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Post by apple on Aug 31, 2008 12:45:27 GMT -5
I had never watch American Idol show on TV not till David Cook floats with his unique style of conquering the song of many great singers, Mariah Carey. Michael Jackson to name a few. Cook was born in Houston, Texas, but was raised in Blue Springs, Missouri. His parents are Beth (née Frye) and Stan Cook.] He is the middle of three brothers.] Adam is the oldest, and Andrew is the youngest. Cook's interest in music began early in life; he received his first guitar at the age of 12. He began singing in second grade, when his elementary school music teacher gave him a solo in a school choir performance. He proceeded to perform in virtually every Christmas and PTA program.[ Cook was the lead singer and guitarist of the band Axium from 1999 until 2006. He formed Axium in his junior year of high school with drummer Bobby Kerr. One of the band's songs, "Hold", was picked up by AMC Theatres Movie Tunes and was played before previews on over 20,000 screens nationwide.[14][15] Axium was also named one of the top 15 independent bands in the country in the "Got Milk?" independent band contest, and it was chosen as the best band in Kansas City in 2004.[16][17] In 2006, after the breakup of Axium, Cook relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and joined the regional touring band Midwest Kings, playing guitar, bass, and singing backup vocals. He recorded one EP, Incoherent with Desire to Move On, with the band in 2006. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Cook_(singer)
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Post by apple on May 28, 2009 13:27:14 GMT -5
David Cook and David Archuleta was here May 14 and had a concert. Filipino people were so thankful to the producer of the show that he brought The American Idols here in PI. David Cook sang his famous captivating rendition of Mariahs " Always Be My Baby" the crowd went ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Cooking up a storm Posted: 25 May 2009 1453 hrs
David Cook on his experiences after winning American Idol and his music directions
MANILA - It has been almost a year since David Cook was crowned as American Idol's Season 7 winner. Since then, he has gone from strength to strength, from breaking Billboard Chart records to serenading millions of fans here in Asia with his recent sell-out concert in Manila.
The popular American Idol series which has been credited for unearthing wannabe singers and creating a launching pad for their music career has given Cook a platform to get his life in place.
"I've been able to set up a base for myself back home. I was able to buy a home, get a car and a dog. Those were the three things that I felt were necessities for me. Now that I have these, everything else kicks in," he said.
The entertainment industry is known for its fickleness and criticisms.
While Cook seems well-aware of these realities, they were not evident at his sold-out concert in Manila.
In fact, when the Illinois-born singer met up with Channel NewsAsia, he wasn't keen to get bogged down by criticisms such as his music, which some say has been straddling between between rock and pop genre.
"I've never been interested in boxing it in and giving it a genre.
"Lots of people called it rock music or pop music. But I never really try to write any particular music and if I have to describe it, I called it music," he explained.
Cook either comes across as a confident musician who knows about his stuff or a clueless one still finding his musical directions, which explains his latest album which is a mesh of selections.
Reason enough for the 26-years-old to call his album "Organised Chaos".
"What I love about the record more than anything is that each song has its own life and personality. But as a record, it is cohesive and it works," he said.
David Cook – the songwriter, singer or even perhaps an actor?
"I would like to try anything," Cook replied instinctively.
However, he views himself more as a songwriter than a singer and music will always be his priority.
"I just want to create, (and) I love the idea (of) coming up with something that didn't exist before" he summed up.
www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/431605/1/.html
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