"Came on here to follow my dream, becoming a famous singer." "Welcome to San Diego!" "Tonight we're coming to you from the historic USS midway." "Docked in the port of San Diego." "Let the battle to find the next superstar begin." "This is American idol!" "Welcome aboard the aircraft carrier USS midway, 74,000 tons of American steel and the pride of the U.S. Navy, for 47 years." "And I know what you're asking." "What are we doing here?" "We're putting her back in comission, as central command for the American idol auditions." "I like this, the USS midway." "I love that Idol last year took it over the top." "Kept asking, "what are you gonna do to beat last year?"" "Well..." "At the helm and ready for action is America's most elite team of judges." "We see a lot of people here already," "So the nerves are kicking." "Back on shore, thousands wait for their chance to board the Midway" "And join the legends of America's most prestigious singing competition." "American idol, Season 11." "This is my city!" "I mean, honestly, there better be so many good people." "For some, their journey began days ago." "Bye, daddy, I love you." "Bye." "I'm now sitting on an airplane next to a lady that" "Doesn't believe me that I'm going down to audition for American idol." "Why do you not believe me?" "Because I've never met anyone" "Who's auditioned for American Idol who's actually made it." "Now she has." "And apparently, auditions are on the boat, I'm guessing." "Whoa!" "Oh, my gosh!" "San Diego, look at this." "Hey, we got a ride tonight to get out of here quick." "Yeah, we'll go on the..." "Is there somebody in there?" "It's looking like a perfect start to San Diego..." "Almost." "We find out now we're over the airport?" "What?" "Today, did you not think there'd be jets flying over top?" "Yeah!" "What are you singing?" "But nothing can stop this mission." "The contestants are ready, and the judges are feeling the need for speed." "All right." "Let's go." "And our first contestant of the day is feeling the need for a morale boost." "I would call myself a patriot." "I am just all American." "Look at me." "Just perfect." "If singing wasn't your path, what'd you be doing?" "I don't really want to do anything else but singing, but if I had to, I would definitely choose working with animals or kids." "I think animals would like you." "Yeah." "When I walk in the room, I hope the male judges are kind of shocked." "I love Jennifer Lopez, but I mean, I'd rather get two votes than one." "Good luck." "All right." "All right, you can just head up the stairs." "Unfortunately, we have to take a shot." "Sorry, we didn't get it." "Could you...?" "One more." "Did we get that?" "No." "We didn't get that." "One more." "Head on up." "Nice to meet you." "Nope, didn't..." "No, we got it." "Oh." "Now, what are you wearing, exactly?" "Uh, well, this is American Idol, so I decided to be a little patriotic." "And it was hot today, so I was like, "Well, I could tan at the same time."" "Steven, you want to just really see what's going on?" "Yeah, let me just check that out." "Okay." "Yeah, just a check." "Don't you know it's against the law to be that cute?" "Steven." "Uh, what are you gonna sing, baby?" "Um, "With You" by Jessica Simpson." "Okay." "♪ The real me, ♪" "♪ Is a Southern girl, ♪" "♪ With her levis on, ♪" "♪ And an open heart, ♪" "♪ I never felt so beautiful, ♪" "♪ Baby, as I do now, ♪" "♪ Now that I'm with you. ♪" "Okay, okay." "I think your voice lacks the fire that your getup has." "You gotta, like, you know what I mean?" "See, honestly, to come in dressed like that you've got to, like, just really blow us away." "If she would have came dressed in something, from here to there, it wouldn't matter." "Your voice still has to be up to par with everybody else." "Yeah, it's got to be up to par, but I'm saying, especially like that." "Really?" "Let me sing "Hero" by Mariah Carey." "Carey." "That's a better..." "Really?" "That shows off my voice more." "No, I promise." "Okay, I'll make you a deal." "If it's not good, we don't even have to comment." "You're just gonna go, all right?" "Okay, so I'm gonna stay here after I sing it." "Okay." "♪ There's an answer, ♪" "♪ If you reach into your soul, ♪" "♪ And the sorrow that you know, ♪" "♪ Will melt away, ♪" "Hmm." "Mm-mm." "The problem is, is she should have wore a red bikini." "That's the problem." "So San Diego starts with a bust." "Well, at least you've made an impact." "Yeah, hopefully." "I won't wear this next time." "Yeah." "Who is really thinking what around here?" "You don't have to pretend for me, Steven." "Uh... no, I wasn't thinking that." "Liar." "At all." "Liar." "I just looked." "I was taking it apart with my eyes." "There's love and support all around..." "You okay?" "Yeah." "Although apparently none for me." "After the break, the judges adore the San Diego talent." "Best today." "Best in a while." "Wow." "Wow." "Yes!" "I might have to move to San Diego, it's so good." "But later..." "Wow." "The noise in this Southern California city..." "Pushes the judges to the edge." "♪ Hey now, ♪" "Yo, yo." "♪ Fly high and... ♪" "Oh, my God." "Welcome back to the USS Midway and the San Diego auditions." "It's 12:00 noon, and the contestants meet the most of the morning wait." "Before their chance in front of the judges." "Up on deck, Steven takes a chance with our censors." "There was a fellow named Frick." "And you know where we're going with this one." "What, Steven?" "Aw, [Bleep]." "Oh!" "Hopefully Steven can keep things family friendly for" "Single mom Ashley Robles." "I am 26-years-old, and I'm a mom, an insurance account manager, and I'm also a DJ." "My daughter Tara just turned five." "It's a little tough, you know, trying to carry everything on your own." "There are a lot of bills I have to pay." "It got so bad that I picked up, like, five jobs at one point." "At night, I would do gigs at clubs." "I'm going to the audition." "This opportunity would make it a lot easier for us." "I..." "I'm gonna be in the show with my mom." "You are?" "Are you gonna be an American Idol?" "I'm gonna be a dancer." "You're gonna be a dancer?" "She wants to be my backup dancer." "All right." "So mom can sing and you can backup dance." "Is that a good plan?" "Yay, I like it." "Come on in." "Ah, this is amazing." "It's nice in here, huh?" "It is." "So what's your name?" "Ashley." "And where are you from?" "I'm from San Diego, California." "What do you do around here?" "I've got a five-year-old daughter." "Oh, boy." "Wow." "She's out there, waiting for me." "And what do you sing to her all the time?" "She likes "On the Floor" by J.Lo." "Oh, yeah." "That's that one, right there." "Yeah, you know what I'm talking about?" "On the floor." "What are you gonna sing for us today?" "Um, "I Will Always Love You", by Whitney Houston." "Okay." "♪ I hope, ♪" "♪ Life treats you kind, ♪" "♪ And I hope, ♪" "♪ You have all you dreamed of, ♪" "♪ And I wish you joy, ♪" "♪ And happiness, ♪" "♪ But above all this, ♪" "♪ I wish you love, ♪" "Oh, yeah." "♪ And I, ♪" "♪ Will always, ♪" "♪ Love you, ♪" "♪ I will always, ♪" "Nice." "♪ Love you, ♪" "♪ I will always, ♪" "♪ Love you, ♪" "♪ I, ♪" "♪ I will always, ♪" "♪ Love you, ♪" "Very nice, very nice." "Very nice." "Very nice." "Wow, wow." "Unreal." "Yo, that's how you audition, right?" "That's what I'm talking about" "Shoot." "Yeah, what?" "Where you been all this time?" "You know, I've been at home, being a mom, doing things." "Gotta pay the bills." "You know, I've got to work." "I feel you, man, I feel you." "But you've got that great voice right there, natural." "Thank you." "Wow, so natural." "Wow." "Knocked me out." "Ashley Robbins, you're gonna be big" "Oh, my God." "That means so much coming from you guys." "Mm-hmm." "Shall we, uh, on a count of three." "One, two, three." "Yes!" "Hollywood." "You're going to Hollywood!" "Hollywood." "You got the Hollywood." "Wow, wow." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Wow." "She was great." "Finally back to sea level." "Yeah." "Yeah." "This pacific ocean is rockin'." "My mom's going to Hollywood." "As Ashley celebrated with her new backup dancer..." "Songwriter Jerah Gibson hopes to drum up his own golden ticket." "Does he have the voice?" "He certainly has the words." "I was literally told that I was not able to write, like, just be a singer." "You can't write." "You can't sing." ""All you can do is sing."" "There's no "B" plan." "The reason why there's no "B" plan," "Because if you put energy into another plan," "You will never be able to succeed your first plan." "So I have one goal." "My one goal is to succeed," "My life goal, which is to be an artist," "Which is to be the next American Idol" "Oh, yeah." "Uh-oh." "Come on." "I'm all excited, I'm excited." "I finally got a chance to see you guys." "You guys look dope." "I'm excited to be here." "I'm so excited to be here right now" "What's your name, man?" "My name is Jerah Gibson." "So tell me about you, man." "What do you do?" "Man, I'm an RB and pop artist." "Uh, I write songs as well." "I wrote Miss Jennifer a song one day" "What's the name of it?" "It's called "Shake Your Moneymaker"." "Sing a chorus." "♪ She could do it like this, ♪" "♪ She can do it like that, ♪" "Booyah!" "♪ Bring it all around like, ♪" "♪ And bring it right back, ♪" "♪ Shake shake, ♪" "♪ Shake shake my moneymaker, ♪" "♪ Shake shake, ♪" "♪ Shake shake my moneymaker, ♪" "That's for me." "Oh!" ""Shake your moneymaker"." "What are you saying is her moneymaker?" "Her moneymaker." "What are you trying to say, dog up in here?" "She can make a new dance." "She could say any..." "She could make anything." "A new dance?" "She has a moneymaker." "She's a moneymaker, I'll tell you right there." "All right, now." "I try to do what I can." "All right, what you singing, man, come on?" "I'm gonna sing, uh," "Musiq Soulchild, "Just Friends"." "Do it." "Uh-huh." "♪ Girl, I know, ♪" "♪ This might seem strange, ♪" "♪ But let me know, ♪" "♪ If I'm out of order, ♪" "♪ For stepping to you this way, ♪" "♪ See, I've been watching you, ♪" "♪ For a while, ♪" "♪ And I just gotta, ♪" "♪ Let you know, ♪" "♪ I'm really feeling, ♪" "♪ Your style, ♪" "♪ 'Cause I have to know, ♪" "♪ Your name, ♪" "♪ I just want to know, ♪" "♪ Your name, ♪" "♪ And maybe sometime, ♪" "♪ We can hook up, ♪" "♪ Hang out, ♪" "♪ Just chill, ♪" "I love it, man." "Oh, yo." "What is going on in San Diego?" "Jennifer!" "Listen, I thought you were mad, mad good, dude." "Oh, thank you so much." "Thank you so much." "I really appreciate you..." "I mean, like, we ain't had, like, a real, like, RB star from here in a long time." "That's what I like is, I like people to come in here that are ready to make records." "Yeah." "Steven, what you think, man?" "I think the same thing." "It was great." "Oh, thank you so much." "Beautiful." "Bless you, bless you." "The whole ball of wax, man." "Oh, man, thank you so much." "I thought it was really good." "I look forward to seeing you sing more melodic songs instead of more rhythmic songs, you know what I mean?" "So I'm gonna say yes." "I'm gonna say yes too." "Steven?" "I'm gonna say yes, you're the whole package." "Hollywood, baby!" "Yes!" "I got a gold, gold, gold ticket!" "Jerah." "Jerah." "They enjoyed my presence." "I feel great just to..." "I feel great just to just... just to just... oh, I'm speechless right now!" "I got a ticket to Hollywood." "It's golden!" "That's like the golden ticket from Charlie, uh, to the... the... the factory." "The..." "Charlie... what is it called?" "Jerah may have been at a loss for words, but as the morning progressed, the judges had plenty to say." "Welcome to Hollywood!" "Yes, you're going to." "Hollywood!" "Look what I got!" "I say yes." "Jennifer, what?" "You're going to Hollywood." "As more and more golden tickets were sent below deck, the San Diego auditions reached new heights." "Oh, my God!" "We're on an aircraft carrier right now." "Good to see he still knows where he's." "Up next, the girls shine in San Diego." "It's all gorgeous." "I love the voice, I love the look, I love everything about it" "Andlater,whileone  contestant tries to put his family name on the map..." "We love each other more than anything in the world." "Another tries to make a name for herself." "Does father know you're here?" "Father does know I'm here." "Who's father?" "Welcome back to Idol." "Our so-Cal auditions are cruising, thanks to one important fact." "I got the gold!" "San Diego rocks!" "As the good times rolled on dry land, our next contestant waited patiently on deck." "My name is Aubrey deckermyer." "I'm 20 years old." "Today, my mom, my dad, and my little sister came with me." "My mom is definitely someone I look up to, so the fact that she's here, supporting me with my dream and me becoming a singer in, you know, America's next top model has definitely..." "Encouraged me." "Next top model?" "To become America's next idol." "America's..." "America's next top model." "I just want to be a model, okay?" "Uh, having the opportunity today to become, um, America's... americ..." "God, what the [Bleep]?" "Hello." "Hi." "How are you?" "Good." "Hey, hi, what's your name?" "Aubrey deckermyer." "Love that name." "How old are you?" "I'm 20." "Yeah?" "And where are you from?" "San clemente, California." "What do you do there?" "I'm a receptionist." "You do what?" "I'm a receptionist." "What are you gonna sing for us today?" "Feeling good by Michael buble." "Good." "Please." "♪ Birds flying high, ♪" "♪ you know how I feel, ♪" "♪ sun in the sky, ♪" "♪ you know how I feel, ♪" "♪ birds drifting on by, ♪" "♪ you know how I feel, ♪" "♪ it's a new dawn, ♪" "♪ it's a new day, ♪" "♪ it's a new life, ♪" "♪ for me, ♪" "♪ and I'm feelin', ♪" "♪ good, ♪" "♪ and I'm feelin', ♪" "♪ good, ♪" "♪ oh, whoa, ♪" "Wow." "Wow." "Wow." "I love all the sweet parts in your voice." "Crazy, crazy." "You're really, really good." "Thank you." "And the runs and everything." "It was just... it had such a pretty sound to it." "Thank you." "I like your voice, you know what I mean?" "Me too." "I think, uh, you lose a little power in the upper range." "That's something you can work on." "Uh-huh." "But you've got a really good, natural talent." "Because when you do the runs, to have them connect naturally and feel good means you have to be able to naturally do that with your voice." "But I like you, I really do." "Thank you." "What do you think, Jennifer," "Steven?" "I liked it too, a lot." "I haven't heard anybody sing with that kind of flavor in their voice." "Thank you." "And it was beautiful." "And you know, it's interesting, 'cause you did go upstairs and it was a very thin, high voice, and then you went back up and nailed it full on." "I just love it." "It's all gorgeous." "I love the voice, I love the look, I love everything about it." "We should vote." "Let's vote." "Let's vote." "Okay, I say yes." "I say yes too." "What do you say?" "Yes." "I say yes." "We have four yeses." "Wow!" "Hollywood!" "Thank you so much." "Nice." "After the break..." "Aah-oow!" "Although it's not her first time on television..." "I wanted to meet you." "Yeah." "Our next contestant certainly gives our judges a memorable first impression." "Hey, hey, hey, hey." "Whoa!" "Oh, gosh, I can't believe I just did that." "My name is Allie shields." "I'm 19, and I'm from lodi," "California." "The reason why I tried out for." "American idol is because I got on the Ellen degeneres show." "We love Ellen." "She was on our show for a while and one of our good friends." "What did you do to get on her show?" "I wrote her a song, saying how much I wanted to meet her." "Ellen degeneres called me up onstage." "She surprised me." "And I got to meet her." "You have a really good voice, but that's not what you're... you're just kind of... you were playing around?" "I just like to do it." "Uh-huh." "And I wanted to meet you." "Yeah." "And then she sent me to the." "American music awards to interview celebrities." "Well, let me tell you something that nobody knows about Allie." "She has never been kissed." "Are you trying to break that right now, tonight, today?" "All right, come here." "Your first kiss was Usher?" "Well, technically, my first kiss was Mike posner." "Let's, uh, let's go for three and four." "Here." "He has soft lips." "Just kiss him." "Aw, come on." "This one's just a little wild." "Good luck." "I really didn't sing in front of anyone until, like, a year ago." "So, uh, this is kind of new." "Ellen inspired me and made me think that anything was possible, so I was like, " why not try out for American idol?"" "Aah-oow!" "Hi." "Come on." "What's your name?" "I'm Alexis shields." "Why are you so happy?" "Um, because I really like you." "She really likes you." "Who?" "Steven Tyler, I'm kind of in love." "We love Steven too, don't we," "Jennifer?" "Yes, we do." "Mm-hmm." "Well, what are you gonna sing for us today?" "I'm actually gonna rap for you guys." "Oh, are you?" "American rapper." "I'm gonna rap." "Make it big." "Okay." "♪ Yellow model chick, ♪" "♪ Yellow bottle sipping, ♪" "♪ Yellow lamborghini, ♪" "♪ Your yellow top missing', ♪" "♪ Yup yup, ♪" "♪ That stuff look, ♪" "♪ Like a toupee, ♪" "♪ I get what you get, ♪" "♪ In ten years, ♪" "♪ In two days, ♪" "♪ Look at me now, ♪" "♪ Look at me now, ♪" "♪ I'm gettin' paper, ♪" "♪ Look at me now, ♪" "♪ Look at me now, ♪" "♪ Yeah yeah yeah, ♪" "♪ Yeah yeah yeah, ♪" "Wow." "Do you do a little ghetto dancing?" "Well, yes, I do ghetto dance." "Like, show us something that you think is ghetto dance." "Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh." "Oh, hello." "Hello." "This girl's funny." "Oh, gosh, I can't believe I just did that." "It's okay." "Keep going." "Do you want to sing a song?" "Well, yeah, I'll sing for you." "Um, I'll sing, um..." "So cute." "Corinne Bailey Rae's "Like a Star"." "Do it." "♪ Just like a star, ♪" "♪ across my sky, ♪" "♪ just like oil on my hand, ♪" "♪ I need to love you, ♪" "♪ still I wonder why it is, ♪" "♪ I don't argue like this, ♪" "♪ with anyone but you, ♪" "You can sing a little." "You guys, she can sing a little." "I can?" "This is a wild audition." "This is the craziest audition, dude." "She's hilarious." "Amazing." "I'm gonna start it off." "I actually like her." "I'm gonna say yes too." "I'm gonna say yes too." "You're going to Hollywood!" "Good job." "Yes, yes." "It's a crazy day here." "It's a crazy day." "You just crazy enough to make it." "Hey, hey, hey, hey." "Whoa, whoa." "♪ Look at her now, ♪" "♪ Uhh, ♪" "♪ She getting' paper, ♪" "♪ Look at her now, ♪" "♪ Uhh, ♪" "♪ She getting' paper, ♪" "She wears her confidence like [Bleep]!" "I'm sayin' dude!" "I feel so good." "That was so awesome." "Watch out 'cause, um, I'm gonna bring my game." "Steven, I'm here for good, and i'm gonna kiss ya and you're gonna like it." "♪ Oh, oh, ♪" "Usher liked it, so..." "Coming up, day two auditions begin..." "And with their dreams on the line, will the talent take flight?" "The best male voice we've heard yet." "Or will it be mutiny on the midway?" "Whoo!" "What the...?" ", ?" "Hey, ?" "That was the worst [Bleep]" "I've ever heard." "It's day two of auditions here in sunny California." "Welcome to San Diego!" "The hopefuls are energized and ready to show..." "Some sass, some spunk, some attitude." "And our judges arrive ready for today's mission." "I can't wait to hear 40 people sing the same Adele song..." "I'm anxious to see everybody." "For six [Bleep] hours!" "To christen the day." "Ow!" "That hurt." "And there's no one more locked in on the target than our next contestant." "My name is Kyle cruise." "I'm 19 years old, and I'm a full-time college student." "I am a student at university of" "California Berkeley." "I am in a fraternity." "I love being in a frat." "We're always hanging out, playing foosball, playing pool, and then girls will come over, and I have a tendency to serenade every pretty girl I see." "I would definitely consider" "Kyle cruise to be a ladies' man." "They provide a great support system for me and great friends that I know I will be friends with forever." "Kyle, Kyle, Kyle!" "Kyle, Kyle, Kyle!" "What positive thoughts are you thinking about right now?" "I'm just thinking about" "Jennifer Lopez' face, honestly." "And what part of her face?" "What features, specifically?" "Her lips." "Her lips?" "What about her lips?" "How voluptuous they are." "And what about her voluptuous lips do you...?" "Ryan, you're going too far." "I'm just asking." "Okay." "All right, here we go." "Hello." "Hi." "What's your name?" "Kyle cruise." "Where are you from?" "San Diego." "What do you do?" "I am a student at uc" "Berkeley, and I'm in a fraternity at UC Berkeley." "Wow." "Okay." "How old are you?" "I'm 19." "And what brings you here." "'Cause I want to be the next" "American idol." "You do?" "Well, what are you gonna sing?" "I'm gonna sing "Angel of Mine"" "by Monica." "Okay." "And this song is dedicated to you." "Oh, yes, of course." "Thank you very much." ", ?" "When I first saw you, ?" "♪ I already knew, ♪" "♪ that there was something, ♪" "♪ inside of you, ♪" "♪ something I thought, ♪" "♪ that I would never find, ♪" "♪ angel of mine, ♪" "Really?" "Come on." ", ?" "I look at you, ?" "♪ looking at me, ♪" "♪ that's how I know, ♪" "♪ they say the best things, ♪" "♪ are free, ♪" "All right now." ", ?" "Girl, you are my life, ?" "♪ you are so fine, ♪" "♪ angel of mine, ♪" "Whoo, what?" "Yes!" "I think the best male voice we've heard yet." "Yes." "Wow, look at that, dude." "I'll tell you what, man." "I just flipped out." "Kyle, that's crazy." "Kyle, you're good." "Un... un... unreal." "Sound nothing like you look." "Mm-hmm, or spoke like when you walked in." "But then, as you were watching him, you were like, wow!" "I love you so much." "Oh, okay." "Oh, man." "Kyle, you can sing, dude." "You know what, Kyle?" "Thank you, Randy." "Thank you so much." "Oh, my God." "You know that, though, don't you?" "I-I struggle with it, but I-I try to be confident, yes." "Well, know it." "" Can you not see " Kyle cruise," "American idol"?" "Can you not just see that?" "Or k.C." "K. Cruise." "Okay, you're gonna... you're gonna have to lose that shirt." "You have to work on the whole star vibe." "Okay." "Get some clothing." "Star, star, star." "Work on the look, work on the look." "Vote, vote, vote." "Okay." "Yes!" "Yes!" "You're going to Hollywood!" "Whoo!" "Thank you, all of you." "You did it, man." "You did it, dude." "Wow." "Wow, that was really good." "I'm on top of the world right now." "I'm on top of the world." "More dreams take off from San Diego right after this." "When we come back, two contestants thinking of their fathers." "He's not the most extravagant celebrity, so it's been fairly normal, fairly." "Who's father?" "If my dad was here, he would probably be so happy." "He passed away in February." "But this is their one shot to make their dreams come true." "I need to hear something else." "Welcome back to San Diego." "It's 2:00 P.M., and contestant" "Joanne Childers has taken the stage for the moment she's been rehearsing for all her life." "♪ I love the way, ♪" "♪ you say good morning, ♪" "♪ And you, ♪" "Hang on, hang on, hang on." "What is going on?" "Really?" "Can we shut this door?" "Really?" "When we decided to hold auditions on the deck of an aircraft carrier, we expected a little background atmosphere, but San Diego proved that it wasn't just the contestants that wanted to be heard." "So what's the dream here?" "I'm sorry, hang on one second." "I can't even hear you." "Oh, this sucks." "Is it gonna be all day like this?" "Oh, yeah." "Oh, yeah." "Yeah, I see..." "I know what you're saying." "I think somebody really liked it out there." "Thank you." "Normally, we have to go to great lengths to censor Steven during the auditions, but here on the USS Midway, that job is being done for us." "♪ Fly high and proud, ♪" "That was the worst..." "I've ever heard." "Wow, that was funny." "God, all this..." "Noise here." "Where's Steven?" "Come on, man." "I'm over here!" "What?" "♪ I do it anyway, ♪" "I went through four hours of..." "Hair and makeup to listen to this bull..." "It's like planes, trains, automobiles, boats." "Birds." "Birds." "What she said!" "Yes!" "Yeah!" "And as the air cleared, it was time to get back to business..." "Wow!" "With a hard-working contestant." "I am a mom first..." "Look at you!" "And a waitress on and off for, like, six years, probably, and, uh, and a musician." "♪ Ooh, ♪" "I've been singing for as long as" "I can remember." "I was always in the school plays." "I'm a huge ham." "I always like to be onstage." "Whoo!" "Whoo!" "Well, my dad is Jim carrey." "Whoo-hoo-hoo!" "It was definitely fun growing up with him as a father." "I mean, he's not the most extravagant celebrity, so it's been fairly normal, fairly." "Everyone growing up has kind of their issue with identity and trying to find themselves." "It is difficult, kind of, growing up in the shadow of something and trying to find your place in the world underneath this huge shadow." "The last name, it definitely helps and hurts." "I feel like there's kind of, like, this pressure to maybe be better, because if I make it somewhere, I run the risk of people saying, "oh, you only got"" "there because of this."" "Sometimes that actually makes me worse because I'm too nervous to be good." "I think that's also why I'm here too, just to make, uh, I don't know, make my place in the world." "Does father know you're here?" "Father does know I'm here." "Who's father?" "My dad's Jim carrey." "Oh!" "The great Jim carrey." "I worked with Jim." "I remember you when you were little." "Yeah." "Do you remember me?" "I was one of the fly girls." "I think I was, like, two." "You were so little." "You were a baby." "Oh, my God." "Jennifer, yo." "When did this happen?" "Yo, come on, man." "Oh, my God, this is crazy." "Okay, what are you gonna sing, baby?" "Uh, how about "Something to Talk About"?" "Eh, I like that song." "Okay." "♪ People are talking, ♪" "♪ talking 'bout people, ♪" "♪ I hear them whisper, ♪" "♪ you won't believe it, ♪" "♪ they think we're lovers, ♪" "She's good." ", ?" "Maybe they're seeing, ?" "♪ something we don't, darlin', ♪" "♪ let's give 'em, ♪" "♪ something to talk about, ♪" "Oh, I like you." "I like the voice." "I like the potential." "I liked it too." "I like the sound of your voice." "I think you're good." "I think you need to think more about performing." "You close your eyes a lot, you know, and that's all good for the feeling of it, but you've still got to connect with your audience and you've got to... you've got to make us feel" "something when you're singing, you know what I mean?" "It's not just about having a pretty voice, which you do have." "Yeah, you've got good melody, but you've got to work on the volume, like..., ?" "you, ?" "You know?" "Okay." "Yeah." "Let's take a vote." "Steven, yes or no?" "Oh, please." "Yes." "I want to see more." "Yes." "Yes." "Hollywood, Hollywood." "The dream is in Hollywood." ", ?" "Yeah, ?" "♪ you're going to Hollywood, ♪" "Do I go this way?" "Yep." "Yeah." "Tell father we say what's up, man." "Tell him holla at the dog." "All right!" "So good." "Uh-huh." "What's up?" "I made it!" "Yay!" "All right!" "She did a great job, man." "Oh, she's so wonderful," "I mean, amazing to me, so I can't wait for the world to understand what she has inside her." "Aw!" "That's fantastic, man." "She's on her way." "Surreal." "Everyone's in tears here, so it's a good moment." "Well, hon, way to go." "Wow." "Thank you." "That's great." "Oh, my gosh, this is gonna be an exciting year." "I know." "So Jane sets sail on her own adventure." "I'll see you in Hollywood." "And suddenly the girls from sunny San Diego were shining bright." "Welcome to Hollywood!" "I'm saying yes." "Oh!" "I'm saying yes too." "And I'm saying yes, and you are so going to Hollywood." "The second day is just unbelievable." "Oh, my God!" "♪, ♪" "See you in Hollywood!" "Yeah!" "Coming up, as night falls on the auditions, out comes the wild." "Most people call me wolf." "Oh, whoa." "Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf?" "Awooo!" "Welcome back to Idol." "The San Diego auditions are coming to a close." "It was such a great experience, and I wasn't ready for it to be over." "Better luck next time." "Asthesunsetsover the pacific, one contestant waits, ready to howl at the moon." "Wolf wolf." "Is it really wolf wolf?" "No, actually it's Jason." "Hamlin, but I just go by wolf flat." "All right, wolf." "So, wolf, tell me about yourself." "What do you do for work?" "I'm a mechanic." "♪, ♪" "I'm 24 years old." "I'm a mechanic on a golf course." "There's a lot of machinery that's involved in keeping the grass maintained on a golf course." "I work on everything from weed eaters all the way up to the big loader over there." "That's mainly my job, is taking care of all the equipment that's used for everyday maintenance on a golf course." "This unit's done, ready to go." "♪, ♪" "Why are you auditioning?" "What... what's the story here?" "Well, this here git-fiddle was built by my father, so I decided I'm gonna learn how to play it and learn how to sing and give it to the world." "Is your father still with you?" "Nah, he passed away in." "February of 2010." "I just started singing three years ago when I got a guitar from him." "If my dad was here, he would probably be standing on this deck right now, giggling like a little girl, so happy that his son just has the, you know, for lack of a better word, the" "[bleep] To go do it." "Let's see what happens." "Get out there and go get it, all right?" "Oh, and wait." "By the way... yeah?" "Every female that I've ever known in my life, when I told 'em I was coming here, told me I had to give you a kiss." "I'm not gonna do it." "I'm just saying that they told me I had to give you a kiss." "You know what?" "I'm..." "I'm very..." "I'm excited for two reasons." "One, that they said that, and two, that you're not actually gonna do it." "Yeah." "No problem." "Good luck, brother." "Thanks." "Thanks, man." "Judges, beware of the wolf." "Awooo!" "So who are these chicks?" "No, no." "Well, I'll get you..." "Oh, yeah." "Hey!" "Good afternoon." "Good afternoon." "What's your name?" "My name's Jason, but most people call me wolf." "Wolf?" "I can see why." "I can see why." "I mean, it just kind of works out for me." "Jason what?" "Hamlin." "Okay." "Tell us about yourself." "I play guitar." "Hmm." "My dad was a guitar builder, so that's why I got this here git-fiddle in my hand." "Did your dad build that one?" "Yes." "Nice." "Let me see." "Oh, it's handmade." "Is your dad here with you?" "No, my dad passed away in." "February of 2010." "Okay, baby." "So, yeah, he's here with me." "That's right." "Exactly, right?" "Exactly." "He's here with me." "All right, what are you gonna sing?" "Uh, I think I'm gonna do" ""Midnight Special" by CCR." "Okay." "♪ Well, you wake up, ♪" "♪ in the morning, ♪" "♪ you hear the work bell ring, ♪" "♪ well, they march you, ♪" "♪ to the table, ♪" "♪ to see the same old thing, ♪" "♪ so let the midnight special, ♪" "♪ shine a light on me, ♪" "♪ let the midnight special, ♪" "♪ shine a light on me, ♪" "Okay." "What do you think, Steven?" "I need to hear something else." "Can I play my git-fiddle?" "I'd say hell yeah." "I'd say yeah too." "Go ahead." "Play it." "It's the end of the day." "Let's break the rules." "Come on, man." "♪ well, I hear, ♪" "♪ that train a-comin', ♪" "♪ rolling 'round the bend, ♪" "♪ I ain't seen the sunshine, ♪" "♪ since I, ♪" "♪ I don't know when, ♪" "♪ but I'm stuck, ♪" "♪ in folsom prison, ♪" "♪ and time keeps draggin' on, ♪" "♪, ♪" "♪ yeah, that train, ♪" "♪ just keeps a-rollin', ♪" "♪ on down to San antone, ♪" "You want to hear how I do it?" "Yeah." "♪ hey, I was just a baby, ♪" "♪ my mama said to me, son, ♪" "♪ always be a good boy, ♪" "♪ don't you never, ♪" "♪ play with guns, ♪" "♪ but I shot a man in Reno, ♪" "♪ just to watch him die, ♪" "All right." "♪ Yeah, that train, ♪" "♪ just keeps a-rollin', ♪" "♪ I hang my head and cry, ♪" "Okay." "There we go." "Yeah." "There we go." "Nice, different." "Perfect way to end the day." "Thank you." "Yeah, I liked it." "There we go." "Thank you." "Take a vote." "Steven?" "Yes!" "Yes!" "Jennifer, yes?" "Randy, yes!" "Whoo!" "Hollywood, baby!" "Thank you!" "The wolf is going to" "Hollywood." "The wolf is going to" "Hollywood." "No werewolves in London." "Werewolves in Hollywood." "Yes, baby, yes." "Just came up with that one." "Good, I like it." "This was awesome." "I had a great time." "Wolf's git-fiddle." "Wolf's git-fiddle." "Let's do this." "Yeah, that's right." "Whoo-hoo!" "I like him." "Whoo-hoo!" "Yo, amazing day, San Diego." "Great day." "This was the best, all in all, in one day." "Good thing you're letting a mechanic go to Hollywood." "Fix the seam." "Congratulations, baby." "You ready?" "That's for all the ladies." "Sorry, I had to do it." "They said I did." "Thank you for channeling the ladies." "No problem." "And with that, we say good-bye to San Diego." "God, so many good people today." "Like, I got seven triple threats." "That's 21 threats." "That's right." "One of 'em's your girlfriend." "Well, not including his girlfriend, 53 hopefuls got that golden ticket to Hollywood." "Aah!" "Great day." "Amazing day." "San Diego was on fire today, dude." "So hot." "Wednesday night, the road trip continues..." "As we climb from sea level to the mountains of Aspen," "Colorado." "God's paintbrush." "And as we hit the summit..." "Beautiful." "Wow!" "The altitude takes its toll." "There's a storm a'brewing and it's called magic cyclops." "Oh!" "What is this?" "Aah!" "The peaceful town of Aspen may never be the same." "Turkeys have [Bleep]?" "What are we talking about?" "What are we talking about?"