Anyone with knowledge of American Idol knows about Simon Cowell and how he operates on the idea that “tough love” is the best way to determine whether or not a contestant has what it takes.
Well, lo and behold, it seems that Simon’s menacing personality has continued to haunt David to this day – or at least his subconscious. That’s right, in an interview with MTV earlier this year, David told the reporter that he had recently had a Simon Cowell nightmare!
What The Nightmare Was About
In his dream, David had decided to audition for another season of ‘Idol,’ believing that he would make it again because of his prior success and victory. But alas, after his audition performance, he was “reamed” off the stage by Simon and didn’t end up making it into the top 20.
“For some reason, that bothered me a little bit,” said David as he recounted the effect the dream had on him to MTV. “i got in front of Simon Cowell and he reamed me and i didn’t make it.”
When The Nightmare Occurred
Ironically, David had his dream while working on his newest album, ‘This Loud Morning,’ which was released back in June. In fact, much of the album and its tracks are derived from and inspired by dreams that David has had. If you find this hard to fathom, just pay attention to the lyrics and songs on ‘This Loud Morning’ and you may just get a taste of how and what David dreams.
Interesting Stat
That being said, people like you, I, and David, actually forget almost 95% of our dreams according to scientists. If this is the case, what kind of dreams has David had that he’s forgotten and left out of his album? It kind of makes you wonder what else goes on in David and his artistic mind…
Final Thought
Lastly, if you’re a struggling artist that is having problems coming up with things and ideas to sing about, you can always try what David did and sing about your dreams. Hey, it would be a start wouldn’t it? And who knows, you may just end up producing something that becomes your best work.
Just remember to jot down your dreams as soon as you wake up, ’cause their pretty “fleeting” by nature.