JONNYSBRO Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Arthur Gunn was supposed to sing with Sheryl Crow but didn't show up. I think the whole twist which everyone hated plus his ouster at the top 5. He probably was embarrassed and honestly I hope idol never does that kind of twist again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackfield Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 (edited) curious minds want to know what was behind that decision too. he was done dirty by TPTB. also the other contestants didn't seem that keen to embrace him. they should have not done that twist and instead just let season 18 contestants perform as guests. almost all of the top 10/11 from last year has new music out and a little bit of promotion from the show would have helped. Edited May 24 by blackfield 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lackey Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 He dropped out lmao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelseyW Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 I enjoyed Graham's performance, but sigh. Season 19 just keeps getting screwed up/over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicki4471 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Take it with a grain of salt but I read in another forum that according to someone at the show Arthur was there and went thru the rehearsals but it was going to be a train wreck. Arthur could not sing the song straight and Sheryl was not willing to take liberties with the arrangements so Arthur bowed out. Graham was there as a guest of Chayce's family and is familiar with the songs so they let him perform. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelseyW Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 35 minutes ago, vicki4471 said: Take it with a grain of salt but I read in another forum that according to someone at the show Arthur was there and went thru the rehearsals but it was going to be a train wreck. Arthur could not sing the song straight and Sheryl was not willing to take liberties with the arrangements so Arthur bowed out. Graham was there as a guest of Chayce's family and is familiar with the songs so they let him perform. Damn. Sad if so. This season has had it's moments of WTF and I don't mean that as a positive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 So what happened? An individual with knowledge of the situation tells EW that Gunn decided at the last minute that he didn't want to perform, so DeFranco stepped in. https://ew.com/tv/american-idol-season-19-finale-what-happened-to-arthur-gunn/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptebwwong Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Idol's IG was still promoting the Sheryl & Arthur duet prior to the show. Arthur pulling out was definitely last minute. Kudos to Graham for stepping in! https://www.instagram.com/p/CPO3hHOBp2j/?utm_medium=copy_link&fbclid=IwAR0zLxt3XqVwgJZGmxYK3qImSzZOrllQ7G4lHRlbJmOOnBY59LsjX68hwzY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelseyW Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Well I guess that's a good explanation? Nothing basically. lol Sucks that he had his haters online and now this is fuel for the fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234567890 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Maybe he just couldn’t learn to the lyrics or wasn’t willing to do the song if he couldn’t do it in his Arthur Gunn style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234567890 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 I don’t think he backed out because of haters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelseyW Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 1 minute ago, 1234567890 said: I don’t think he backed out because of haters. Nope. This news of him leaving will make folks who hated him already even more irritated with him... IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holinessss Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 he couldn't handle the big stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelseyW Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 12 minutes ago, holinessss said: he couldn't handle the big stage Let's not make assumptions now... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabe0101 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 He is such a diva. He was just salty he could not sing “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” for the millionth time 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackfield Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 arthur just posted about it on his instagram. using words of "unpleasant environmental experiences" and "these confrontations didn't need to happen at the show" take it as it is - it is more than idol will tell. it wasn't about the performance or the arrangement. he even apologized to sheryl crowe and invited her to one of his upcoming shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrokenHearted Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 14 minutes ago, blackfield said: arthur just posted about it on his instagram. using words of "unpleasant environmental experiences" and "these confrontations didn't need to happen at the show" take it as it is - it is more than idol will tell. it wasn't about the performance or the arrangement. he even apologized to sheryl crowe and invited her to one of his upcoming shows. How generous of him 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 tl;dr: —Arthur refused to come out of his trailer five minutes before they were needed to begin the final broadcast. —Graham had been approached by some producers a few days beforehand to see if he’d be able to perform because Arthur had developed a reputation as being difficult to work with, so they were anticipating this happening (while other producers didn’t think there’d be a problem) —Graham didn’t hear anything about being needed until the finale started airing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClebastianFan Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 28 minutes ago, Elliott said: —Graham had been approached by some producers a few days beforehand to see if he’d be able to perform because Arthur had developed a reputation as being difficult to work with, so they were anticipating this happening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Just now, ClebastianFan said: I was like "So... he developed this reputation and they still invited him back?" No wonder the show runner stepped down after this season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClebastianFan Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 8 minutes ago, Elliott said: I was like "So... he developed this reputation and they still invited him back?" No wonder the show runner stepped down after this season. This just makes me even more mad at him stealing a spot in the Top 10. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234567890 Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 14 hours ago, blackfield said: it wasn't about the performance or the arrangement. he even apologized to sheryl crowe and invited her to one of his upcoming shows. What an EGO this Arthur kid must have. So glad Just Sam beat him last year. It would have just been more perfect of Caleb and Arthur went out together instead of Hunter. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lackey Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 (edited) Not that I'm calling Clark a liar or trying to defend Arthur (I'm in no way a fan of his), but do contestants have their own trailers? This is the first I've heard of contestants staying in trailers, I thought they would just be backstage Edited May 26 by Lackey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 41 minutes ago, Lackey said: Not that I'm calling Clark a liar or trying to defend Arthur (I'm in no way a fan of his), but do contestants have their own trailers? This is the first I've heard of contestants staying in trailers, I thought they would just be backstage They did this year, at least. It’s where they got their hair/make-up/etc. done since they had to limit the amount of crew that interacted with them. Chayce, Hunter, Casey all posted videos to their Instagram story throughout the season of them inside their respective trailers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelseyW Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 42 minutes ago, Lackey said: Not that I'm calling Clark a liar or trying to defend Arthur (I'm in no way a fan of his), but do contestants have their own trailers? This is the first I've heard of contestants staying in trailers, I thought they would just be backstage It is pile on Gunn day don't ya know. lol But honestly Clark's random take sounds like BS... 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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