Taylor Hicks' Career Goes Idle

What a difference a year makes!

Just one year after being crowned "American Idol" in the usual media frenzy, Taylor Hicks performed at The Grove in Anaheim last night -- to little or no hoopla. Taylor who?

While paparazzi and fans staked out the nearby House of Blues to catch Britney's wigged-out mime-a-palooza, TMZ was the lone camera documenting the noticeably tamer crowd at the Hicks show. The Soul Patrol has left the building.

As America nears coronation of a new "Idol," Melinda Doolittle and Jordin Sparks should take heed: Sometimes when you win, you actually lose. Just ask Ruben Studdard.



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91. I see alot about how we let Chris down by not voting. I do not believe that it was Chris that saw with a VOTE FOR THE WORSE Tee shirt. I am sorry that Chris did not have there support but then again they were voting for the worse!

They got it. Welcome to the Cult of Taylor Hicks and the gerital bunch!!!!!

Posted at 8:38PM on May 3rd 2007 by Taylor Stinks

92. CM Girl move away from the crack pipe!

Posted at 3:17PM on May 4th 2007 by Taylor Stinks

93. Chris Daughtry is sleeping around with his groupies, ask Amoreena she knows first hand. The scandal will hit soon.

Posted at 8:41PM on May 3rd 2007 by Steve Van Zandt

94. The Soul Patrol has NOT left the building!! Almost all of his shows are sold out and get great reviews. I've heard that one show in particular of Daughtry's was not "sold out" and the tickets were FREE! It wasn't even half filled in the place if I remember right and people were leaving 20 minutes into the show! Yes cd sales matter today, BUT it's not the only thing. Once people have seen Taylor live if they didn't have the cd before, they are buying it after. I'm thinking your site has been spending a little too much time in the Bahama's on the Anna Nicole Story and your brain has fried!

Posted at 8:54PM on May 3rd 2007 by gbfans66

95. It should have Elliott Yamin, though. I would gladly pay $100.00 to go see him any time.

Posted at 8:47PM on May 3rd 2007 by Annia

96. LOL truth hurts..

Taylor is the best and so are his fans.
Taylor is the real deal, amazing real live performer. Also doesn't take credit for other people's song writing like Chris has. Face it, he's a fake! Cannot carry the songs live..period. That screaming got to him. Didn't even have a choice with this made up by Clive band..he has sold his soul to Clive, he is an "owned man" and he is not a rocker, he's pop..period. Tries to go the eyeliner route to look the part oh and the cheesy tattoo...YUK shorty has LMS

Posted at 5:40AM on May 4th 2007 by CM Girl

97. I think you meant to say Hannahho remember shes the one that got close to us to try and get close to Hicks

Posted at 8:47PM on May 3rd 2007 by Hicks security

98. Taylor hicks is a joke. No one went to see him in Boston. I went by the club and maybe 400 people were waiting and geeze what odd looking people.

Kat & Chris are no longer doing small venues. I tried to get tickets for Daughtry in Boston but it sold out in 7 seconds. I do have tickets for my Kat and also Chris at the Kiss Concert. The Kiss concert will have over 50,000 people. The Nickleback Daughtry Tour will be in Stadiums. So Daughtry has arrive. The most sought after performer of the summer.

There is 1 reason and 1 reason only we do not hear Taylor on the radio! HE STINK?
He is homely and chubby and old looking and just plain strange.

Oh yea and he is a NO HIT WONDER cause he hasn't had a hit yet and never will.

Kat will do better with her second single it is more like her.

Posted at 9:27PM on May 3rd 2007 by Audrey

99. To all the bitter Chris fans who are whining now about the Vote For The Worst deal, most of the worsters are Taylor fans. They didn't choose Chris because he was obviously The Chosen One. Reading comprehension isn't one of the qualities with some of the Chris fans. Taylor was chosen precisely because he was a lazy marketers nightmare and he was the most entertaining. Taylor was NEVER in the bottom three yet Chris was several times.

For the little Chris fans who can't figure out why Taylor was chosen for VFTW:

We don't necessarily vote for the worst technical singer; we take into account many factors like if they have crazy personalities, how well they dance and move around the stage, if they have an attitude, if they annoy the general public or judges, etc. The bottom line is that they have to be entertaining and they have to go against what AI wants to produce in a winner. So we don't just vote for the worst singer, we vote for the most entertaining contestant using our own criteria.

Posted at 8:55PM on May 3rd 2007 by justanobserver

100. PWE's loser fans are on here doing what they do best LOSING!

Posted at 9:07PM on May 3rd 2007 by muggsaway

101. #78. I hope you realize you registered on this site with an email address that you verified. I'm also pretty sure thye have your IP as well. Both easily acquired with a court order.

What you just posted is pure crap and SLANDER. I sure hope you can afford a good lawyer cause the people you just messed with certainly can.

Have a nice day, fool.

Posted at 9:43PM on May 3rd 2007 by Shadavs

102. Oh and being a One hit wonder is NOT what I'd call being a winner and that's what will happen with some. I wouldn't be proud of someone who can sell an album, but can't sell out a small venue. Taylor has said that he talks to Chris, Kat and Elliott so why can't the Chris fans just GET OVER IT!!!!

Posted at 9:14PM on May 3rd 2007 by gbfans66

103.
(Harvey, I knew you when, and you should be ashamed of how you make your money now.) That said, on the IDLE comment about Taylor Hicks. When Taylors tour ends on May 12th, he will have been in over 111 concerts in 12 months since Idol..........and never missed one. Between then and Sept., he has added another 36 appearances , so far, as well as TV appearances.. Add up the private concerts he has done, the coming book tour, and who knows how many other appearances by the end of 2007, and you just have a hard working musician trying to have a career. That's all he cares about. His music and pleasing his fans. So to put up a headline that puts the emphasis on the word IDLE is the most misleading headline ever.

Posted at 11:36AM on May 4th 2007 by Katie

104. blah blah blah blah blah blah..........


ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Taylor is getting fat? WHATEVER! Clearly you haven't seen him lately.

To all of you losers using SP names to post bashes what are you 8 years old? GET A FREAKING LIFE! If you love Chris say so under your own names you aren't fooling anyone.

Anyone who has seen Taylor's show knows the true story and all the haters can post in this stupid blog until they are blue in the face but SP isn't going anywhere and neither is Taylor Hicks. Suck on that and swallow.

Posted at 9:17PM on May 3rd 2007 by billsgirl

105. So what if Taylor's fame is short lived. I don't think he really cares what any of us think. I'm sure Taylor is laughing all the way to the bank.

Posted at 10:21PM on May 3rd 2007 by Isabella D.

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