Cowell told Entertainment Weekly that "if Ruben had had Bridge Over Troubled Water on his record, he'd have had the No. 1.''
Your fans approach buying your album as an act of faith.
And I don't use that phrase lightly in the context of someone who takes his faith as seriously as you do. You have your flock. You have your revolutionaries. Where are you going to lead them?
I thought Pamela had some very good points about this article, but over all I think its a good article with some merit. The main thing I think this writer overlooked was, as Pamela said, Clay is just 6 months out of AI! He using, and should be, AI as a springboard.
I really like MOAM and I think Clay did take some mediocre songs and make them memorable, but it is NOT the greatest album ever. But it is a great FIRST effort. This writer is correct. He has yet to forge his path. This article would have had a bit more validity if it were written a year or two from now. Give him time!