Outgoing American Idol contestants Katie Stevens and Andrew Garcia have admitted that they were incredibly confused by the advice they received from the judges each week.

It seems to be a common complaint, former eliminee Didi Benami also slammed Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi, Ellen DeGeneres and Randy Jackson for not being ‘consistent.’

On last week’s Elvis themed show, Kara told Garcia that he needed more “swagger”, and Simon Cowell told him that “all the coolness has been sucked out of you.”

“They were extra confusing this year,” the 24 year old told CNN. “They tell you one thing, like ‘I don’t know about the swag…’ and I was like ‘What? I was doing my thing!’”

Katie Stevens agreed wholeheartedly.

“‘Katie, you should be R&B. Katie, you should be rock. Katie, you should be country,’” she said. “Yeah, definitely got confusing comments. So I think it’s ultimately important in this competition to be true to yourself and to what you want.”