Haley and NOJO perform Led Zeppelin, Queen & Nirvana Nov. 13, 2014

[Tusk]

I happened onto Irvin's Blog, probably related to that interview he did when Haley was in NOJO for the HOB show:

Student posts about their reaction about her interview, meeting Haley and seeing her at the show:

Revisiting this, I like the new comments since I posted it about Haley from people not in the "Idol Bubble" about their first impressions of her compared to after hearing from her.... Looks like there were quite a few WTF! moments

UniqueS
December 2nd, 2014 on 8:03 pm
Im so excited to be writing about Haley Reinhart! I didnt know too much about her except that SHE ROCKS! Her music is amazing and seems like such a down to earth person. I admire the fact that she is a young woman that had a dream and actually followed through with it and keeping it up. She is a true inspiration to young women like myself. Her music is awesome too!

JosephA
December 2nd, 2014 on 8:12 pm
Unfortunately, I was not in class to hear Ms. Reinhart speak. Fortunately, she is famous and I can look her up and listen to her sing. She has an absolutely amazing voice. I looked up her American Idol performances and how she didn’t win, which amazes me, and she blew me away with her voice. She is a very pretty woman. After reading everyone else’s blogs about her I definitely regret missing class that day.

Jade
December 3rd, 2014 on 4:58 am
OK, here’s the truth: I did not enjoy this interview. I do not watch American Idol either. I had never heard the girl’s name mentioned before. I really really wish that Prof. Mayfield would have asked different questions instead of focusing on her experience on American Idol. I understand that he assumed we would be very curious and interested in hearing about the process and what it’s really like for the contestants. Sure, go ahead; tell us a bit about it. Give us a “backstage scoop” if you will… but then tell us more about your musical inspirations and aspirations. Who is Hailey Reinhart? Why does she sing? What would she change about all this? Does she plan to do this forever? How famous is she planning to become? I don’t know… There are a million things more interesting than American Idol. I am sure there is MUCH more to this person than her appearance on that show.

That being said, Hailey is the sweetest! I must admit I have listened to her songs a couple of times. I do not usually listen to music like hers, but I admire and enjoy her voice. Her next album is something to look forward to, though. She said she would be experimenting with different, more soultry sounds. Like a couple of others, I was also at the House of Blues watching her sing with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. Her voice is delightful. I know I pretty much said that already, but I will say it a third time if I have to. She is a beautiful person on the inside and outside. Hailey has a glamorous yet cute way about her… even when she is performing! Don’t get me wrong, the girl can bring it on stage, but she has the whole “adorable diva” thing down.

Having Hailey at our class was refreshing. She was completely different from every single other guest we had this semester. I wish we could have done more with that.

Marion Wineinger
December 3rd, 2014 on 1:55 pm
She is such a power house! Every guest has given valuable insight into the working world, but all of the guests so far are established in their careers and it was refreshing to be able to listen to someone who is in the beginning of their career, like Haley. She gave great insight into how to maneuver the world as a young adult. She is authentic and surrounds herself with authentic people; it seems that’s the only way she’s survived in the cut throat music industry. I also enjoyed that she emphasized that “you know your worth. You can turn down that million dollar contract if you don’t want it.”
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I agree with Jade to a certain degree, I definitely have no intention of auditioning for American Idol, so I wasn’t interested in the auditioning process, but I was interested to know how the show actually worked. I’ve never watched American Idol regularly, even at the peak of its popularity, but I am interested in the way reality television works. She got to have such a unique experience, few people in the world have that kind of opportunity so it was interesting to hear what she had to say. However, I definitely found her stories about her struggles as an artist and her drive to continue to be an authentic person more interesting. Now whenever I see a new single released by a popular artist, I think of Haley’s comment that those artists aren’t really in the industry for the long haul; they just want the quick buck. She said, “Those that release a full body of work, those will be the ones that stick around.” I had never really thought about the music industry like that before, but she’s right. I forget about the singles released by pop idols and keep going back to the bands that tell full stories. It’s important for us to do the things that fulfill us and sent good vibes out into the universe.

...LynB
December 3rd, 2014 on 5:05 pm
...After spending the time with her I wanted to both find out more and to listen to as much of her music as possible.

I hope her star continues to brighten, she continues to be the positive role model she is and she continues to share encouragement and energy for those coming up behind her.

DesireeH
December 5th, 2014 on 2:00 pm
My first impression of Haley was “wow, she’s so pretty and put together.” She naturally has this shine to her with the way she carries herself. It was really hard to look at her too long, I thought I was going to go blind.
To my surprise she was actually a very sweet, modest and talented girl. Most of the interview was spent with her talking about the technical ins and outs of American Idol. How she was rejected the first time she auditioned and then by the next season she made it all the way to the finalists.
That really made me think because at first they didn’t think she was good enough for the show but she persevered past all the other contestants to the very end.
What was really remarkable to me was the fact that she was aiming for 3rd place. That really stopped me in my tracks because I thought you had to be ruthlessly ambitious to make it far in American Idol. I figured most of the contestants had tunnel vision for the top when people audition so for Haley to say she was happy and expected to get 3rd place was really surprising to me.
Finally, Haley is a remarkably humble young woman who has competed with the best and made it to the top. She has a lot to be proud of but doesn’t come off as narcissistic at all. I wasn’t even expecting to like her but by the end of the interview I was inspired by her. Just goes to show that not all people get famous and let it go to their heads.

Take that Haters

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Congrats Babbs, you made it into Haley's Twitter Favorites

Haley Reinhart favorited your tweet
Tusk @HaleysTusk · 9h 9 hours ago
Babbs' closer up video of @HaleyReinhart @IrvinMayfieldJr #NOJO
"The Man Who Sold The World": http://youtu.be/iJxBaNe7zYI

Haley must've really enjoyed your vid, Babbs, she favorited a second tweet I posted with your vid in it

Haley Reinhart favorited your tweet
Tusk @HaleysTusk · Nov 30
@HaleyReinhart @IrvinMayfieldJr #NOJO cover #Nirvana cover #DavidBowie
"The Man Who Stole the World" #Babbs' video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJxBaNe7zYI …