In a recent video, Carrie Underwood reacts to an old clip from American Idol that shows Simon Cowell critiquing her Top Five performance. Looking back, the “Jesus, Take the Wheel” singer says she agrees with the note. And she’s not alone.
“Very good other than the fact that the performance was a little robotic,” Simon Cowell tells then-“American Idol” contestant Carrie Underwood of her performance. “You sang it beautifully.”
Reacting to the throwback clip, Carrie admits that the former Idol judge “wasn’t wrong.”
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood)
She recalls thinking at the time: “I don’t know if it’s the time to go out on a limb and do anything crazy, so picking something that you’re comfortable with and then trying to work with the staging. But then also, I consider myself a vocalist, like I want to sing things well. And if I ever try to think too much about what I’m doing on stage I feel like my vocals suffer.”
All this to say, with everything going through her mind during the performance, she agrees with Simon’s note, stating, “So he was not wrong in his assessment. It was kind of a half-compliment, half-not. But he was correct.”
SIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox
Carrie isn’t the only one who agrees with Simon’s critique.
“Of course he’s not wrong, he’s Simon! 😂 Love both! ❤️🔥❤️❤️” one fan commented on Instagram.
“He was always real,” wrote another.
Carrie ended the clip by poking fun at Simon. “Alright Simon, robotic then? Does this look a little more robotic to you?” she teased, while doing the robot.
Related: Carrie Underwood’s ‘American Idol’ Class Reunion Photo Is ‘Everything’
