Scotty McCreery has confessed that he hopes to "separate" himself from American Idol.
The 17-year-old, who was crowned the winner of the competition's tenth season last month, told AOL's The Boot that he hopes to overcome the stigma that can often be associated with beginning a music career on reality TV.
"It's a lot of pressure. Just the title of American Idol is something that people can look up to. I'm not Saint Scott, I'm not Mr Perfect but I want to be that role model," he explained.
"I want to go down the same road that Carrie Underwood did - kinda separate myself from Idol. Because when you think of Carrie Underwood now, you don't think, 'American Idol Season Four winner', you just think, 'Carrie Underwood'. I want to cross that bridge. There's a lot of pressure and work that goes into it, but I'm looking forward to it."
McCreery went on to say that he had no doubts about his ability to do well on Idol despite being a country singer, adding: "I have that old flavor in my songs and old sound, but you've gotta keep it contemporary in today's world. I didn't feel like I was the underdog, I just felt like I was being me and I was anxious to see where that took me."
McCreery recently insisted that he would not abandon his country roots and would make a record in the genre.Source URL: http://collectors45.blogspot.com/2011/06/scotty-mccreery-to-separate-self-from.html
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