How did you feel about the sudden death semi-final round this year? Is it tough saying goodbye to so many people so suddenly?
Naima Adedapo: That was very intense. The group was cut down so quickly, and I had formed real friendships already. But you have to remember to live in your moment and be happy that you are still here.
Lauren Alaina: Today wasn't so nerve-racking because I knew it was out of my hands. It was going to come down to the votes. If they loved me, they loved me and if they didn't they didn't.
I'm glad that they chose ''loved.'' Every time someone goes home, it tears me up inside. Tonight was brutal. I'm glad I didn't have to be a wild card. It feels like a bit of a leg up because America already voted to keep you. But I think the three wild cards will prove themselves. They are so talented, obviously the judges see something special in them, and I think America will realize what it is as they sing more. But I am so glad I didn't have to go through that because I would have probably had a heart attack.
Ashthon Jones: Oh man, I was fine all week and all day, but when we sat down in the chairs, I knew it was real. I'm not here for vacation. This is a very real life-changer if you're in the top 13. Every time one of them goes home, you think it is your fault. But you can't get overwhelmed by guilt, because now is your time to shine. I have been putting out that energy and making that wish. Now I need some of America love.
Stefano Langone: I like that it went faster. That made it more nerve-racking, but also more exciting for fans. It is hard to watch people leave, but I want this, I'm ready.
Paul McDonald: I figured if it was meant to be, I'd survive. One thing about being older than the others and having done the touring and recording thing with a band and trying to self-promote is that you get used to hearing no. I've had some bad gigs and lived through bad news, so I think I might be more prepared for rejection than some of the others.
Thia Megia: I had so much going on in my head up on that stage. Do people like me? Do they think I'm too young and I have way more years that I could come back? Did I choose the right song? A lot of my best friends went home tonight. That hurt. That was like a punch in the stomach.
Karen Rodriguez: Almost half of the people went home today. We were all peeing our pants up there. But the flip side of that is that I am already top 13. If they do the tour with the top 10, I am only three people away. Hopefully I can make it, because that's a set gig and a time I can use to connect with fans. That's a paycheck. Who doesn't need a paycheck these days?
Pia Toscano: I was up there shaking. And to go up there with Lauren Alaina — who is like my baby sister who asked if I would look out for her in Vegas — was intense. I'm so glad we both made it. I love that girl, but she has a huge voice and she has been so consistent throughout the competition and seems to have a connection with Steven [Tyler], I have to admit my knees started shaking a little. I thought she was a definite yes so it made me nervous to be up with her.
How do you feel about a Top 13 instead of a Top 12? Did you see it coming?
Casey Abrams: It's cooler to have 13, I think. You start to form friendships with these people pretty fast starting in Hollywood week and especially on group night, and it is hard when they get sent home. I know it means you are closest to the big prize, but I almost wish we could have just been frozen in top 24 week. I had a feeling it would be a top 13. I thought each judge would get a wild card pick.
Ashthon Jones: We all expected it to happen.
Jacob Lusk: The more the merrier. The cuts are hard. A lot of good friends made it tonight but some didn't. It is tough to say goodbye but you know it has to happen if you want to win.
Haley Reinhart: The facts are the facts, that means there is one extra person standing in your way for the top spot. But in terms of getting to the top 10, who they take for the tour, it meant we were a lot closer to it. We were closer than we were yesterday thanks to the big cut. I really want to go on tour, so I am hoping to make three more cuts.
What was the wild card experience like?
Naima Adedapo: The wild card experience is crazy. You have that moment where you think, ''Oh my God. I didn't make it. America doesn't like me.'' Then you are shaking and wondering if they are gonna ask you to sing for your life. Then you get a whole other wave of nerves when you realize you have to sing again. I watched five [potential wild-card contestants] blow the mic up before me, and then I had to come out and do my thing. So it was crazy. I was shaking. I had to keep myself going like, ''You got this. You can do it. Show them what you got.'' This means so much to me. I had to make it work because I want this to happen. I feel like I am starting a couple of steps back with the voters, so I have to prove to them that I deserve it and show them why the judges chose to save me.
Ashthon Jones: Girl, they left me for very last. At that moment, I was the most nervous I have ever been in my entire life. I couldn't believe when Randy called my name. I was like, ''Me Ashthon? You're talking about me? You want me to go sit on that couch?'' I just had to show the world what I could do and try to prove to them that I should be here and to give me a fair shake next week. The judges can't help me every week. Certainly I feel I have more to prove, because America did not pick me. I have to figure out how to make America love me.
Stefano Langone: It was difficult. You just got told that America didn't pick you, which makes you depressed, but then you immediately get a chance to sing and save yourself. You have to go on that stage and make it happen. You have to trust in what you can do and believe that your musicianship will take you to that next level. Going into it, me and James have been roommates from the beginning, and we knew it would probably be only one of us. We know one of us is probably going home, but whoever gets the chance has to kill it tonight. He started crying and I almost did too before I went on stage. I told him it was going to be okay. We would get through it together, and now both of us made it.
Naima Adedapo: That was very intense. The group was cut down so quickly, and I had formed real friendships already. But you have to remember to live in your moment and be happy that you are still here.
Lauren Alaina: Today wasn't so nerve-racking because I knew it was out of my hands. It was going to come down to the votes. If they loved me, they loved me and if they didn't they didn't.
I'm glad that they chose ''loved.'' Every time someone goes home, it tears me up inside. Tonight was brutal. I'm glad I didn't have to be a wild card. It feels like a bit of a leg up because America already voted to keep you. But I think the three wild cards will prove themselves. They are so talented, obviously the judges see something special in them, and I think America will realize what it is as they sing more. But I am so glad I didn't have to go through that because I would have probably had a heart attack.
Ashthon Jones: Oh man, I was fine all week and all day, but when we sat down in the chairs, I knew it was real. I'm not here for vacation. This is a very real life-changer if you're in the top 13. Every time one of them goes home, you think it is your fault. But you can't get overwhelmed by guilt, because now is your time to shine. I have been putting out that energy and making that wish. Now I need some of America love.
Stefano Langone: I like that it went faster. That made it more nerve-racking, but also more exciting for fans. It is hard to watch people leave, but I want this, I'm ready.
Paul McDonald: I figured if it was meant to be, I'd survive. One thing about being older than the others and having done the touring and recording thing with a band and trying to self-promote is that you get used to hearing no. I've had some bad gigs and lived through bad news, so I think I might be more prepared for rejection than some of the others.
Thia Megia: I had so much going on in my head up on that stage. Do people like me? Do they think I'm too young and I have way more years that I could come back? Did I choose the right song? A lot of my best friends went home tonight. That hurt. That was like a punch in the stomach.
Karen Rodriguez: Almost half of the people went home today. We were all peeing our pants up there. But the flip side of that is that I am already top 13. If they do the tour with the top 10, I am only three people away. Hopefully I can make it, because that's a set gig and a time I can use to connect with fans. That's a paycheck. Who doesn't need a paycheck these days?
Pia Toscano: I was up there shaking. And to go up there with Lauren Alaina — who is like my baby sister who asked if I would look out for her in Vegas — was intense. I'm so glad we both made it. I love that girl, but she has a huge voice and she has been so consistent throughout the competition and seems to have a connection with Steven [Tyler], I have to admit my knees started shaking a little. I thought she was a definite yes so it made me nervous to be up with her.
How do you feel about a Top 13 instead of a Top 12? Did you see it coming?
Casey Abrams: It's cooler to have 13, I think. You start to form friendships with these people pretty fast starting in Hollywood week and especially on group night, and it is hard when they get sent home. I know it means you are closest to the big prize, but I almost wish we could have just been frozen in top 24 week. I had a feeling it would be a top 13. I thought each judge would get a wild card pick.
Ashthon Jones: We all expected it to happen.
Jacob Lusk: The more the merrier. The cuts are hard. A lot of good friends made it tonight but some didn't. It is tough to say goodbye but you know it has to happen if you want to win.
Haley Reinhart: The facts are the facts, that means there is one extra person standing in your way for the top spot. But in terms of getting to the top 10, who they take for the tour, it meant we were a lot closer to it. We were closer than we were yesterday thanks to the big cut. I really want to go on tour, so I am hoping to make three more cuts.
What was the wild card experience like?
Naima Adedapo: The wild card experience is crazy. You have that moment where you think, ''Oh my God. I didn't make it. America doesn't like me.'' Then you are shaking and wondering if they are gonna ask you to sing for your life. Then you get a whole other wave of nerves when you realize you have to sing again. I watched five [potential wild-card contestants] blow the mic up before me, and then I had to come out and do my thing. So it was crazy. I was shaking. I had to keep myself going like, ''You got this. You can do it. Show them what you got.'' This means so much to me. I had to make it work because I want this to happen. I feel like I am starting a couple of steps back with the voters, so I have to prove to them that I deserve it and show them why the judges chose to save me.
Ashthon Jones: Girl, they left me for very last. At that moment, I was the most nervous I have ever been in my entire life. I couldn't believe when Randy called my name. I was like, ''Me Ashthon? You're talking about me? You want me to go sit on that couch?'' I just had to show the world what I could do and try to prove to them that I should be here and to give me a fair shake next week. The judges can't help me every week. Certainly I feel I have more to prove, because America did not pick me. I have to figure out how to make America love me.
Stefano Langone: It was difficult. You just got told that America didn't pick you, which makes you depressed, but then you immediately get a chance to sing and save yourself. You have to go on that stage and make it happen. You have to trust in what you can do and believe that your musicianship will take you to that next level. Going into it, me and James have been roommates from the beginning, and we knew it would probably be only one of us. We know one of us is probably going home, but whoever gets the chance has to kill it tonight. He started crying and I almost did too before I went on stage. I told him it was going to be okay. We would get through it together, and now both of us made it.
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