Lakisha Jones kisses & tells
by 
Roberta on May 11th, 2007
Via the Baltimore Sun:
For American Idol’s Lakisha Jones, the past four months - a grueling and sublime ride as a standout on the country’s most popular television show - comes down to a set of ordinary house keys.
Fresh from her elimination the night before, the 27-year-old singer was asked by reporters yesterday whether she was planning any splurges in light of her newfound fame.
“I’m going to buy a new home for me and my daughter,” the former Millersville bank teller said during a conference call. “I don’t ever want to rent again. The house doesn’t even have to have anything in it. I just can’t wait to get the keys and open the front door and let my baby run through it.”
During the 20-minute interview, Jones struggled to speak through the hoarseness that afflicted her performances Tuesday.
“I knew on Tuesday that I was hoarse, and I tried to sing past it,” Jones said. “When you’re on American Idol, you can’t just say, ‘I can’t sing this week.’”
Throughout the interview, Jones sounded variously philosophical, tired, overwhelmed and satisfied. Idol, of course, is the most-watched show on television, a show on which each contestant attracts a passionately devoted cadre of viewers.
“I need to work on my breath control,” she said. “As far as phrasing goes, I think I have that down. I also probably need to work on song selection.”
Not that the Idol experience didn’t have its lighter moments. On a previous broadcast, Jones and acerbic judge Simon Cowell famously smooched for the cameras.
Asked to rate Cowell as a kisser, Jones said, “He is a good kisser, and I would do it again. His lips were really soft and thin.”
She added that Cowell offered words of encouragement after she learned that she had finished fourth.
“Simon told me that he was really proud of me and that I am going to have a successful career,” she said.
I rooted for her, too. I, too, think Ms. Jones will have a successful career ahead of her. She has a lot of talent! Go KiKi!
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