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Express Night Out Interview

Express Night Out had the chance to interview Kris, and asked him about his early music preferences, upcoming album, American Idol & Tour!

Excerpts:

» EXPRESS: You've said before that your love of music and experience with it began at a young age. Was there ever a specific moment when you knew that music was what you wanted to do with your life?
» ALLEN: [When I was] around 6 or 7, I bought the "Dangerous" album by Michael Jackson on cassette and listened, danced, sang to it non-stop. The moment that I knew that music [was] what I wanted to do with my life was the summer after freshman year of college, when I wrote my first song.

» EXPRESS: While on "American Idol," you performed with huge artists like Keith Urban and Brian May of Queen. What were those experiences like, and are there any artists out there right now who you would dream of performing with?
» ALLEN: Performing with Keith was a cool experience because he is so down-to-earth -- [an] amazing musician and a nice guy who was easy and fun to work with. Singing with Brian May was one of the coolest experiences I've ever had because I'm a huge fan of Queen, and he is incredible. My dream would be to work with Paul McCartney.

» EXPRESS: Since "American Idol" wrapped, you've been on tons of shows, such as "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "Access Hollywood," "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," "Live with Regis and Kelly," and "The Today Show," and sang the National Anthem at the 2009 NBA Finals. What appearance was your favorite, and why?
» ALLEN: "The Jimmy Fallon Show" was my favorite because it was the most laid-back and fun. He made fun of me, which was nice, and he kept singing "All She Wants to Do is Dance" and made up his own lyrics to it. I also felt the interview went really well.

» EXPRESS: It was confirmed that you signed to Jive Records and that your major-label debut is scheduled for a release in the fall. Are you currently working on it, and if so, how have you found the time? What should people expect in terms of sound, style and content?
» ALLEN: Yes, we expect the album out in the fall. We are currently working on it during the tour -- when I have "days off" of the tour -- and will hopefully wrap things up during the months following the tour. The album will probably be pop/rock, with hopefully a little bit of something that will surprise the fans -- in a good way.

» EXPRESS: What are your hopes for the rest of the tour, the rest of the year and your career in both the short-term and long-term future?
» ALLEN: Hopes for the rest of the tour: I hope that every show goes as well as it has up to this point. By the end of the tour, I would like to become a better performer. Rest of the year: I hope that my album goes well and fans are as excited about it as I am. Long-term: That I'm able to do this for as long as I want to. This is what I want to do for the rest of my life, and I am truly grateful that "American Idol" has given me this opportunity.

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Access Atlanta Interview

Access Atlanta got to have one last interview with some of the finalists,

Kris Allen: I had already spoken to him on the phone for 10 minutes two weeks earlier. So now I had a few more minutes with him face to face. Since I knew they had a day off, I asked whether he spent yesterday working on his new album.

He said something album-related fell through so he actually had a few hours off. So his decision? Go see “The Hangover” at Phipps Plaza at 8 p.m. — by himself. Yes, the winner of “Idol” sat by himself in a dark theater alone, save for a few other souls who caught the film on a Thursday night. He said he went unrecognized as well.

“No one wanted to go with me,” he said. He said he had never seen a movie by himself. “If I want to go to movies, I want to go with friends,” he said.

So far, the album is going well. At least that’s what the honchos are telling him. “I don’t know,” he said. “I’ve never done this before. I keep asking, ‘Is everything going okay?’ They say, ‘Everything is going great.’ Okay, good!”

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