David Cook
David Cook
David Roland Cookis an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of American Idol in 2008. Prior to Idol he released an independent album entitled Analog Heart. This was followed by his post-Idol major-label debut David Cook which was released on November 18, 2008 and has since been certified platinum by the RIAA. His second major album This Loud Morning was released on June 28, 2011. His third post American Idol and fourth overall studio...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth20 December 1982
CityHouston, TX
CountryUnited States of America
I'm admittedly a record guy. Singles and I are a different beast. I'm definitely an overall picture thinker.
It's amazing what a spray-on tan will do.
Some of the best rock shows I ever saw were those appealing to all your senses.
I'd always wanted to grow my hair out. And now looking back on those photos I understand why I probably shouldn't have...
I think every good song tells a story, as ambiguous and vague as it may be. And if you know what a song is talking about, it can only help your performance.
I spent a majority of my life in Kansas City, so I am a Chiefs and Royals guy. I used to work for the Royals for like five years in the suites department and in the stadium club restaurant.
I never want to play a show where it feels overly programmed, processed, and all that. For anybody that comes to one of our shows, the goal for me is to make sure that's their show. That nobody else is going to see that show ever again. You know what I mean? I try to make it different every day.
The further you go on the show, the larger the budget gets. But in the beginning they were just like, "Here's a hundred bucks in L.A. Good luck."
I have to be involved. Whether it's me writing by myself or with other people, I definitely want to have my hand in the creative process. That's part of why I got into music in the first place.
I got to play with ZZ Top and introduce Bryan Adams and George Michael. And to have it all topped off by me winning 'American Idol?!' It's pretty absurd.
I actually got to write with one of my musical heroes, a guy named Raine Maida from Our Lady Peace. I got to sit down and write some songs with him, and that was pretty heavy. I listened to Our Lady Peace growing up. It got me through the teenage angst.
I'm competitive to a fault, so of course every week I'm just like, "I want to win, I want to do great."
There's definitely a visual aspect and an emotional aspect to a song. And that harks back, for me, to theater.
I live for Tuesdays, and die by Wednesdays.