Country Josh Gracin Explains ‘Idol’ Motivation

Ousted ‘American Idol’ Josh Gracin chatted with MTV News and explained his decision to try out for ‘American Idol’, even though his country sound didn’t fit in with other contestants from either season. “There’s [USA Network's] ‘Nashville Star’ and ‘American Idol.’ I chose ‘American Idol’ because there’s a larger audience and simply because of the fact that all the kids, you knew, were going to sing R&B or pop,” explained Gracin, who auditioned in California. “I knew if I went out there with something different that, one, I might have a little bit of an edge, and, two, I can hopefully win listeners over to the kind of music that I like. I listen to all kinds of music, but I try to incorporate and mix all the music that I like into country music and kind of make a new sound.” Read more.