David's Quotes

• David: Music is such a powerful thing because it allows you to communicate with other people. To do that with so many people makes you feel really good.
• David: Syesha Mercado really is an amazing vocalist, and performer, and you know, so talented and it's so weird when she does one of the most unbelievable performances I've ever heard in my life and the judges are like, uh I don't know, and I'm like, Ok what is wrong with you, what's the problem, did you not just hear that? (laughs)
• David: It's always fun to have Carly [Smithson] and David Cook, and Michael Johns was a lot of fun to have around, it's sad he gone, and Ramiele [Malubay]. But, you know, it's just fun to have those big jokers. Carly and Cook are just really funny people. And then you have like Syesha who is really weird and crazy and, it's fun, they just make me laugh so hard I cry all the time.
• David: (about Idol school when Alaina and Alexandrea were voted off) It was really hard because we spent hours a day in a room to ourselves, getting really close. We all sit at one table. We bond.
• David: (his advice for future contestants) Remember to be yourself and remember throughout everything why you first wanted to do this.
• David: I [used to] go in my room and practice the songs I heard [American Idol]. I'd sing to myself in the mirror. I learned so much from watching, it's nuts. To actually be on the show is "way trippy."
• David: (when asked what he would change about himself) I wouldn't change anything. Even the minor things or problems are what influence who I am.
• David: It's fun to see the support that you get from your school and all your family, and friends, and stuff. It's really neat to see, you know, if they didn't know, so you can't tell them, so they're all like freaking out when they even found out I auditioned, cause I didn't even tell them, and they're all just like, "Why didn't you tell us?!", you know they're all mad at me. That's okay, cause I think they won't mind since they ecpecially saw me on the show, when they were always like, "You should be on that show!".
• David Archuleta: (about preparing for a performance) Before singing, I usually just kinda warm up, you know, just do a couple a verbal exercises, and say a prayer too. That's really helpful.
• David: I'm half-Honduran, and got to go to Honduras a few years ago with my family and see my mom's side of the family. I also sang at Carnaval there, a parade like Mardi Gras. It's also where my most embarrassing moment was.
• David: (about American Idol) I've definitely feel like there are things that can happen this year. And the show just opened so many doors for me and even if it's not winning American Idol, you know that's what I'm hoping for, but even more just hoping that I will be able to make a career.
• David: (about American Idol) The greatest thing that could come out of this is to launch my singing career. You know, being able to sing and become successful has always been my dream.
• David: I've had friends from California and stuff, and when they come to Utah, there like, "It's so freaky there, everyone's so nice and they'll say hi to you, even though they don't know who you are," and it's like "Yeah, people there are friendly." It's really cool.
• David: The best thing you can do to set yourself apart is just be yourself. If you're fake, you know people find out who you are later, it's like "Well that's not who we thought you were." Being yourself is where you feel most comfortable and people get, you know, they feel that connection the best. That's the best way to go. You always have to be yourself.
• David: (about song choices) It's always fun to take risks too with song choices and stuff, I usually try to pick a song that suits me. I'll think it through my head, its like, "Ok, well, does this song fit me?" Or you know, sometimes I'll want to take a risk with the song, you know it's a little different but I wanna show what I can do with it and you know, if I really like the song and it doesn't match me, I'll still maybe wanna try to make it my own and give it a shot.
• David: (about singing songs) If you don't connect with a song, then I don't see the point in singing it, but, you know, it at least has to be a fun song to sing and if it's fun to get into it too and it's a lot of fun to sing.
• David: You know, I like to smile a lot, like to hang out with my friends and you know, just like to do the normal things teenagers do, you know. I am normal, believe it or not, well I guess I have to second guess that. I guess I am pretty weird, but I am a teenager. I like to do the normal, every day things.
• David: (about whether it's intimdating being on American Idol) I haven't really thought about the other singers, you know, I've been more like "Ok, what am I going to be doing" you know. 'Cuz you have to think about how you're going to present yourself and want people, wanna show your stuff and who you are. And if you really worry about the other people, its like, well, you know, takes away who you are, you know showing your stuff and being yourself.
• David (about American Idol): This is such a big opportunity for us, you know. American Idol has made tons of dreams come true and to be able to have this opportunity finally is just awesome, you know. We're all just hoping that something will come out of this for our music and performing careers and to have this chance now, its really cool.
• David: You know, I've always doubted myself about my talent. I always thought everyone was kinda tone-deaf, and they're just trying to be nice to me 'coz I'm little.
• David: I was to sing at this charity event dinner thing and I lost my voice that night and in the middle of the song I just, I was struggling so bad and I just completely lost it and my mom came up and ran up and just grabbed the mike from me and finished the song for me and I was just like, "I want to die." I was so glad my mom was there, if she wasn't there I would have probably just ran away 'cuz that was just, I just felt horrible about that.
• David: The grossest thing I've ever eaten was this one fish soup my grandma made and I thought it was just disgusting. I couldn't keep it down first of all and it was just nasty and I don't remember anything good about it. It might have been healthy, but it's not worth that.
• David: The only job I ever had was over the summer when I was at Techiat Park Amphitheatre. That was a lot of fun just 'cuz you got to control the sounds. I got to work with some of my good friends, which was a lot of fun.
• David: My family has helped me with personally my dream by just always being there all the time, supporting me like all the way and just being good sports about it and I really appreciate that.
• David: Something that surprises a lot of people is usually the music I listen to just because it's so diverse and it would be like Hispanic music from my mom, you know I grew up listening to Hispanic music on my mom's side and then my dad listened to Jazz music and so I grew up with that and I just love Gospel music and you know, mostly I listen to Pop, and like Pop-Rock, but soulful music 'cuz it's just one of my favorites as well.
• David: I'm not really sure which American Idol contestant I would be compared to. I really liked how Elliott Yamin had a more soulful vibe to him and I can remember you know, like he'd sing… He sang I Don't Wanna Be by Gavin DeGraw and he just gave a lot of soul into that, I just thought that was really cool. And that's the kind of stuff I'd like to do you know. You know the pop music with a little soul into it, kinda' like John Mayer, you know he's awesome.
• David: One of my favorite performers is Michael Jackson just because you know, he's like the king of performing, he's amazing to watch and he has amazing songs, he's awesome.
• David: I wanna be the next American Idol because I just been loving music for so long. It's been-music's pretty much my life and just the power that's in music, it can do so much like it can change… It can change how I feel and just how everyone I'm singing to feels and how everyone just appreciates the music and stuff and uhmmm… being able to do that as a career is just a dream of mine and American Idol is the best opportunity for that to happen.
• David: If I don't become the next American Idol, I'm going to keep on singing 'cuz you know, that's why I'm here, I love to do it and I still wanna finish school 'cuz you know, that's pretty dang important, especially if this music stuff doesn't work out.
• David: When I found out that I made it to the top 24 it was just one of the best feelings I had ever had. It was like I was hired or something. It was just awesome because I just always wanted to be able to make it this far in the competition and now that I finally am able to, it's just an awesome feeling.
• David (when asked what other talents he has): I've taken a little piano and have written a few songs.
• David (when asked when he started to sing): Around the age of 7, and really started performing in front of people at 10.