American Idol Lee DeWyze has been touring the country for three weeks now with his fellow Top 10 Season 9 finalists. The reigning champ hopped on the phone with us before performing in Pittsburgh for an exclusive interview. He chatted about his upcoming album, advice for Season 10 hopefuls, and more.
Lee told us that The best part of being on tour is getting to play live; really live! There are no judges and no cameras. Its just me doing my thing and getting to play for the fans. So does Lee get nervous performing in front of stadiums of people? Nope. I got up in front of 40 million people while on American Idol and I learned so much from the show. Its all about music for me. I stayed true to myself on the show, and being on the big stage on tour Im interacting with the crowd and being myself.
Every season seems to have a prankster, and it seems that Lee is the Season 9 tour prankster. MyIdol member Wahntchre wanted to know more about Lees leader role with the pranks and if hes afraid of the pranks that may be pulled on him. I only do very subtle pranks nothing harmful. If anyone is going to try to prank me, it better be good, because theres going to be retaliation!
As the American Idol, Lee is the headliner of the Season 9 tour. Since hes the last person to perform at each show, what does he do to pass the time while hes waiting ... read more
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