kristie;4571558 said:
it's not sour grapes. it's me being honest. phillip does seem like a nice guy & all, but i can't help but feel sad for him because it's been proven over & over again that winning this show may not be the best thing that has ever happened to a person like him. look at lee dewyze. look at kris allen. both talented. both didn't do so good especially dewyze, whose post-idol album bombed badly.
This ^
Guys like Kris Allen and Lee Dewyze are very forgettable imo! People in general don't realize how competitive the music industry really is! Just because you are on AI or even win doesn't guarantee that you'll be a star. Especially now that AI isn't the only reality music type show out there. Now you also have The Voice, AGT, and The X-Factor so those winners will also be flooding the music scene.
If you look at every winner on AI how many can we really say has done really, really well? Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood are for sure and then you can say Scotty M could get to that point. Then you have Ruben Studdard, Fantasia, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Kris Allen, Lee Dewyze, and P2. I personally don't see any of those artists being mega stars. Obviously lets see what P2 does before predicting if he will be as big as Kelly or Carrie.