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Slash tweets about mentoring the ‘Idols’
‘Those ‘AI’ kids can sing their a--es off, especially Adam,’ he wrote
   Access Hollywood
updated 7:25 p.m. ET, Mon., May 4, 2009

For weeks, thousands of fans around the country watching Adam Lambert on “American Idol” have been reminded of Axl Rose. And while Rose may not be appearing on the show, his former Guns N’ Roses bandmate, Slash, is, and the guitarist has given Lambert the thumbs up.

“Those ‘AI’ kids can sing their a--es off, especially Adam,” Slash, who is mentoring “Idol’s” contestants on rock week, wrote in a post on his Twitter page over the weekend.

While he didn’t offer any hints about the material the final four — Lambert, Danny Gokey, Kris Allen and Allison Iraheta — will be singing, Slash said he approves of their yet unnamed song choices.

“The contestants from ‘AI’ picked some really cool songs for next week, thank God!” Slash tweeted.

Late last week, Slash confirmed he had been asked to mentor the four finalists, and he accepted the gig on his own terms.

“As you may or may not know, the producers for ‘American Idol’ have asked me to be the mentor for ‘Rock Week’ next week. I was reluctant at (first), but they offered me the freedom to do it however I wanted,” he wrote on his official MySpace page.

Slash, who is known for his guitar playing more than his vocal chords, said he took on the mentor job in a way the show has never seen before.

“The approach I’m taking is different than usual on the show, and I’m going to make this as rock 'n roll an ‘American Idol’ as possible,” he wrote. “Wish me luck.”

Slash, who has worked with many of the rock world’s vocalists, said he was digging what’s been coming out of the final four.

“There are a few singers this year who are really impressive,” he wrote. “It’s the first time any ‘AI’ line-up has really caught my attention.”

I've had a craptastic day and I'm totally scatterbrained. If I miss something or screw it up a thousand apologies and please forgive me and if you could pick up my slack. I'd appreciate it!

IMO not the best song for Allison. 

THEA - The judges seem to agree with you!

'Anyone else hoping Kris sings something uptempo tonight?

SUNNY, I'm just hoping he sings something that doesn't make him look and/or sound like a fish out of water. 

This is not my favorite genre but they are not doing bad.
 

Still don't understand the reason for introducing duets to the competition :shrug

Interesting you should say that, Thea, because I was thinking that's just how Danny looked in the duet. :shrug

I still wouldn't want to watch it for very long at a time. 

Unfortunately they both looked a little....fishy...singing a hard rock song.

Love that Kris is doing this song.  This requires somebody who can really spit out the words.

I don't think I could SURVIVE watching Adam singing hard rock for very long!!!!    :blush :lmao

"Gonna give you every inch of my love!" Um, yeah. :blush :wink

I liked his take on it better than Carly what's her name's last year.

Danny's voice just isn't strong enough or suited to this. I mean come on, it's Steven Tyler! That rock scream just isn't Danny and it didn't sound right. To me it sounded like he just got pushed off a bldg.

WTH?!!??!?! Kris gets slammed because he's out of his element but Danny gets "we know it isn't your genre but you get an A+ for effort"  WTH?!?!?!

Probably the main reason for the duets, it has just occurred to me, is that it gives them better control of their time. Instead of having 8 songs, they only have 6.

And this means Adam and Allison will be performing a duet next.


Adam both opens AND closes the show.

Gee, do the producers pimp much?

And they still managed to run over by 2 minutes.

Paula is taking the stage tomorrow?

Good Lord

I think Allison may have even edged Adam on that duet. He was getting a little... well, like he gets sometimes.

I have no idea what you're referring to, SUNNY!   :giggle  But somehow in Adam I can overlook that.  It's not difficult!!!  :thud :thud

This is the song that took Michael Johns out of the competition. Wouldn't it be interesting if it did that to Danny, too?

My ratings=
#1 Adam
#2 Allison
#3 Kris


#4 Danny

May 5 2009 2:39 PM EDT
Paula Abdul On Painkiller Addiction: 'I Could Have Killed Myself'
By MAXINE SHEN

Last updated: 11:31 am
May 5, 2009

PAULA Abdul is hitting the stage for a live perform ance on "American Idol" tomorrow night.

She'll leave the judging to others to sing "I'm Just Here for the Music" -- the first single off an album due out in the fall.

Since she's preparing to return to the music scene, the timing seemed right to bare her soul over the drug habit that she's recently kicked.

For the first time, Abdul reveals how hard it was for her to detox from a 12-year-long painkiller addiction.

"I could have killed myself," she tells this month's issue of Ladies' Home Journal.

The withdrawal was "the worst thing. I was freezing cold, then sweating hot, then chattering and in so much pain. It was excruciating. But at my very core, I did not like existing the way I had been."

Although Abdul claims that she never filmed an episode of "Idol" while under the influence -- and vehemently denied any illegal drug use in the past -- she did spend at least part of the last decade relying on painkillers and Chinese medicine to quietly combat her injury-induced chronic debilitating pain, she says.

Years of cheerleading, dancing injuries and two crashes -- a 1992 car crash and a 1993 plane crash that required 15 spinal surgeries -- contributed to a diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome in 2005. The illness left her with disabling pain, chattering teeth and shingles-like lesions.

To relieve the symptoms, Abdul wore a patch that delivered a pain medication that she claims was 80 times more potent than morphine. She also sometimes took a muscle relaxer, she said.

But that's all ancient history. Last Thanksgiving, Abdul gave up the meds for good during a stay at Calsbad, Calif.'s La Costa Resort and Spa.

Now, she's in shape and gearing up to to relaunch her music career.

This is an American Idol quiz in the Parade Magazine. I've answered it before and Question 4 is "who won season 2 of AI?" There were 4 choices
(Ruben, Clay, Fantasia and (d) impossible to say for sure). Of course, I answered Ruben and it was marked wrong.
They say the correct answeer was (d). See below. I was shocked to see this answer.

Quote:
Correct!

d) It might be impossible to know for sure due to a technical voting problem

While many complained of voting irregularities after the season 2 finale, it wasn't until right before the start of season 5 that Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe revealed that Clay Aiken had led the voting by a significant amount for the entire season and that a technical glitch may have worked in Ruben Studdard's favor.

We are having severe storms and a tornado watch in my area throughout the day into this evening. I don't know if my power will go out or not. If you should find yourself here and I am not about would someone please post the information from tonight's results show in my stead? I would greatly appreciate it

Did you guys notice the intro to that Ford commercial? Are they positioning Adam to win this thing or what?

Did you guys notice the intro to that Ford commercial? Are they positioning Adam to win this thing or what? :lol

Gee, at some point tonight, they're gonna run out of musical acts and have to tell us who's leaving.

What else did I miss? How was Paula's performance? Did anything else happen?

wow. Color me totally surprised! :blink

Her number was about how you'd expect. Her voice is synthesized all to heck so it doesn't even sound real. But that's how she always sounds.

Her dancing was okay, but not sharp. She didn't finish the poses--threw most of them away, and she used a lot of repetitive movements. The guys with her were pretty sharp, and there were some fun moments. It's funny--she still does a lot of "cheerleader-type" stuff.

She was lip-synching, but that's to be expected when you dance and sing at the same time.

Hey, the stairs are working tonight! :thumb

MICHELLE, I'm intrigued by the teacup in "Sherlock's hand. (your avie)  I wonder what china pattern that is?  Does anybody recognize it?  Yup, I'm into stuff like that!!!  :lol

Not as much as Kris was! :lol

Thank you for the recap, Sunny! :hugg

Wow. Checkin' out the china pattern on an avie. That's impressive, Dev!

:wave WILSON BARB!  I've also been having trouble with this website this evening.  I'm relieved to hear that it's not just my computer.

Wow. Checkin' out the china pattern on an avie. That's impressive, Dev!

YES!!!!!

YESSSSS!!!!

YEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!!!

Well, crap.

I know this show manipulates the results to its own liking, so I shouldn't care one way or the other. Still, I always end up rooting for the better singers.

OH . . . . After last night, I thought Allison would be in the finals.  :slick

She certainly will have a career!  :clap :clap

Now there is a novel idea, Sunny.  I wonder why the judges haven't thought of it.

Daughtry sounded great.  I never liked him personally, but I think he helped give AI some credibility in bringing in someone who was successful doing rock (after Idol).

True, and I think it would be better for her, being so young, to start out at somewhere less than an American Idol level. Or she could be chewed up, spat out, drug-addicted and broke before she's 25.

Michelle, and all others contributing -- thanks for all the updates tonight.  Between the phone and my computer I missed more than I saw but all I had to do was read back.

I thought Allison would at least be in the top three -- I guess that is why I am not a judge.

SUNNY and BARB, I agree that it might be a great blessing in disguise for Allison that she isn't going to be the American Idol.  And I think she will probably have a great career in spite of this seeming setback.

Yeah, you can't let things like honesty and good taste get in the way.

MICHELLE, thank you so much as always.  And to all of the contributors:  You all do so much to make this AI Discussion Thread an interesting and enjoyable place to be!!!

Thanks Michelle, and stay safe.

Happy for Kris and Adam,
sad for Allison.
Meh for Danny.
I'm with you, Moonshot, would much rather have Allison around than Danny.

 :yeahthat

Does anybody know if this is the first time 3 guys have been in the top?

I really don't get all the excitement over Danny. He can sing, but he does the same thing every week. :shrug