The past six months I've really tried to just let things go, because you're not going to change them. You can work to make things a little different, but you're not going to change an outcome with your stress. You can exasperate problems with your stress. You get all stressed and your stomach is knotted up, and you work yourself into a tizzy. My grandaddy used to say, 'At least you've got your health.' You take that statement for granted, man, you really do. So now I’m glad to be healthy and just love to have those fans that were all praying for me.
What’s next for you?
I'm excited to get back out this next year. We've got a new live CD that's coming out. We're going to have it out March or April. It also has four new studio tracks on it. We're going to have a blast supporting it next year. We've been writing and getting a new studio album ready. So we're also going to have a new studio album out, probably by the end of next year.
You recently toured as part of a Beatles-themed show – “It Was Forty Years Ago Today”?
Yeah, Denny Laine, Christopher Cross, Todd Rundgren, Lou Graham, and myself. It was really awesome. We had an incredible time. Just getting to hang out with those guys for months was intense. I got to be really good friends with Christopher Cross and Lou Graham. I've seen Lou a few times afterwards. And Denny Laine, I mean, come on - Wings, Paul McCartney, the Moody Blues. It was just a really great experience.
I called it the "Legends and the Longhair Tour." I thought, 'What am I doing here with all these legends?' But it was really great. Christopher Cross took me under his wing when we out there. The whole tour was fun.
What did you do during the show, did you have specific songs you performed?
Yeah, we did a couple songs off of my album. Everybody did a couple tunes from their own albums. Then we took a break, and the encore was Sgt. Pepper's front to back, with a couple of extras thrown in there, like "Revolution," and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." I played guitar and sang lead on some songs and back-up on other songs.
One more Idol question. What did you think about allowing contestants to play instruments during performances?
Article comments
1 - Eden
Hmmm! David Archuleta and Brooke White are the only ones I can remember from the top 12 during last season to play the piano. I wonder which one he felt was hiding behind the piano?
2 - Buck
I think he probably meant Brooke White was the one hiding behind the piano.
3 - rainbow
Good article. Interesting that Bo lost his contract cos he was sick. I don't believe I've ever heard him say that before. Still, things have a way of working out and now Bo has his own studio and can do what he wants. Yay Bo! You rock!