What do you need to improve to make it all the way through the competition?
Casey Abrams: Variety. I need to get into different genres, try new things, take risks, and try to make those songs my own. I need to put the Casey spin on songs that they wouldn't expect because wowing America is how you get them to keep you every week. They aren't gonna vote for me on looks alone.
Naima Adedapo: Confidence. Being 100 percent sure of what I am doing on stage and owning it. It is too easy to second guess yourself and your song choice and that attitude will affect your performance.
Lauren Alaina: I'm trying to lose some weight. I'm not going get anorexic because I'm from the South and we're just not built that way, but the harsh reality of the business is that I probably need to lose some to compete with all these other sexy beautiful girls. But I think as long as I am happy with the way I look, people will respect it. But this is also a very physical competition, with singing and dancing and making commercials and going on tour, so I think a few less pounds might improve all those things for me.
James Durbin: My control. I have been working a lot on it and I think America will be able to see the payoff in the coming weeks if they keep me around. While I say that I love to sing metal and rock, which I do, there is so much more to James Durbin that America hasn't seen yet. I am wild and crazy and rock, but I am also a family man and a mama's boy. I will pull it back. There will be times I will even sing a soft song. And then maybe one that starts soft and gets louder and then just when you least expect it I will go even higher. I want to create memories for the show's fans. I want to be one of those moments people talk about a few seasons after — like, remember when James sang that.
Ashthon Jones: I need to focus on my voice because it is a voice competition in the end. If you pair stage presence and a great voice you have a star.
Stefano Langone: I need to not do the really commercial songs anymore, because that's not me. It comes off as not true to myself. I think I found that out doing the Bruno Mars song, even though I got great comments. I sing from the soul and doing real heartfelt songs and telling a story through music is what I do best. Now I have to show America.
Jacob Lusk: I need to diversify. Everyone expects me to come out and do a big ballad, and as much as that works for me, I think I will bore them if I do that for 12 weeks. I need to do some rock, some country, maybe some jazz. As long as I keep singing from my heart and soul, I think people will stand by me and pick up the phone.
Scotty McCreery: I need to figure out how to stay true to myself and prove who I am at the same time. I don't want to change.
Paul McDonald: I don't know. I've been doing this so long with my band, and it seems to have worked out so far. I literally am going to stick to my guns and be me and hopefully America and the judges see value in that and keep calling in for me. It's hard to compete with the girls who can hit the crazy Christina Aguilera notes. I can't do that crap. Hopefully people will appreciate a break from that because we have a lot of big voices this year.
Thia Megia: I am pretty hard on myself. Before every performance, I get really nervous and I need to work on confidence. I think part of the key to staying in the competition is getting people to like you and believe in you and if you show that you don't believe in yourself 100 percent that can slip into the performance.
Haley Reinhart: There's always room for improvement. I have tried to use everything any of the judges have said. According to them, I have to work on song choice, although I loved singing Alicia Keys. You have to be able to take the critiques as corrective criticism and grow from it. Nobody's perfect.
Karen Rodriguez: Randy said I sang better in Spanish, so I want to incorporate that some more. But when I do it, I want to make them sound like it is one song, one voice. Music is universal. I'm also going to work on connecting with the cameras and the people in the audience and at home. You can be the greatest singer of all time, but if people don't connect with you, you will not win American Idol.
Pia Toscano: I have already learned a lot about myself and what kinds of songs sound right for me. This process is like class in the music industry. I never thought I could handle this until now. I was really worried about the first few critiques. You have to take a critique, live with it and grow from it. I will have to not rely only on the big powerful diva songs. If you do too much of the same thing, America gets bored.
Casey Abrams: Variety. I need to get into different genres, try new things, take risks, and try to make those songs my own. I need to put the Casey spin on songs that they wouldn't expect because wowing America is how you get them to keep you every week. They aren't gonna vote for me on looks alone.
Naima Adedapo: Confidence. Being 100 percent sure of what I am doing on stage and owning it. It is too easy to second guess yourself and your song choice and that attitude will affect your performance.
Lauren Alaina: I'm trying to lose some weight. I'm not going get anorexic because I'm from the South and we're just not built that way, but the harsh reality of the business is that I probably need to lose some to compete with all these other sexy beautiful girls. But I think as long as I am happy with the way I look, people will respect it. But this is also a very physical competition, with singing and dancing and making commercials and going on tour, so I think a few less pounds might improve all those things for me.
James Durbin: My control. I have been working a lot on it and I think America will be able to see the payoff in the coming weeks if they keep me around. While I say that I love to sing metal and rock, which I do, there is so much more to James Durbin that America hasn't seen yet. I am wild and crazy and rock, but I am also a family man and a mama's boy. I will pull it back. There will be times I will even sing a soft song. And then maybe one that starts soft and gets louder and then just when you least expect it I will go even higher. I want to create memories for the show's fans. I want to be one of those moments people talk about a few seasons after — like, remember when James sang that.
Ashthon Jones: I need to focus on my voice because it is a voice competition in the end. If you pair stage presence and a great voice you have a star.
Stefano Langone: I need to not do the really commercial songs anymore, because that's not me. It comes off as not true to myself. I think I found that out doing the Bruno Mars song, even though I got great comments. I sing from the soul and doing real heartfelt songs and telling a story through music is what I do best. Now I have to show America.
Jacob Lusk: I need to diversify. Everyone expects me to come out and do a big ballad, and as much as that works for me, I think I will bore them if I do that for 12 weeks. I need to do some rock, some country, maybe some jazz. As long as I keep singing from my heart and soul, I think people will stand by me and pick up the phone.
Scotty McCreery: I need to figure out how to stay true to myself and prove who I am at the same time. I don't want to change.
Paul McDonald: I don't know. I've been doing this so long with my band, and it seems to have worked out so far. I literally am going to stick to my guns and be me and hopefully America and the judges see value in that and keep calling in for me. It's hard to compete with the girls who can hit the crazy Christina Aguilera notes. I can't do that crap. Hopefully people will appreciate a break from that because we have a lot of big voices this year.
Thia Megia: I am pretty hard on myself. Before every performance, I get really nervous and I need to work on confidence. I think part of the key to staying in the competition is getting people to like you and believe in you and if you show that you don't believe in yourself 100 percent that can slip into the performance.
Haley Reinhart: There's always room for improvement. I have tried to use everything any of the judges have said. According to them, I have to work on song choice, although I loved singing Alicia Keys. You have to be able to take the critiques as corrective criticism and grow from it. Nobody's perfect.
Karen Rodriguez: Randy said I sang better in Spanish, so I want to incorporate that some more. But when I do it, I want to make them sound like it is one song, one voice. Music is universal. I'm also going to work on connecting with the cameras and the people in the audience and at home. You can be the greatest singer of all time, but if people don't connect with you, you will not win American Idol.
Pia Toscano: I have already learned a lot about myself and what kinds of songs sound right for me. This process is like class in the music industry. I never thought I could handle this until now. I was really worried about the first few critiques. You have to take a critique, live with it and grow from it. I will have to not rely only on the big powerful diva songs. If you do too much of the same thing, America gets bored.
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