Hey, I wanted Brooke White to win, but what do I know. Archuleta is really too young. He's not ready yet. He has voice chops but he doesn't have the performance skills yet. Idol is more than just the singing. It's the whole package.

As far as what people may say about him, well, some people seem to have the need to make themselves feel good by putting other people down. Fact of life. Always gonna be people like that. I just ignore them. The internet gives so much anonymity that people seem to feel it's just fine to say anything they damn well please about other people. On the net or in real life, those people are, and always will be, complete morons.

Talent is God's gift to you. Using it is your gift to God.