American Idol Winner David Cook Ignores Dating Rules
May 30, 2008
David Cook isn’t a rules guy.
The newly crowned American Idol winner says he doesn’t abide by the conventional three-day wait period after a date.
“I don’t really believe in any sort of theories,” the 25-year-old singer told the Associated Press before appearing on the Today show Thursday. “I just kind of call when I call.”
Earlier this week, Cook admitted he had a date with Idol alum Kimberly Caldwell. He told Regis and Kelly on Tuesday’s Live With Regis and Kelly that the pair had a dinner date and will “probably hang out again.”
No word yet on whether the rocker called Caldwell, but he did respond diplomatically when asked about Caldwell Thursday morning.
“Great girl, we hung out and we’ll see what happens,” he said Thursday morning.
Cook defeated 17-year-old David Archuleta last week in a landslide victory. The rocker/ex-bartender transformed into this season’s heartthrob around the time he got rid of his unpopular comb-forward haircut and grew facial scruff.
When asked if his in-season makeover contributed to his success, Cook said: “I don’t really know. I think, you know, for me it was time to get a haircut. I forgot to shave one week. It’s really all it is. ... I hope that at the end of the day, I did well on my own musical merit.”
Cook said he’ll begin recording his album (slated for release in the fall) this summer while crossing the country on the American Idol’s Live! Tour. The tour, which features the show’s top 10 contestants, kicks off July 1 in Glendale, Ariz., and ends in September in Tulsa, Okla.
“I’m gonna do like a calypso jazz fusion record,” he joked. “No, I mean big surprise: my record will probably be a rock record.”
