David Cook working on sophomore CD, returning to “American Idol” April 21 for “Idol Gives Back” charity episode
In this publicity image released by Fox, Season 7 winner David Cook performs on “American Idol” March 17 in Los Angeles.
“American Idol” Season 7 champion David Cook, who has Tulsa ties, recently talked with EW.com about the progress on his sophomore album.
Cook and Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood, who hails from Checotah, will appear on “Idol Gives Back,” the annual charity episode of the reality TV singing contest, on April 21.
Cook gave EW.com a “definite maybe” when asked if he would be debut a new single on “Idol Gives Back.”
“I would love to be able to debut a single on Idol this year. But at the same time we certainly don’t want to rush anything. Rest assured, we’re trying very, very hard. I can give a definite maybe at this point,” he said.
Cook, who was living in Tulsa when he decided to try out for “Idol,” said he is pushing the concept of “dynamic” on the new album.
“The choruses on all those songs are massive. They’re just massive choruses. And I will say they have pushed me vocally on these demos more than probably anybody else has. I’m definitely hitting high register on the choruses. The choruses are very open, very U2-esque, and the vocals are just up there, which pushes the intensity of them a little bit,” he told EW.com.
Cook said he planned to travel to Nashville this week to write with Zac Maloy, former frontman of Oklahoma City band The Nixon. Maloy was one of his co-writers on “Lie,” “Life on the Moon” and “Come Back to Me,” three songs from Cook’s 2008 self-titled platinum-selling debut.
To read the rest of Cook’s Q&A with EW, click here.
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I wish is was out right now!
Go David! I’m so glad he’s faithful to the Midwest & working with Zac Maloy again! Thanks for the post.