You are getting a close-up look at Patrick Thomas' armpit. This is the real deal behind the scenes stuff....
Q: What is your go-to pump up song? Jared Blake: Jimi Hendrix 'Foxy Lady' Q: What is your favorite song to sing in the shower? Jared: I don't really sing in the shower, but if I am it's because I am writing....
Blind Auditions:: We got our song selection for the blind auditions and the one selected for me was one from the previous audition. "Good Girls Go Bad" by Cobra Starship wasn't a very exciting selection for me, but I added my own style and everyone had loved it. So, I decided to take the advice and use it for the...
Arrival in Hollywood:: It was late at night when I arrived, we loaded up in our white vans and headed for the hotel. I was shocked at the amount of contestants from Nashville; I'm guessing somewhere near 25 of us. From the visit by producers to my house to tell me the surprise until the moment the tapings, it was...
Background:: I wrote my first song when I was 6 years old, singing in competitions and playing piano at 13, started playing guitar at 15, and performed gigs writing on a regular basis by 16 (and I really only started writing songs because you got extra points in the competitions-ha-but I won). I was born and raised in Star City,...