I forgot to write about this when it actually happened, but Josiah Leming got voted off of American Idol (I watch devotedly, maybe I’ll do some entires on it in the future…). He was this emotionally haggard kid from a small town, who ran away from home to try and become a musical pioneer. I thought he was genuinely talented! In Hollywood week, he did an endearing, extra-poignant version of “Grace Kelly” on the piano, which won over even Simon. When he sings, he seems completely unaware of anyone around him, and what comes out is pure human emotion…all at once ugly and gourgeous sound.
Anyway, it’s sad he got voted off (I didn’t care about any of the other contestants making it, really). But he has a YouTube channel, and he’s put an EP out somewhere. Perhaps Josiah Leming is not stamped out of the music business yet.
I really hope he’s ok.
