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這篇報導讀起來真愉快，問的問題有趣，答案更有趣。重點如下：
＃大衛很會自得其樂，到外面走走或聽聽音樂他就覺得很開心了
＃本來連家人也不抱的，現在因為粉絲都要求抱抱，他也習慣了，誰要抱他就抱誰（好惨）
＃以前還怕照相，不過AI幫助他習慣了照相機，所以他說人是可以變的（這倒是真的）
＃儘管如此，他還是原來的他
＃第一次碰到Jason Mraz連話都說不出來，碰到Natasha Bedingfield和Sara Bereilles時好一點
＃不認為自己是名人
＃參加AI的時候每週就覺得自己要回家了，看起來平靜是因為他不斷的跟自己說，現在發生的都不是真的（太搞笑了吧）
＃還沒看到賺到的錢呢（如果有的話）
＃現在賺到錢就去買衣服，他說成名的代價就是要買一大堆衣服，不然就有人跟他說你這件上次穿過了（哈，我看搞不好他也來過我們私房幫了），本來都穿寬大的衣服，現在也會穿緊身褲了（緊身的好哪，大衛）
＃因為粉絲都很關心他的穿著（他果然了解了！），所以他也對穿著比較有概念了（做得好，大衛）
＃他認為自己是個soul pop artist（我們也這麼覺得）
＃第一張專輯是試驗各種不同的音樂形態，有些方向試過之後覺得不適合（那些到現在都沒唱過的就應該表示他覺得不適合了，例如desperate，falling）
＃表現情歌時總是設身處地，盡力體會，盡力傳達（你做的太棒啦，你一唱情歌你的粉絲都倒啦）
＃沒在找女朋友，在等那人出現（說的好）
＃可以和一個喜歡他音樂的女生約會，可是不會和一個看到他就尖叫的粉絲約會（有道理）
＃屬於健康陽光歌手的那派沒有讓他有壓力，他只是做自己，然後別人把他歸到健康的那類去了（再度非常有道理）
We’ve been fans of singing boy wonder David Archuleta right from his
very first appearance on American Idol so when we were given a chance
to the talented teen, the answer was a big yes followed by an excited
squeal. In Malaysia for a promo tour, the 18-year-old’s schedule was
considerably packed but when we met him, we couldn’t help but be
impressed by the way he carried himself despite his long day. David was
everything you saw on TV and more – immediately likable, contagiously
enthusiastic and cute as a button.
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How fun is it to be you right now?
I always have fun being me! [Laughs] I don’t know. I entertain myself
easily with simple things like just being outside or listening to
music.
Everyone we’ve spoken to has described you as cute and cuddly. Do you ever get tired of being called that?
Well, I don’t think I’m cute and cuddly! And what’s funny is before [ American Idol ], I didn’t used to give hugs to people.
Really?
Yes, but now I do because so many fans ask for hugs. I was like,
‘[Gives a look of disbelief] Why do you want a hug?’ I didn’t even give
my family members hugs! I just wasn’t a hug-gy person. And so it’s
funny because now I’ll hug anyone! I give hugs to my family and my
friends now.
Do they find that strange?
I think they find it funny but it shows how you can improve and grow
out of things. Like before, I used to be afraid of cameras too. So just
now, when all the photographers were taking pictures, I’d be out of the
room! There would be no way I would ever be in front of those cameras.
I was camera-phobic.
American Idol must have been really scary for you then.
During the first rounds, I felt really awkward doing interviews in
front of the cameras. Sometimes they’d be like right there [holds his
hands right in front of his face] and I would be like eyeing them and
going, ‘Erm...’ but I grew out of it. American Idol helped me get over
hugging and cameras! [Laughs] It helped me a lot.
Do you think you’re still the same David who started out in the audition rounds singing ‘Waiting On The World To Change’?
Yes. I think I am. And I still love ‘Waiting On The World To Change’. I love John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Sara Bareilles...
Have you met any of them?
I haven’t met John Mayer but I have met Jason and Sara!
Were you star struck?
Oh, yes. [Laughs] With Jason, I was like [gets excited, drops jaw and
just stares up in awe]. It was so scary; I didn’t know what to say! I
was so embarrassed but he was so nice. He’s such a cool guy. Natasha
Bedingfield – she’s another one who I really love – came on the show
and she said hi and I’ve ran into her a few other times after that and
I’ve become friends with her because she’s so cool. I was better when I
met Sara [laughs].
Do you consider yourself a celebrity?
I don’t consider myself a celebrity. That’s why it’s so weird to see
myself in magazines, on posters and stuff like that because it’s like,
‘What am I doing there?!’
Surely you had some expectations of what might happen when you auditioned for American Idol ?
None. I had no expectations. I thought I was going home. I really
didn’t think that I was going to get past the first rounds. I think
that it looked like I was calm because I just kept thinking, ‘This
isn’t really happening... [laughs]’ It just didn’t seem real.
And now you’re enjoying your new fame and fortune...
No, no fortune yet! Still waiting... if that ever happens [laughs]!
When you do get your fortune, what’s going to be your first big splurge?
If I get my fortune – I say that because there are a lot of people you
have to pay! – I don’t know, the one thing I do buy a lot of is
clothes. It’s weird because if I wear something in public again, people
will go, ‘You wore that three months ago!’ or ‘You wore that two weeks
ago!’. So that’s the price of fame – you have to keep buying clothes.
But I’ve been gaining an interest in it more. Before, I used to wear
big baggy clothes, I didn’t wear ‘Small’. These jeans [stands up and
shows us his jeans] were tight. Before, it had to be loose and stuff,
now it’s OK.
What were you trying to hide under those baggy clothes?
Er, little me? [Laughs] I’ve gotten a better sense of what I like to
wear too because, well, I have to. Everyone else cares! [Laughs] So I
have to too!
Well, your sense of fashion is very young like your music which is very fun pop. Do you think of yourself as a pop artiste?
Yes, I’ve always thought of myself as a pop artiste. I think I’m more
of a soulful pop artiste. I love music with soul in it like John Mayer,
Jason Mraz and Sara Bareilles.
Does your music reflect who you are?
I think it so because I love music. And that’s why it’s hard because
there are so many different sides to music and it shows so many
different sides of me but I think what ties it altogether is the way I
portray a song and how I sing it and put a little of my flavour into
each song. I definitely experimented with things on the first album and
there are things I never plan on doing again but it was a great
learning experience for me. I like to try new things and being a
teenager, I don’t want to settle on just one thing. I want to try what
this is like or what that is like. Generally, I consider myself a pop
artiste and I like heartfelt emotional music.
Well,
you’re singing about love – and yesterday, at the press conference, you
confessed that you’re still single and available – so where do you go
to tap into that emotion?
It depends. A lot of love songs that people write aren’t even about
themselves. And so it’s kind of like empathising and understanding what
they’re going through. That’s what a lot of music is about. I’ve always
tried to be an understanding person. Like my friends, they’ve always
been able to trust me. I’ve always made sure that I stayed honest and
stuff. So it’s always nice to know that my friends trusted me with
things. For a while, they even called me things like ‘Dr. Phil’ because
I always tried to understand what they’re going through even though I
hadn’t gone through it myself. And a lot of them would come to me with
relationship problems.
You were the resident expert on love!
No! [Laughs] I guess it’s because I tried to understand the situation
and I never took just one side. I always tried to understand both sides
and what other people went through. And I think that’s what has helped
me with music too – it’s understanding what the message of a song is
about and trying to get that across to other people, even if I didn’t
write it myself. But sometimes, if I’m singing a song I wrote, it’s
more awkward to express it because it’s my own story and I don’t know
if I want to express it or explain it that way.
Have you had many girlfriends?
No, I’ve never had a girlfriend. I’m waiting. I’m not really searching! [Laughs] I’m just waiting!
Would you date a fan?
[Thinks for a minute] I wouldn’t date someone who’s like all [makes a
hysterical noise] – that would be weird. It’d be hard to get to know
them because they think they know so much about you when there’s really
a lot that they don’t, you know? [Pauses] But I think it’d be awkward
if they weren’t a fan of your music or if they didn’t like your music
because it would be like [goes silent for a moment]. Awkward! [Laughs]
It’s the difference between a fanatical person and a fan. If it’s a fan
who just goes to the concert and is like, ‘Yeah, I like the music,’ and
stuff, yes, I could date someone like that.
Do
you feel pressured that you’re part of the new generation of clean-cut
musicians like the Jonas Brothers and Taylor Swift that are role models
to so many fans?
I think that’s so cool. How cool is it that Taylor Swift is not only
such an amazing artiste and songwriter but she makes music that
everyone can enjoy. I’m not really under a lot of pressure. I’m just
who I am and people say, ‘You’re clean-cut,’ and I go, ‘Thank you!’
So you take it as a compliment?
Yes, I think it is a compliment because I know that parents don’t have
to worry about my being a bad influence. I feel so bad if parents were
to say, ‘I don’t want my kids listening to him because he’s
inappropriate.’ I’d hate that because for my kids, I’d want them to
listen to good stuff that has a good influence on them. The emotions in
music are so contagious.
David self-titled debut album is in stores now
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