get the chance to hug him let me know what he smells like !
I wonder what is he going to be wearing on the tours! will it sexy and hot?
Latrece,
Maybe he’ll sing “STILL” by Brian Mcknight….Did you see the
Still video, where there was a bunch of violens??? That was
beautiful….Would love to hear our Danny sing that..Can you
imagine the emotion that would pour out of him….
Amy,
I love the new look of the site.
Thanks for all the hard work you do to keep us so informed of
our wonderful Danny….
.
Latrece,
I wonder myself, what Danny is going to be wearing…Know matter what he wears, he’ll look so hot…
karen,
Yes I have seen the video of STILL, but danny didn’t hint towards it, but who knows maybe he will?!
Karen– I hope he wear something that is going to show off his nice arms with the fitting jeans or pants. I am not sure about what colors he should wear, but I can tell he likes it spicy!
Yay! Glad you guys like the design. Still need to tweek a few things but I like seeing Danny’s face all the time now
It was the greatest Danny interview ever!!! Thank u so much for share it!!!!
Latrece,
Yeah, he’ll look great for sure…I’d like him to wear something tht shows off his muscular arms…
Wonder where everybody is?? Guess they all are getting ready
for the fourth….
Hi Karen,
I was wondering the same thing, where is everyone? I have been making dinner and going back and forth to the computer, and listening to Larry King and the MJ special.
I love the new design that Amy created for Danny. The pictures are awesome. Love looking at him when I pull up the site.
VickieCarol,
Going back and forth to the computer…sounds like me.. Half
the time I don’t know what I’m doing, my mind seems to be on
Danny alot.. Will be hearing alot of great stuff about our
Danny now the tour is fixing to start….And I’m looking so
forward to that… Don’t you just love him?? I’ve never followed an idol or movie star like I have Danny.. He’s got
this hold on us…Just love everything about our wonderful Danny…I love how Amy fixed the site, all those great pictures
WOW….
Karen,
Yes, Amy did a great job on the site. She’s amazing, so talented.
I can’t wait to get the scoop on all the goings~~on of Danny and the tour. With the other ladies keeping us updated when they attend the concerts to Danny himself keeping us informed. I am going to be in “hog heaven”. Have you ever heard that saying?
Oh, I know what you mean about Danny and being so fixated. I haven’t even been this involved or connected to any other idols or famous people. He has something very special and we all are hooked.
Love the new pic Danny sent. He looks so beau~ti~ful~~~, like his song. He also looks so young too and without his glasses. It took me a few seconds to realize it was him standing back there.
dannygokey http://yfrog.com/0m36jmj check this one out!!!!! Top 4
VickieCarol,
Great picture of our Danny….He looks so young and his skin
is so smooth…Doesn’t even look like our Danny..
Thanks…
VickieCarol,
Why don’t you get a gravatar?? Find a hot picture of Danny
or do one of yourself…..
Karen,
I am not computer savvy. I have thought about it. Maybe when my husband isn’t so busy I can ask him to help me do that. It would look a lot better than this faceless figure, wouldn’t it?
Twitter: Upsnodowns
Hi! I’ve been out with my husband – can’t spend all my time with Danny! Here’s another pic from Allison:
http://twitpic.com/93z99
i got it～
2 rascal flatts～！
Danny is really inspiring～
He is the only one that talks about music not only as an industry, but also a movement, leading us to love and equalty!
He truly interprets the word IDOL!
Danny really is so wonderful. This interview just shows his personality. This man can really make people feel good just by listening to him.
Amy, thank you so much for creating this fansite. As an overseas fan it’s so important to have a place where you can get all the info in one place. This interview video is so good.None of the other fansites can compare to this.
Cheryl,
Another great picture of hunky Danny….
Luv it!!! Keep bringing us the hot pictures…
I really love this guy. I love the fact that he’s not ashamed to proclaim that he’s a follower of Christ. He’s so out there always ready to let the whole world know of his faith knowing that he might not gain the favor of some people… but that is what they call boldness and commitment.
btw, he’s getting better with interviews, he looks more relaxed this time.
Boy, does he know how to lay on the B.S. thick. I don’t believe a thing he says except when he plugs his foundation. The dead wife syndrome lives on.
Hey Amy, get your finger on the delete button! We got us a loose goose in here! LOL!