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Saturday, August 29, 2009
KC Interview
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In St. Louis, Kris gave an interview via phone with KCRadio, an online radio station of Andrew Cook, David Cook's younger brother.
Credit goes to Melanie who posted the item on KAnation.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
New Idolatry Interview!
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Here's the preview from EW!
Kris Allen is a man of contradictions. The American Idol season 8 champ is scared of Twitter, and yet at the same time, loves the concise social-networking site. He’s reluctant to give scoop about his hotly anticipated debut disc, and yet he gives Idolatry exclusive info about his two newest songwriting collaborators. He reads tour reviews — even the too-cool-for-the-room negative ones — and yet ultimately, he doesn’t give a hoot about what he refers to as the “blahdee blah blah-blah.” (And this is why we love him.) Press play below to see what Kris reveals about himself (and where he chooses to remain coy) from his tour stop in Albany, N.Y. There’s Bonus Wolfgang, and even a Bonus Anoop reference (from Kris’ own lips, so pay attensh)!Read more...
Boston Globe Interview
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Excerpts:
Q. You’re working with a wide variety of people on your debut from hip-hop producer-writer Salaam Remi to singer-songwriter Mat Kearney to Joe King of the pop-rock band the Fray. Should we intuit that the record will offer a lot of different styles?Read more...
A. I think we were experimenting with some things. The Salaam thing was definitely an experiment to see what would happen. And then [we hooked up] with people like Joe who are definitely along the same track. We’re doing some things that obviously make sense in people’s heads and we’re trying to do some things that didn’t make so much sense. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. I’ve had a great time with everyone.
Q. Do you have any dream collaborators?
A. I’m a big a John Legend fan, I think he’s incredible so that would be really nice. Since I was a kid I’ve always liked Matchbox Twenty and I think Rob Thomas is a great writer.
Q. How do you think “Idol’’ will fare without Paula Abdul?
A. I think the show will definitely miss her, but it is “American Idol’’ and it’s huge and it will go on, I am sure of that. I am glad that I was part of a year Paula was there though, to be honest, I thought she was incredible.
Q. You were the first person to win an actual trophy. Where do you keep it?
A. The real truth is I have not seen that trophy since I held it on the show.
Q. You’re not likely to get a real break for about a year. Have you come to some sort of peace with that?
A. I’m a pretty calm guy, so I came to that very quickly. Someone told me that, I think it was David Cook. He was like, “You’re not going to have a day off for a long time.’’ And I was like, OK. For me, I would like to go home and hang out with my family and friends, but I do also get to do exactly what I want to do for the rest of my life, so that’s kind of cool.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
TC Magazine Interview
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Excerpt:
TC: How has the tour been so far?
KA: I feel like it’s been great. We’re kind of getting used to everything, and the shows are going really well. The crowds are amazing, and we are getting used to all the press stuff that we have to do and the meet and greets and all that. I’m excited because I haven’t been to a whole lot of places in the States, and so we’ve been getting to go everywhere, which has been nice.
TC: Do you get to see much of the cities you are in, or is it just on and off the bus?
KA: There are days off sometimes. Today we got here at 4 a.m., and we’re leaving right after the show. We were in Portland for a long time. Portland is a great town. It was really nice. We were in San Francisco a few days, and I had never been there before. So you get to see a little bit — not a full tour or anything.
TC: You sing last on tour, so what do you do while everyone else is on stage?
KA: I’m just maybe making some phone calls — calling [my wife] Katy or calling friends. I might be listening to music or playing my guitar. I have a lot of downtime because I am on for only like 25 minutes, and the show is three hours long. Sometimes I take naps…very needed naps.
TC: How did you pick your songs for the tour?
KA: Obviously people want to hear the songs we did on the show, so I’m doing a couple of those. The other ones — two of them are actually ones I wanted to do on the show but wasn’t able to, and so I was actually able to do them on the tour. The other one is just one that I had sung before when I was doing music. It’s a crowd pleaser. People can sing along with it, so it’s nice.
TC: Was it your decision to take out the “American Idol” coronation song, “No Boundaries?”
KA: A lot of people kind of came in and said that it wasn’t a detriment to the set or anything like that, but it was kind of bringing it down just a little bit. So we decided to replace it with the Killers song “All These Things I Have Done” just because the energy in that song is very crowd-happy.
TC: So has that kept the crowd energy up better?
KA: Yeah, it really has so far. It’s been good.
TC: Are you excited to be back in your home state tonight?
KA: We pulled up this morning, and I was like half-dead, but it just felt like home. You see familiar things and weather and all that. It’s familiar. I’m used to it, which is good.
TC: Are you expecting complete madness when you take the stage? Are you ready for it?
KA: I’m a little scared actually. Obviously we have big crowds every night, but Arkansas is going to bring it to a whole new level. I am very excited about it. It’s going to be home. I know that people in Arkansas really get behind the people that come from here.
TC: So you’re going to be singing the same songs over and over for the next three months. Are you getting tired of them yet?
KA: I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. We’re kind of early. Maybe it will happen, but I don’t think so. Every crowd is different so it makes every show different.
TC: I hear all the guys are on one tour bus. Does it get a little cozy?
KA: Yeah, all seven guys. It’s a little cramped. It’s hard to walk around. It’s going good, though. We’re having a good time on the bus.
TC: You are working on your album while you are on tour, right? Is it hard to switch from performance mode to writing and recording mode?
KA: It is! One day I’ll perform, and the next day I’ll fly to L.A. and do some writing or something like that. It’s hard to switch your mind, but it’s something I’m getting used to.
TC: Are you writing most of the songs on the album?
KA: I’ve been co-writing some stuff and writing some stuff on my own as well. People are sending songs in, too. We’ll kind of put together a whole jumble of songs and then pick the best ones. I would love to be [a writer] on all of those, but we’ll see what happens.
TC: Do you feel like you’ve had a voice in the whole album-making process?
KA: I do. I feel like they really trust me and respect me, which is good.
TC: You’ve been saying the album will be pop-rock, but what do you mean by that?
KA: I think that would be the genre to put it in, but that genre is so huge.
TC: Will you be playing guitar and piano?
KA: I think so. It will definitely have that organic feel, but it will bring something else as well.
TC: Do you have a name for the album yet?
KA: No, I don’t think so. We’ll probably come up with that after we get a better feel for the album.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
MTV Interviews
Kris Gives a few hints about album. He admits working with Joe King of The Fray, and that most of the songs are about relationships.
Other Idol alumni being signed. Kris hints that there are a few deals in the works.
Kris says Idols aren't worried about possible competition between them. Read more...
Monday, August 10, 2009
It's On With Alexa Chung Clips
Clips of Kris while on MTV's "It's On With Alexa Chung" courtesy of makehimnotice
Twist Magazine Interview
Twist Mag got the chance to interview Kris backstage before a concert, check it out!
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Newsday Interview
Excerpts:Since Kris Allen's victory on "American Idol," the laid-back 24-year-old singer-songwriter from Conway, Ark., has been working nonstop, moving back and forth from the "American Idols Live" tour to working on his debut album.
"It's tough," says Allen, calling from a tour stop in Washington, D.C. "It's almost like you have to switch your brain over to the other side. It's a whole different animal. Touring is a whole different mind-set from recording."
Is touring what you thought it would be?
It's probably a little more work than I thought it would be, but other than that, the traveling is great. We're having a blast.
Can you talk about who you're working with on the album and what it will sound like?
I think I'm going to keep that under wraps for now. We are working hard with some artists, some pretty big writers in L.A. and we're getting in some songs as well. We've got some pretty good stuff so far. . . . I would say it's in the pop-rock genre - that genre is huge, but somewhere in there, with something a little bit different that I think people will like.
There was some controversy about you not singing "No Boundaries" in the set anymore. What happened?
We had it in there and the tour director came up to me with some other people and were like, "What if we put something a little bit more energetic in place of it?" I was like, "OK, let's see what we've got," and I came up with the idea of doing the Killers' song "All These Things That I've Done" and we just kind of ran with it. It was kind of a boost in my set.
So how do you feel about the song [co-written by "Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi]?
Um, no comment. I think it's a really good song.
Have you had any surprises on the tour?
I think the fans are a little bit crazier than I thought they were going to be. They like to touch you and sometimes in ways that maybe they shouldn't . . . but those people buy records, too.
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GMA Preview Article
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Excerpts:
Read more...The latest "Idol" winner taught himself to play guitar at 13 and had encouragement from his father, who was a musician. It only took writing one song for the nascent talent to know he was hooked on music, he said. "It wasn't that good but I felt like it was the one thing that I could do forever."
Now, making music full-time is a thrill. But he's not stopping there, as he uses the "American Idol" tour to propel himself further as a musician. Allen recently dropped from the tour his signature track, "No Boundaries," which won him the "Idol" title in favor of a cover of a song by the Killers, "All These Things That I've Done."
"The tour director came up to me and asked if would be willing to change it, so we put in a song that has a little more energy and I really feel like the crowd has responded well," Allen explained. He is slated to release his first album this fall.
Press of Atlantic City interview
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Excerpt
Read more...Q: What was your strategy to win the crown, or did you just take it week-by-week?
A: There were some things I wanted to do to set myself apart. I think the "Heartless" thing set me apart - that was a real eye-opener.
Q: Did you feel any extra pressure to stand out, given all the attention Adam Lambert received from the media and judges?
A: For me, the only person that put pressure on me was myself. No one was going to put any pressure on me - I put a lot of pressure on myself. People saying that Adam was amazing - I was like, "You know what, he is amazing" - there was no pressure caused by that.
Q: Much has been made of your friendship with Lambert, given your identifying as a Christian and his coming out as gay. Do you see it as an unlikely bond?
A: I don't see why it would be unlikely. I think we're all people. Just because he doesn't believe in what I believe in doesn't make us not alike. We've become really good friends - people are people. We're going to be friends, no matter what.
Q: Which part of your "Idol" experience really stands out?
A: One of the best experiences I had was singing with Adam when Brian May (from Queen) was playing guitar. That was one of my favorite moments. Singing ("We Are the Champions") up there with your friend and a legend - that was pretty cool.
Q: What do you have planned for your album?
A: I'm pretty sure we can get out enough stuff so that 100 percent is not from the show. I've done a lot of writing sessions - it's going really well. We're getting into the swing of things and pumping out some songs. I think the sound will be pop-rock and definitely will have an organic vibe, as well.
Q: Is there a release date?
A: We're all going to try to get our records out before Thankgiving - me, Adam and Allison (Iraheta).
Q: How do you envision your career shaking out?
A: I don't know - someone like John Mayer, who's been through three different phases of his career - he did the acoustic pop thing and everyone loved that. Then he came out with the trio thing and everyone loved that. And then he came out with the bluesy album - someone like him, who I feel his music has gotten better throughout his time in the music industry - that would be great.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
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