In the description under the video on YT, Jax wrote this:
Quote:First of all, I just want to start off by saying thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you SO much to everybody who has supported me throughout my psychotic journey. I know I've been MIA for a minute. Turns out I was going through a lot and I needed to collect my thoughts and write it all out on paper. So I did...And I was incredibly nervous about sharing this. It took a lot of courage to put this song out, because I have no idea how everyone will react. I don't want anybody to get the wrong idea. I am beyond grateful for my experience this past year. The love and support has been surreal and an absolute dream come true. I would do it all again in a heartbeat. I've made the best friends, a whole new family, and most importantly I found all of you guys. You've helped me heal, you've inspired me to grow as an artist and a person, and you make me feel empowered. That being said, I feel that it's really important for me to be honest with all of you. To me, that's what art is. Honesty. So as we enter the new year, I want to share my story with all of you. It's the closest I can give you to a backstage pass. So before I move on and turn the page into my next chapter, I need this closure. I know not everyone will agree with me or like what I'm doing. But, I feel like God put me on this planet to make a difference...To make people think and see what the naked eye sometimes can't. It's my job as a songwriter to write from the real and not-so-comfortable places in my heart and I hope I can inspire other people to embrace their Broken Road. I love you guys and I owe you my world. Thank you for giving me this therapeutic opportunity. Onward and upward...To 2016.
This is my truth.
Lyndsey Parker article from January
Quote:Jax Throws Serious Shade at ‘American Idol’ in ‘La La Land’ Video
Wednesday’s American Idol Season 15 kick-off episode may have been a nostalgic affair, but last season’s third-placer, pop-rocker Jax, isn’t exactly feeling the love. The same day as Idol’s premiere, she released her debut video, “La La Land,” scathing sendup filled with pointed, not-so-subtle commentary about her own emotional Idol experience.
The video – which features cameos by Season 9’s Didi Benami and Jax’s Season 14 co-stars Rayvon Owen, Daniel Seavey, Michael Simeon, Adam Ezegelian, and Sal Valentinetti as micromanaging talent show stagehands – depicts Idol’s behind-the-scenes chaos. The most eyebrow-raising moments: when Jax is abruptly kicked off the set and escorted out by security (an obvious reference to the totally uncool and unceremonious way in which she was booted off the show last season), and a voiceover at the end that implies Season 14 was rigged and votes were tossed out....
http://lyndsey-parker.tumblr.com/post/13...idol-in-la
