1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: One two point seven Kiss FM, Good morning. See Christisiny 2 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: Tanya with you. One of the most memorable people that 3 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: we've had on American Idol ever is honest Zoom right 4 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: now with us. His name is Ziggy and zigg Look 5 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:18,760 Speaker 1: at Ziggy. 6 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 2: What are you wearing? Z It's very hi, It's good 7 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:25,920 Speaker 2: to see you. It's it's very standoutish. 8 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:26,240 Speaker 1: Well. 9 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 3: I loved to be different than I love to create art. 10 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 3: So today I wear one of mighty signs. Very not 11 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:36,599 Speaker 3: miney sign, but someone made it. 12 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: To describe it. It is like a ride at Disneyland. 13 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: And yes, flat dude, but we just we'd loved you. 14 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 2: Ziggy. You came in. You were actually on Dutch idol right. 15 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:52,520 Speaker 3: Yes, yes, in twenty seventeen. 16 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 2: So you came into the audition. Let me play a 17 00:00:55,800 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 2: little of Ziggy show me the way to cut through 18 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 2: his form of. 19 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 3: A hundred million raisers. 20 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: The lady Gaga there standing ovation. Ziggy has blue hair 21 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 1: right now also, so you just picture. 22 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:23,679 Speaker 2: Can you give me Gaga vibes especially with your outfit. 23 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,320 Speaker 3: Thank you so much, And that's really a big compliment. 24 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 2: You know what. 25 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 1: Struck me and moved me, Ziggy, And that's one of 26 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: the reasons I wanted to bring you on. You're fantastically 27 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: charming and a very good singer. But you talk to 28 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: the judges about being bullied because of you being you? 29 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 3: Yes, I have all the time. Yeah, yeah, it's it's crazy. 30 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: But tell me a little bit about how you work 31 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: through that, because a lot of people can relate to it. 32 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 3: Well, I think, you know, so I've ROMed the nether 33 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 3: Lands and so everyone in another always says, please do 34 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 3: normal because you are normal enough, and I totally disagree 35 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 3: with that because I like to be creative and so 36 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 3: you know, people people are just really hateful on that. 37 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:18,799 Speaker 3: But you know, I'm just like I are. When I 38 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 3: was younger, I dreamed, you know, I had dreams, and 39 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 3: I think it's really important in life to stick to 40 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 3: your dreams. You know, like if you really believe in 41 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 3: what's going to happen, and it's gonna happen, don't act 42 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 3: like an icon. 43 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 2: Be an icon. 44 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 3: And you know, even when you like even when a 45 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 3: whole country is again, to just focus on who you are, 46 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 3: you know, and just focus on I want to make 47 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 3: a different in this world. And yeah, it's insane that 48 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 3: that I got the opportunity and my audition to show 49 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 3: the judges that I'm good enough. 50 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: And you are and it is It's hard to go 51 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: through something like that, but you stay true to yourself 52 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:02,079 Speaker 1: and Ziggie, it's a good lesson. By the way, do 53 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: you have a Southern accent? 54 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 2: I got that. Did you spend time in Alabama? Remind 55 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 2: me well? 56 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 3: I got a friend name it in Tennessee. So when 57 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 3: I was fifteen years old, she taught me how to 58 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 3: talk American English. 59 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: So I was fifteen, I was in Knoxville and she 60 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: taught me Georgia. That is how I talked. It's great 61 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 1: to have you on Ziggy. You know American idol air 62 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: Sunday's eight pm ABC, streaming next day on Hulu. 63 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 2: You can watch the journey. But I love what you 64 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 2: stand for. Buddy. Thanks for coming on. 65 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 3: Thank you so much for inviting me. 66 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 2: You take good care. Okay, keep light lighting up room, guys. 67 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: Sorry, I'm still trying to describe his outfit. He's got 68 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: reflective wings and purple and pink hair and blue hair 69 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: and the biggest, most charming smile. 70 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 2: Smile stands out yep.