One of the things that imprinted the hunky singer on my mind was his amazing rock arrangements of several nonrock songs. Remember David Cook’s version of Mariah Carey’s “Always Be My Baby”? Superb! But the song that pushed him to the forefront of American Idol season 7 was version of Lionel Ritchie’s “Hello”. When asked by Weekender, “Did you think you’d be in this spot in your career?”, David Cook replied:

I always hoped for it. I’ve always been a hope for the best, expect the worst kind of person. I also knew, early on, that in this industry, not everyone makes it.

As for his thoughts that being able to play an instrument on American Idol helped him stand out, David Cook shares: “[It] Absolutely [helped me]. I’m not going to blow anyone’s mind by saying that I wasn’t the best singer last season. On pure vocal talent, you could look at Carly (Smithson) or Syesha (Mercado). What worked for me was showing other aspects of musicality — being able to play guitar and come up with my own arrangements. Without that, maybe I’m not even on the show.”

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