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One of ten kids in his family, Tim Urban learned from a young age how to stand out in a crowd; he was in fact lucky number 6! Throughout Urban's American Idol (TV) journey, he won viewers over with his endless grin and softened the judge's opinions with his improved skills. The twenty year old from Texas made a name for himself on American Idol (TV) and his career is only just beginning.
Over the course of his Idol journey, the judges were tough on Tim, so rough that he was nicknamed Teflon Tim, because no matter what they said, the smiling singer always came back for more. For the last few weeks, Tim seemed to be in the good graces of the judges, that was until last week. Check out what the judges had to say:
Don't forget your Tim fix will be fulfilled this summer when the Top 10 American Idols hit the road for a cross-country summer tour. In a recent press call, Tim "Teflon" Urban talked about the support from his fellow American Idols, addressed his endless grin, delved into his self-motivation and talked about what the four judges taught him over his journey.
So what was your mindset heading into the result show. Were you confident? Did you think you were going to stick around to the top six?
You know, it’s kind of one of those things where I knew from the judges’ comments that it was possible that I’d be in the bottom three. It was very possible I could go home. But I also went back and watched my performance from Tuesday night, and I was fine with it. It was a performance that I decided that if I did go home I wouldn’t look back and be really upset about the performance. My mindset was you never know what’s going to happen, but that I was excited for how far I had gotten. That I was really proud of how everything had gone up to that point, and so if I did go home, Idol Gives Back, and being a part of that, it kind of lightens the blow a little bit.
What are you going to miss most about the experience?
I’m going to miss being around the other contestants constantly. You turn into this family, so I’m definitely going to miss that. But then I get to go on tour with them, so it’s okay. We’ll be back together for a while.
What are some of the things other contestants have said to you after it was announced that you were going home?
It was really encouraging, because we’re all going to go on tour together, so it wasn’t like a really, really sad time. I tried to stay upbeat, tried to stay energetic. We just had a laugh watching my recap, and it was actually a really cool time because it’s like we’re saying "Goodbye" but it’s not like we won’t see each other very soon, and we’ll be on tour together. It was all really encouraging. They were all just expressing their love, and it was a really cool time.
What was the high point of the show for you?
That’s such a difficult question, because every time you step out on the stage it’s such an amazing experience. The rush of going on that stage will always be a high point for me, just stepping on the stage every Tuesday night. But probably the biggest high point for me was getting that feedback after I sang the Elvis song. Just getting the feedback and seeing that I had improved and the judges were noticing that. That was really cool for me personally, just because I’d been working so hard up to that point. It was really good to get that feedback, and to see it was showing that it was evident that I was working.
What advice did the judges give you that you are planning on taking with you?
The really good advice they had for me was just to get who you are as an artist. Kara said to me a couple times, you know, that singer/songwriter avenue, which is what I was doing before the show, is something that I should really pursue. So it was just really encouraging to figure out just where I fit in and just go for it. Not try to be some other kind of artist, and not fit in a certain mold, but just be the kind of artist that I am, and then pursue it. It was cool to get that encouragement from them.
Do you wish you would have been able to sing one last song?
I was a little sad I didn’t get to sing one last time on that stage, but it’s part of it. You don’t always get what you want. I’ll get to come back for the finale, and hopefully get to perform on that stage again. It’s a little bittersweet, but overall it’s all right.
We were just wondering what motivates you both in life and in your music?
What motivates me is the desire to impact other people in a positive way. That’s why I have the happy outlook on life. I try to be a very encouraging person and just not let things get me down because I want that to show. I want other people, when they’re around me to get that feeling. I just want people to be really encouraged, and that’s what my whole reason for playing music, is I really want to touch people in a good way and have them really just put a smile on their face or encourage them with my music.
Why do you smile so much, and are you just a happy guy, or what?
I think I smile because I have a really solid grounding and I know who I am. I know that regardless of what happens around me, that will always be there. So when I get criticized, it’s like, that’s all right. I still know who I am. I still am happy that I get to do what I get to do, and it’s just such a blessing to be here and to have had this opportunity, that I really couldn’t help but smile. Even when they were criticizing me, I was like, all right, this is part of it. You’ve got to enjoy as much as you possibly can, so that’s just what I try to do. It wasn’t really a nervous smile, it was just me having fun onstage, and I didn’t want to get depressed about the comments, so I just decided to not let them affect me that much.
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