The title of his newest
song is Live Like You Are Dying, so people are curious what he exactly means by that.
“It means what it says,” said Kris Allen, reigning American Idol champion, during this Funfare one-on-one several hours after he arrived from L.A. Wednesday morning for two shows in Musicfest 2010, first tonight at 8 o’clock at SM Cebu North Open Parking 1 and tomorrow, Feb. 6, 8 p.m. at McKinley Hill Open Grounds, Taguig City. “Live each day as if it’s the last day of your life.”
Okay, so what would he do if today were the last day of his life?
“I would hang out with my friends and ask my mom to cook for me the best dinner I would ever have.”
Asked if his mom cooks better than his wife Katy does, Kris smiled, “Absolutely!,” and hastened to add, “But my wife is good at a lot of things; she’s very organized, but she doesn’t sing. Yes, she’s a fan of mine.”
And how has American Idol (the latest season is aired on Q-11 Wednesday and Thursday nights at 6 o’clock with a replay at 8 p.m.) has changed his life,
Kris rubbed jetlag off his eyes and said, “The biggest change is that I’m able to do a lot of things like traveling to different countries like the Philippines.”
What about the loss of privacy; how do he and wife Katy deal with it?
“We are basically homebodies; we love staying home and we don’t go to
parties, so there’s no problem there.”
Isn’t Katy the jealous type?
“No, she is not.”
So she has no problem with girls going crazy over him?
“I don’t see girls going crazy over me so that’s nice.”
Kris is the first married winner of American Idol, beating his nearest rival Adam Lambert (who has “outed” himself), so that means civil status doesn’t factor in the selection of a winner.
What pointers, if any, can he give the current crop of American Idol contestants?
“Be yourself, do the best you can.”
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