Interview: A Conversation With Bucky Covington

Since appearing on season five of American Idol, 8th place runner-up, Bucky Covington has been keeping himself very busy. Shortly after the show Covington released his first album, Bucky Covington, which debuted at number one on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and at number four on the Top 200 Albums chart.

Covington also appeared in Hannah Montana: The Movie, and toured with the GAC Country Music Christmas Tour. His time on Idol is being featured on this season of American Idol Rewind. Covington is preparing to release his new album, I’m Alright, in Spring of 2010. He just released a new single, a countrified version of Nickelback’s “Gotta Be Somebody.”

Covington took some time to chat with Blogcritics about his new album and his plans for the future.

What did you do right after Idol?

Figuring out what to do after American Idol is a very important step that you have to take. When you are on that show you’re on top of the world. It’s the biggest show there is. When you walk into the store people know who you are. The first thing I did after American Idol was move to Nashville Tennessee. I took some meetings with some folks I thought were looking pretty good. There was a guy named Mark Miller who was the producer for my first album, and is now.

Was it hard to figure out what to do?

I came straight off American Idol and I went straight to work. I went to the studio and we started looking at songs, and writing songs. I also toured. There was the first tour, with American Idol, and then there was the country music Christmas tour I went on.

The most important thing you have to do right when you come off that show is stay busy. It’s tough to do because you’ve already been out there for about four months non-stop on American Idol. The main thing I did right after was just keep myself very busy.

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