The Mikey Show on Rock 105.3 FM in San Diego interviewed ‘American Idol’ season six finalist Sanjaya Malakar on Wednesday (June 6). He talked about the Bill Vendall prank, the noises in his room, if he thought he would ever win ‘Idol’, feeling it was tacky and juvenile how people handled the story of her mother’s marijuana arrest, what’s next for him, and his celebrity mentors. Afterwards, they all gave him a hard time and assumed he was stoned during the interview because he was having a hard time forming sentences, was soft-spoken and mumbling, and seemed distracted – which is typical of most Sanjaya interviews. Download and listen here.

Sanjaya Malakar was spotted out explaining that his “real” name is Bill Vendall, and that he is an art student at the Rhode Island School of Design. The ‘American Idol’ finalist said he “created” Sanjaya as part of his thesis, explaining, “The character was part of a larger art installation.” Watch the clip below.

‘American Idol’ castoff Sanjaya Malakar visited ‘Rachael Ray’ on Monday (May 14), where he talked about being chased by paparazzi, advice he got from Jennifer Lopez, the remaining contestants, and the upcoming ‘Idol’ tour. Watch the interview at YouTube.