Clay Aiken Talks About Concert Special, Wake Co. School Board
Dressed in a blue button down shirt and blue jeans, Clay Aiken sat down for an interview with NBC17 Thursday at the Progress Energy Center.
Right off the bat when we met, that southern hospitality shined through. He introduced himself and that North Carolina accent came out. He had already done a few interviews before hand so he was ready to talk about his one-night only concert and his fans.
Aiken and his peeps had announced in February that he will perform a one-night only special event to help kick off the release of his new album “Tried and True” and that this concert will be taped which will air sometime in June on PBS.
Within minutes of tickets going on sale, they sold-out. Many of those tickets were bought by some of Aiken’s most loyal fans who said they will travel across the country to see him perform, something he hasn’t done in quite some time.
“It’s always a surprise when folks are willing to put so much effort forth,” said Aiken.
He was just as much surprised as he was flattered that his fans will travel to see him and is always appreciative for their support.
Among his fans in attendance, Clay said some family and some of his biggest supporters will also be in attendance.
“Quite a few of my teachers are gonna be here, too,” he said excitedly.
Aiken said the album and concert are a product of months of preparation and hopes his fans will have a good time. His concert will take place Friday, March 12 at 7 p.m. at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium.
Click on the video below for the raw interview with Clay Aiken. He talks about his views on the Wake County School Board as well as his opinion on gay rights.
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Erica……..loved the interview. Thank you for letting Clay talk. It is always good to hear an intelligent person.
Apparently you don’t have free speech in North Carolina. I posted something a wee bit negative about Clayton last night
and some other posters agreed with me. (I pointed out that his Raleigh concert is NOT sold out, and that he is a chronic liar.)This morning I see that you deleted all comments which pointed out that he is not The Second Coming of Christ.
Erica: Please return to English 101. Your sentence structure is horrible. If you’re going to put yourself forward as a reporter, then don’t post articles that make you look like you couldn’t hack 6th grade grammar.
I’ve listened to this interview about six times now and, IMHO, Clay did a great job responding honestly to the questions asked. The interviewer was most respectful, yet direct; she did an excellent job.
As Opal stated, Clay is a very intelligent person and it’s always a pleasure to hear him speak. He has always been a staunce supporter of his home town Raleigh and, till now, has never focused on negative issues happening there. In some ways, He may be a trifle naive in his expectations from his fellow residents…that they always mean well, that they are always supportive of each other etc. Local forums show otherwise.
Au contraire, Patty, Clay is NOT a chronic liar; he is also NOT prejudiced, he stands up for the oppressed, he defends the rights of others. He has a right to be the person he is. He’s also dedicated to the inclusion of children with disabilities into activities long exclusive to them. Raleigh should be exceedingly proud of Clay Aiken.
Thank you Erica for this excellent interview with Clay. Lots of luck to you, Clay!
To “Moral Person” and “Patty” – What a shame that some people look at Clay and see merely a gay man. Clay’s fans support HIM, for all he is – intelligent, well-spoken, talented, activist for the rights of all children. He also happens to be gay. It is one small faction of who he is. Certainly NOT the “second coming of Christ.” I doubt he’d want to be thought of that way. The only ones who see him as that are the ones who don’t like him anyway. His fans know better. What we DO see is all the things I mentioned above. Being gay should never come into play when judging a person, because it has nothing to do with who the person is. Clay is a public figure and always conducted himself respectfully in the public eye and he certainly has nothing to be ashamed of. It’s no more a faction of a person than having green eyes or red hair. It’s all part of who he is. I thought he was a good man before he came out and I still do. Nothing about the man has changed. A little knowledge can sometimes be deadly. If he was a good man before he came out, guess what? He’s still a good man because nothing has changed. He was always gay; the public just didn’t know it. Public opinion may have changed, but Clay hasn’t.
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Thanks for deleting our posts. Its nice to figure out that NBC17 is a liberal station that doesn’t care about proper family values and endorses gays. Go ahead and delete this one also!