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David Hernandez was the most recent Booted off American Idol on 3-12-08. Both MTV and Entertainment Weekly caught up with the recently voted off David Hernandez and asked a few questions. Here are some highlights from those interviews:

Q: David, you were the eternal optimist last night. When Ryan told you that you were in the bottom three, you seemed to shrug it off.

A: I really thought that I was going to be in the bottom three — I definitely expected that — but I didn’t think I was going to go home. After everything the judges said about my having brilliant vocals and having one of the best voices of the season? I don’t know. Things happen for a reason.

So do you regret choosing ”I Saw Her Standing There”?

I’m a balladeer. But I’d like to think I can do fast songs. I did ”Papa Was a Rolling Stone.” Do I wish I had chosen another song? In retrospect, yeah. But shoulda, coulda, woulda…. What’s that really going to do for me? Positive is the only way to be.

On The View this morning, Elisabeth Hasselbeck put the theory out there that perhaps the producers wanted to get rid of you because of all the stripper reports, so they fixed the competition.

Um, well, thank you, Elisabeth, for having my back. I love her to death and I think she’s amazing. I would like to think it’s a legitimate contest. To be honest, everyone has skeletons in their closet. I’m not ashamed of anything in my past. I am fully aware of people’s opinions on stuff like that. The only person I have to answer to is myself and God.

Q: Did you tell producers about your former job when you made it to Hollywood?

A: Uh-huh, absolutely. If they weren’t comfortable with it, I wouldn’t have been on the show. Everything is out there and open, and the media can be vicious sometimes, and thank God I have thick skin and a great family behind me.

Q: What do you have planned next?

A: I’m going to be on “Ellen” and the “Today” show, and I’m actually going to shop around for a record deal. I’m looking for labels who are interested in me right now. I would like to have an album released in the next year, and then there are definitely other options, like Broadway. I’m definitely keeping my mind open to all that kind of stuff. I would love to do Broadway, but more importantly, on top of everything, I definitely want a record out in the next year. So that’s my long-term goal. I have been singing for a while, and that’s one of my passions — I mean, that is my passion.

Q: What will your first album sound like?

A: My first album is definitely going to be pop- and R&B-influenced, and I would like to collaborate with people like Alicia Keys, [producer] David Foster, and also I would like to write my own songs on the album. It’s definitely going to be an eclectic kind of vibe. I’d like to put a little bit of rock and R & B in it too. That’s the kind of image I want to put out there. I’m more of an R&B, grit-and-grind kind of singer.

Good Luck David H, at least you have a fall back job if the Singing doesn’t pan out….

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