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Adam Castelli reacts to the news from Ben Mulroney that he is the first competitor to be eliminated from the Top 10. 
Adam Castelli smiles after getting praise from the judges on the Top 10 Performance Show. |
Adam Castelli 'rides out' on high note
Updated Fri. Jul. 18 2008 11:29 AM ET
Sheri Block, CTV.ca
Adam Castelli is 'riding out' from Canadian Idol on a high note.
The rock singer from Hamilton, Ont., is referring to his rendition of David Bowie's "Rebel Rebel" that started with him entering the stage on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle and ended with rave reviews from the judges.
"I feel a little surprised to be honest but that's just the way it goes. The good thing is I left my best performance on the stage yesterday so that's really the most important thing to me," said Castelli, shortly after his elimination.
"Actually I feel great because if I did a lousy performance then there would be so much mulling over it and that wouldn't sit well but the fact that I killed it and I know I did well, there was just not enough votes, what can you do about that?"
Castelli auditioned for Canadian Idol in his home city of Hamilton, where he works as a carpenter with his brother.
He has been praised by the judges for bringing a rock element to the show and staying true to himself when he performs.
Adam agreed that this was something he was most proud of.
"The fans and the e-mails I did get from the show were always saying, 'Oh you're something new for the show, you're something we've never seen' so I knew that I was a little outside the box for the show and to make it that far doing that is pretty damn cool," said Adam.
"I tried some different things, did some hip hop, Wyclef, rode a motorcycle on stage, so needless to say, I didn't hold it in, which was good and maybe that edge is just a little too sharp for this demographic. But I'm totally ok with that because I didn't water myself down."
Adam plans to take some time to decompress after Idol and then get back to working on songs.
"It's been a great ride, the lessons I've learned have been so valuable and the list goes on from how to be a professional (to) being on live television ... the lessons that I've learned now are going to be the tools for me to continue on with my career. So it's exciting in a way. Now I kind of feel liberated to really go do my thing."
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