Contestant #2488
Neil starts out by saying, "I have an IQ of 168. That makes me a pretty smart guy."
Neil is a self-proclaimed geek who says, "In my heart is the love to perform. The love to touch the souls of others. To exhilarate, to exaltate, to exalt in what it is is to be human: To be vulnerable, to have strengths and weaknesses and passions and loves and hates and everything bundled up inside . . . until you can let it out."
Neil came into the audition room with a thick layer of sweat covering his face. He sang Meatloaf's Rock and Roll Dreams Come True and Simon called it ironic when Neil sang the opening line, "Remember everything that I told you" and then forgot the next line. After being told that he wasn't cut out for the music business, Neil refused to leave and seemed to take the view that if he confidently said that he was going to Hollywood enough times, it would actually happen. Simon asked him if he was going to leave with or without an escort and Neil said he could walk himself out.
On his way out, Neil told Simon not to hit anyone else with the door, which Simon does not understand. We then see previous footage where Simon hits Neil when he opens a door — Simon did not apologize Neil after hitting him.
In his exit interview, Neil said, "I think American Idol really lost out today. I really do think that in the grand scheme of things, they are going to be the bigger losers."
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Contestant #69852
Jarrod's motto before going into the audition was that he would never give up. He told the judges that he could be one of the best singers and then performed Amazing Grace in a warbled, pitchy style.
After Jarrod finished singing, Kara said, "Oh, Good Lord, what was that? Do you really think you're a good singer? Seriously, I'm not trying to be rude — You think you're a great singer? Honey, it sounded like a lawnmower."
Jarrod asked if he could have two more seconds to sing another song. Randy told him no and that he just couldn't sing, but Jarrod broke into Amazing Grace one more time. He continued singing while the judges told him not to. Finally, one of the security guards came out to try and get him to leave. While the "I can't leave. I cannot leave. I'm not try — Don't get violent, I'm not getting violent." The guard told him that he won't get violent, he just wanted Jarrod to leave. By this point, a second guard has come out and they lead him out. Jarrod made some sort of a move with his arm to return to the stage but the second security guard was a bit rougher with Jarrod and forced him out of the room with his arm around Jarrod. After they disappeared behind the wall, there was a big crash, but we can't see what happened.
Cut to the next scene: Two security guards, a guy in a suit, and a uniformed guard or officer had Jarrod pinned to the ground and handcuffed on him. They led Jarrod out of the building.
Once, that was all done and the audition room was silent, Simon asks, "Yes or No?"
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Contestant #70593
At the outset of his audition, Cornelius told the judges that he could dance and that he had learned from his friends who are "adult entertainers" and who "dance for money". Cornelius sang Tina Turner's Proud Mary (Rolling on the River). During the chorus, he jumped high into the air and landed in a split, hitting his legs and knee hard into the stage, but Cornelius kept on singing . . . until he went to get up, that is. That's when he informed the judges, "My pants done ripped."
Simon said that Cornelius deserved to go to Hollywood. Cornelius said that he had some more moves and Simon quickly replied, "I don't want you to move at all right now!"
Cornelius got a unanimous Yes from the judges, along with encouragement to go buy some new pants.
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Jay stone came in and immediately started beatboxing, but then he started singing The Beatles' Come Together while still beatboxing.
Randy asked Jay if he could sing, so Jay started singing Bill Withers' Ain't No Sunshine. While he sang, Kara and Randy started beatboxing under him, and eventually Jay started dancing to the judges' beats. As soon as he finished, Randy said, "So it's a No," but Kara protested.
Jay told the judges that no one else did what he did on American Idol. The judges brought up beatboxing Blake Lewis, but Jay said that Blake didn't sing and beatbox simultaneously. Kara continued to argue until Randy finally gave him the second Yes vote.
Keep your eyes and ears out for some beatboxing in Hollywood week!
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Contestant #66969
You couldn't help but notice Theo. He had a thick layer of glitter on his face and at least 15 mirrored discs on one side, set off by a couple feathers wrapped around his cheek. He also had on a sort of shawl that also had mirrored discs all over it.
Pre-audition, Theo said, "My gift is something that you get only on particular days. I'm just something you could get a piece of on Monday and then on Tuesday when you put it in the microwave and warm it up, it's still good."
Simon asked Theo where he thought he would be in 10 years if he won American Idol 9 and Theo said that he would be running a corporate salon and working as a fashion designer.
After singing Pat Benetar's Heartbreaker, the judges let Theo know that he would not be moving on to Hollywood. Kara invited him over to the judges table when he became sad and Kara tried to make him feel better by telling him that he smelled nice. Theo wandered off stage left but missed the exit. Instead, he wandered around behind the set walls, trying to find his way out.
While waiting for Theo to come out, Ryan chatted with the three people who were there to support him. Two of them said that they were friends and the third one answered, "Umm . . . you could say we're like best friends 'cuz I'm his assistant."
Theo emerged from the audition room, said he didn't make it, and then answered Ryan's post-interview questions while Ryan picked the mirrored discs off of his face.
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Contestant #38234
I was in the Army. I was in Korea. Being in the Army is very depressing so they need some form of entertainment, some type of morale. I used to sing for the troops. I was told not to sing in uniform. You know, I couldn't help it and I got in trouble. Screw you, Sergeant Hart, I'm the next American Idol.
Brian chose to sing Tiny Tim's Tiptoe through the Tulips, including tiptoeing around the stage.
The judges asked him if that was a joke and Brian stuck to his guns, swearing even on his mother's life that the audition was not a joke. Throughout the discussion, he referred to the judges as "ma'am", "sir", "Mr. Jackson", and "Mr. Cowell". Kara asked him if he really tiptoed around and he answered, "Ask anyone from grade school through current. Yes I do, ma'am."
After the whole ordeal, Brian said, "I feel like slipping into a warm bubble bath and relaxing my thoughts."
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Contestant #31488
We see Crazy Accordion Lady only for a brief moment in a montage of crazy contestants.
Why do we call her Crazy Accordion Lady, you ask? Well, it could be:
- The crazy blue hair she had.
- The red, white, and blue accordion she played during the audition.
- The fact that this contestant was a lady.
- Or . . . it could be the only lyrics we heard from her song:
I am the crazy accordion lady.
This is my song –
Well, perhaps we'll never know.
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