Chris Sligh on NBC's Today Show

[qg6ff]

She wasn't dissing him... so you're saying that for example you don't think Allison Iraheta will win this season's idol, so that means you're dissing her? No.

I think you should edit your description.

[ShaneH]

I love Katharine so much. She's so down to earth :)

[jaymejean28]

he really wasnt good, so i dont blame her for saying he wasnt good.

[americanidolfan5]

how is she dissing him?

[psycheeros3704]

She didn't even look like she was cringing. Meredith Viera was just trying to make good TV. His vocal was OK at best. I was embarrassed for him and I'm sure Katharine was too.

[unoder]

I guess that's why she made it so far.. haha. Because she looks like a slob...

[JimInNashville]

Some of the comments in this forum are truly amazing. You could ask 500 industry executives in the music business who has more talent and more marketability, Chris Sligh or Katharine McPhee. I guarantee you, the response would be on the order of 495 to 5 in favor of McPhee. Simply compare McPhee's audition, where every note was pitch perfect, to Sligh's, where he would himself admit he simply undercut several notes. It is simply no contest.

[phoenics1908]

I think she was being mean. She never commented on his voice - which was off da chain in that song - but she commented on his looks instead.

Perhaps she's still angry that she didn't win and got beat by someone she considered 'goofy' like she called Chris?

Very, very shallow comments by the honestly shallow McPhee.

[krhazy]

Katharine was right. That wasn't a good vocal at all. Why should she lie?

[QuoGirl]

I thought that was a pretty good rendition of Seal's song. It was a lot better than Blake Lewis's "Crazy" which was just too run-down with the cr-a-a-a-azy part lmao But it's good that she gave her honest opinion though I didn't like the fact that she was cringing the whole time just 'cause she doesn't like how he looks. lol Katharine's probably still bitter that people favored Taylor over her.

[thewillofthe313]

Clearly, some of you are not at the top of your classes. Nothing she said was a diss, she stated her honest opinion, and she really didn't want to do that. ALSO, SHE WAS RIGHT, HE WAS VOTED OFF LAST WEEK!

[anherji]

OMG SHE SO MEAN, SHES DUMB!!! lol that makes me laugh she was being honest the fact that like her doesnt mean she does i mean she just saw the audition it's like u were all excpecting her to say YEAH I THINK HE'LL WIN and if that had happenned im sure all the other fanbases would be bashing her right now

GET A LIVE SHES GREAT SHE SHOULDA WON!

[kmcpheeverorg]

She's just stating her opinion.. what's the big deals? She's right anyway. ;)

[kdiamond425]

well, it takes one to know one doesn't it? he was full of himself but not even good...if it weren't for his horrible lisp and lack of having any kind of beat...he might not be so bad...but he fugly at least katherine has looks. yeah, she may be a biatch, but that makes him a biastard!! lol

[bsbmorgan]

Katharine can kiss my.. because I believe Chris Sligh is a million times better than her in every way.

[pictureiturban]

lol, your mother must be proud.

[seriousness22]

i love the people calling her mean and then in the same sentence calling her a bitch, cunt etc. can you say hypocrite? She's giving her honest opinion, which actually wasn't even a diss to Chris. chill...

[Jembrang1]

Duh !! She didn't say he's bad, what is so mean about it? Look at what happened to him last week? Well ... too bad that he's voted off before Sanjaya.

[sackingsfan33]

Go Kat! She was just being honest. That audition was not very good, at first especially. It was painful. For all of you that think he is even close to Kat... you either need to get your ears checked or just get over yourself because he did not give one decent performance.

[blueboystl]

I love mcPhee

[cbotten106]

Chris had a decent instrument and a real problem staying on the beat throughout the competition. His goofy hair and glasses were very much a part of his appeal and it was rather astute of McPhee to pick up on it in a 10 second clip. I'm glad he made the tour, I just wish Stephanie Edwards could have as well.

[blueboystl]

katharine is not mean!  Shes a very good girl and the prettiest girl in the world

Oh Mcphee Oh mcphee!!

[blueboystl]

katharine is not mean!  Shes a very good girl and the prettiest girl in the world

Oh Mcphee Oh mcphee!!

[rj9091]

are you kidding? katharine can outsing chris on any given day. its not even debatable.

[Gdragon09]

why is she saying this, Chris was way better then her

[kmcpheeverorg]

Haha! That's why chris only made it to top 10 and Kat made it to 2nd. Riiight.

[Gdragon09]

um remember how there are more then one person on the show this season like Lakisha and Malinda and Blake, last season the only good one was Daughtry

[BeRsErKlOvErIsBaCk]

I don't know if your realize, that the guy has an album out already and it's top 20 in amazon, passing her and many other's album. Get ready to hear a lot about him, cause his music is great. He didn't sound very good on idol, but his album is amazing.

[rose218]

well, kat is right after all.

[carlos312]

You guys seriously shut the fuck up. she is not being rude. katharine is way hotter than Chris' wife. I hated Chris and his pathetic lisp. He was pathetic.

[AMANDACAMP06]

I don't understand why everyone's saying she's being mean. So all of you can say "oh, I don't think he'll win", but she can't? She's just stating her honest opinion, and really she was right, since he was eliminated last night.

[tricky420]

This coming from the ignorant ass that didn't know who Meat Loaf was. "weren't they a band..." Way to go moron.

[amy3704]

This video makes me not like her anymore.

[Chuli335]

I never liked her. She has a diva attitude. She's so stuck up but then again she didn't finish college. What a dumb diva.

[n91htmare]

What a sore loser. Get over it BIATCH. What a skank? Has she seen his wife? she's fucking hot, what a jealous bitch.

[idoladdicts1]

Nice of you not to put the whole lead up in this video though....Meredith was talking up how horrible the judges were and making the whole lead up of bad auditions and then showed Chris..Katharine said she hadn't watched the show and thought the clip was of a bad audition...it wouldn't be so bad for people to give their opinion of Kat if only people had real facts for once to make that opinion on. Nice slanted edit job!! Geez.

[Badpacifist]

Heard the Kat at Aol sessions and watched last year. Just wondering when her and the Dixie Chick got the same PR firm. Of course the Today show is pretty bad too. This was enough to make sure no one I know would ever buy any of her stuff. Chris Sligh is fun and sarcastic so Kat I just wanna say to you, Hi Dave.

[HauntingYourKids]

A year later and she's still bitter!

[jasonctate]

Thats why i didnt like her last year...superficial biatch

[carlos312]

Fuck you , cunt rat. you are just jealous!

[hermajestyis]

she was just giving her opinion! calm it down! I love chris sligh, but she was just saying what she thought. ( its called being honest)

[miseryscompany]

stupid bitch

[kepr1]

"i'm like from LA" what the hell does that mean? get a life....now i know why people from the east and west coasts are so disconnected from the real world....she probably hates george bush too....bitch

[ashesashesashesagain]

I'm from Kentucky, I hate George Bush, and I still have enough tact to lie if I think someone sucks on national television. But I like Sligh so I wouldn't have had to.

[apiszor]

what a bitch

[ABCjen868]

She was giving her HONEST opinion.

[hipechik]

Wow, what a backhanded compliment. She was pretty much saying that the only thing Chris Sligh had going for him was his goofy appearance.

[BudGirl86]

Good for Kat for giving an HONEST opinion. I agree 100%. That audition wasn't the best performance, and people do seem to keep people in the competition who DON'T belong *ahem* SANJAYA.

[Skyflyer69]

What a stupid little girl!  How she ever made the top 12 last year is beyond me!

[Florcita22]

Stupid Bi*tch Thank God she didnt win..

[Skyflyer69]

I probably never would have watched again if she had won last year! How did she ever get in the top 12? And how did she ever make it to the top 2?? Kelly and Chris Daughtry were WAY BETTER than her!

[carlos312]

Kellie Pickler was not talented. She was some stupid ass blonde that was extremely pitchy and couldnt sing a note in tune, even if her life depended on it. Daughtry was OK, but hes just like every other rock band out there. Congrats to Chris for doing so good on his album and Katharine is amazing too. you all fuck off

[affectivity]

It would have cost her nothing to be polite, even if she was clearly being invited to say the worst (because that would be good TV). That was tacky of her.

[kokobin]

After all has been said and done, at the end of the day, taking into account all the prevailing salient points of view, I still, still have the McPheever.

And the McPheever still definitely, 100% still has me - for life.

[meavid]

Rumours of Kat's bitchiness continue.

[voodoogts]

shes dumb.

[nicolega2001]

They asked her opinion and she gave it. She probably could have been more mean if she wanted to be but that would not have looked good for her on TV. It was a bad audition

[peapodhas3]

Kat is a goof herself.

[Crazy4redsox92]

ummm honestly you guys who think this is mean must be hardcore chris fans because to me, she didnt say anything wrong and she turned her negative into a positive

[QuoGirl]

When I first saw this audition, I was instantly a Chris fan. But I get a little turned off by his sarcastic remarks too. I think Chris is one of the best male vocalists and for Kat to even "cringe" due to his untypical AI looks showed some signs of her shallowness. Sure, she has a point, because to be a popstar there should be some charm but people can overlook the image when they have a VOICE. Or maybe Katharine is just a little bitter about the fact that Taylor is more popular than her.

[nothlithawk777]

Shw was cringing at his embarrassing pitchiness. His audition was all over the place, vocally.

[iloveemus112]

she gave her honest opinion big deal? i don't see why some people are flipping over this.  she didn't even say anything bad. chill peeps.

[Garafola]

she is gonna feel like a total ass when it comes back to bite her...I can see it now ...sligh gets big...gets on a late night show with leno, and bashes the fuck out of Mcbitchy

[bbb7689]

wow settle down there champ. they put kat in a position and she's not going to lie. and chris didn't sound great in his audition. i'm a fan of him b/c of stuff he's done in the top 24 but i don't know why you are getting so defensive w/ kat. lol she just answered a question. so CALM DOWN

[nothlithawk777]

Sligh was voted off this week on Idol...Hmm, don't see your prediction coming true.

[smurf7777]

Garafola said he would make it big... not win Idol.

[atomikpower]

ahahahahahh..go kat..nobody likes ugly sligh....fatty ugly bastard..go back home..

[leigh83]

Pretty strong words & hostile towards a person you've never met before...

[leigh83]

That comment was directed to "atomikpower"

[atomikpower]

dude if he was a little more humble i would like him a little bit but this bitch is to cocky u can see on his face he thinks he's gonna win...ahahaahaah

[leigh83]

That's funny because in your comment you didn't mention anything about him being cocky...just fat and ugly.

[smurf7777]

And may I ask why you think he's cocky?

[QuoGirl]

WOW, they want to hear an opinion from a girl who is clearly remembered for her "bulimia". She didn't win, OBVIOUSLY, and for her to say that "I don't think he'll win" just 'cause Chris doesn't have the looks is ridiculous. and WHY is she talking about LOOKS? Did she even LISTEN to his singing? I was quite impressed with that audition. They could have looked at Sanjaya's. And sure, Chris is abit impolite sometimes but he's better than all the other male vocalists.

[utubefan25]

I agree

[nothlithawk777]

She actually said his look was an advantage because America likes the UnderDog (even if they sound as bad as Chris did in this clip).

[kyootnshort]

duude. wtf? i'm surprised at the comments. i don't think katharine did anything wrong. in fact, i give props to her by saying her own honest opinion. but isn't she right, guys? i mean in general? we, as voters, get behind the ones that are weird (*ehem TAYLOR HICKS & BO BICE ehem*). and alot of great singers get cut off before top 24. he, just from that clip, could've been cut off anytime. i like both her AND chris sligh. but it does make me disappointed that kat doesn't think chris can make it.

[Kathryn0505]

I don't think Katharine did anything wrong. She was asked her honest opinion and she gave it, so what? A lot of you guys are calling Katharine names and giving YOUR honest opinions, so what's the difference? She's allowed to have an opinion.

[shunna75]

Fuck her, who is she anyways?

[steigejh]

Spoken like a true Christian fan of Christian music..

[mary0114]

She has alot of attitude and I just love her off key singing. She won't get anywhere. I'd like see her sing next to Ella Fitzgerald (rest her soul). That would be laughable.

[steigejh]

Actually they'd probably cut Ella in favor of Taylor Hicks with about 4 weeks to go in the competition. (note wry sarcasm). Kat sings rings around Taylor in *general*, although Taylor outperformed her the last few weeks of the competition and deserved to win.

Kat and Chris would have been a heck of a final.

[DMlior]

Chris will win this competition and then we will see what that hore will say..

[nothlithawk777]

Haha, he didn't even make it close to winning.

[steigejh]

Spoken like a true Christian fan of Christian music.

Sligh is an intelligent, witty, likable guy. I found him to be a breath of fresh air this year. However, his audition did not show him to best advantage. Kat's comments were fair and honest. I can see you prefer someone like Taylor Hicks, who smiled and played Mr. Humble through the competition. I prefer honesty. That's not a diss on Taylor, just my preference.

[dahwaterboy1]

Fuck that biatch! she is very pretty but dont know shit apperently!

[davidwburkey]

what the fuck does that bitch know, the fucking tramp cunt. Fuckin langer, no wonder she didn't win, fuckin delighted. bitch whore.

[naza0387]

Hmmm i give her credit for giving her own opinion. Besides she was only given a short clip of chris's audition. At least she is honest enough to say what she thinks. Besides, chris is goofy. And that is what i like about him. He is the unexpected.

[utubefan25]

What? Chris has a good voice. And it would be boring without his humor and outspoken personality. So you got it wrong Kat because he is in the top 12.

[ElliottMyLove]

I wonder why Kat would be so unsupportive and say that about Chris? All the other Season 5 Idols have been very gracious & kind. They know how tough the whole process is. I am disapointed in Kat.

[lindahbird]

Since when is she the big authority on talent and who died and made her queen? Chris Sligh has the best male voice this season. Talk about being tacky!

[nabam]

Yack i hate her. Chris is good !

[centrality24]

I'm with you. She hasn't done ANYTHING since last season's finale... She's such a bad role model on her own, let alone compared to Chris.

[nothlithawk777]

Her album went #2 on Billboard. She has a Top 30 Single, and her other Single was the second highest selling of 2006. She has a music video that hit #1 on trl. Plus, she's had four magazine covers for TeenPeople, Shape, Lucky, and Self. Not to mention touring with Andrea Bocelli, getting an endorsement deal with Sexy Hair, and etc...I could go on. She's also helped thousands of girls get help by sharing her story. She's hardly been twiddling her thumbs.

[gatorjmr]

Maybe they should be talking about Sanjaya.

[existentialx]

She hardly "dissed" that fat doofus. I would have been much harsher. He's an asshole.

[milehighgirl42]

That's so rude. He is awesome, and hilarious. I know him, and he is so nice, and sweet, and funny. He is a great person. I wouldn't be calling him what you called him because you don't know him and all that he has shown on American Idol is that he's a great guy, so you can't tell on AI if he is what you called him, and he isn't.

[HarvardCoolatta]

Wow. HE'S an asshole? I don't think you should be talking. Are you that original? Are you in the top 12 of this season? Do you have a large vocal range? Are you witty, a loving husband, and a caring religious youth leader? No? Oh, I didn't think so.

[janetkk89]

I'm sorry, but I agree with her.

He can't sing

[JustACarolinaGal]

She was crinching during his Audition? Oh Kat!

[Osvaldoeaf]

what is she doing??? x2

[gizmette07]

she sucks. her saying that chris is bad shows how UN talented she is. she s just a loser trying to make it big.

[QuoGirl]

She's just someone who wants to get fame but not exactly be famous for her MUSICal credibility which is clearly something that she LACKS, thus why Taylor won. She doesn't really have a definite style, she's not very versatile and her attitude towards the judges constructive criticisms just proved that she didn't deserve to win. She's just a pretty girl who wants to get famous. Not an artist.

[JimInNashville]

You obviously know next to nothing about music. McPhee can sing standards, rhythm and blues, folk, and just about anything in between and sound good doing it. If you want to test versatility, give Taylor "Over the Rainbow" and "Me" (the Paula Cole song) and watch the audience fall out its chairs laughing. Taylor is very good with appropriate material, but versatility? You must be kidding.

[smurf7777]

Alright, let's see Kat do "Jailhouse Rock" and the audience will fall out of their chairs laughing.

And who in their right minds would give Taylor (or any guy) "Over the Rainbow"? That's like saying, "Oh, MAndisa could sing "I'm Every Woman" but if Taylor tried, the audience would fall out of their chairs laughing!" "Over the Rainbow" was a song writter for a woman.

[steigejh]

This baloney about Taylor being a great "artist" is a lot of hooey. Kat is an extraordinarily versatile singer who can do jazz, pop, r&b, and probably opera. Taylor is a fine vocalist with some excellent nuances within his narrow range. I really appreciate him. He has nearly a decade more experience in the business than Kat. Wait until she's 30...

[80Amps]

If that was the first I ever saw of chris, I would say he sucks too. I've heard him sing after that, so I know better. In any case, he comes nowhere near Kat in terms of vocal talent.

[ushthru]

I completely agree..

[kichike]

Betch.

[Gesika1984]

Oh...she loses to Taylor so that makes her an Idol expert now.

[enjoyitbro]

Geskia obviously she knows more about the process than most do

[happyeyebrows]

what is she doing??

[highcoldstar]

WTF? has she even been watching the show? i think she just figured it was a joke or something.

[TopTJFan]

What a little snot! McPhee isn't exactly setting the record world on fire !! She's just another bimbo that can sorta sing. DUH!

[garethe22]

exactly! love kat for saying that!!

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