“NEW YORK (AP) — With his oversized frame and booming, soulful voice, Ruben ?American Idol? Studdard would seem to be a tough guy to overshadow. Yet ever since he captured the TV talent contest last May, he’s been upstaged by his twig of a runner-up, Clay Aiken.”
“Everybody has their time in the spotlight, and it’s Clay’s time to shine right now. He has his album out that’s selling tremendously well, and I’m proud of him.
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And by “proud,” he really mean “I hate that skinny son-of-b****. I?ll eat him some day.”
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“?I’m not a pop artist, so I think that’s like the difference between me and the rest of the artists that have left the ‘American Idol’ thing,? said Studdard.”
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Other differences not mentioned: about 200lbs difference, and a cute nickname of ?velvet teddybear? (although I thought he should be called Fudgesicle)
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“Yet when the competition was finally decided, he faced stiff competition from Aiken, who in many ways seemed Studdard’s polar opposite — a white, lanky guy with a nerdy image and a voice made for Broadway.
Out of nearly 24 million votes cast by telephone, Studdard won by only 130,000.
Also, “I was on the cover of Rolling Stone too,” Studdard says.
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I was on the cover too… wah wah wah. They way they put it in there sounds like something a little kid would say.
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Studdard also has something Aiken does not: a Grammy nomination, for best male R&B vocal performance.”
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Oh yeah, he also has a big ass.
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