Tim Urban has admitted that he had a tough time during the first few weeks of American Idol.

The 20 year old Texan singer was eliminated from the show last night but should not have been in the final 24 at all. He only made it onto the live shows after original finalist Chris Golightly was dropped due to contractual reasons. Tim’s first few performances were criticised heavily by the judges and on more than one occasion, Simon Cowell blasted him saying that he didn’t deserve to be on the Idol stage.

In an interview with USA Today Tim spoke about his early Idol days saying:

Those first few weeks were not good for me. Actually, most of the weeks were not that good for me, as far as judges’ comments, if we’re going to be honest. They were not on the Tim Urban bandwagon from the get-go. Every week, I’d get done and they’d rip apart my performance, and I’d think, ‘Maybe this week I’m going home.’ Then, when somebody else went home that I thought had a really good show, I was, like, ‘Wow, I cannot believe that just happened.’ It was really crazy. Those results shows were a trip.

When asked if he ever felt like he was in over his head, Tim responded:

You know, there were a couple of times when I would have that thought. But I also realized that people found something they liked about me. For whatever reason, they wanted me in the competition. I couldn’t really worry about if I was the best singer or the best performer. I just had to continue to try to be me and continue to try to give that group of people who liked me, give them another opportunity to enjoy my performance and vote for me.

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