How hard was it to sing a chipper song like “Knock on Wood” after being eliminated?
You were so gracious to go down to the judges while performing and crying at the same time. Lindsey: It was definitely hard, especially after I watched that clip montage, and I turned around and Ryan handed me the microphone. I was like, “OK, what do I do with this thing?” Then the music started and I had that lump in my throat, but I just had to swallow it and give America one last impression of me. It’s not easy, but we’re reaching to be stars, so if you have a show to do, you do it, no matter how bad you feel. If I start crying, I start crying…. TVG: Were you shocked that Nikko Smith — who was only there because Mario quit — got to stay? Lindsey: Well, no, because one performance can do you in. That’s probably what happened to Nikko. He came back and he did an awesome job, so I’m glad that he’s still in. We were glad to have him back. We’re still sad that Mario left, but we do respect him. That was a tough decision that he had to make, but if he has personal reasons, we support hi
