Why I Rejected a Spot on America's Got Talent 

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I actually knew a girl who auditioned for American Idol whenever it was in its prime on tv, and she didn't even make it past the producers. And it wasn't in regards of her talent because she's a fucking musical prodigy. They rejected her because she didn't have the "right look" for the show.

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“When I think about kids watching a TV show like American Idol or The Voice , then they think, ‘Oh, okay, that’s how you become a musician, you stand in line for eight f****** hours with 800 people at a convention centre and then you sing your heart out for someone and then they tell you it’s not f****** good enough.’ Can you imagine?” -Dave Grohl

HE IS EXPOSING. I LOVE IT, WATCH IT GET TAKEN DOWN

oooohhhh social really want to be happy...that's good 👌

I have a talent of having no talent

When he said dive in I thought PIERCE THE VEIL

i don't have talent

MY GRANDFATHER SAW ME WATCHING THIS AND WAS LIKE "IS THAT JUSTIN BIEBER?"

Can i just say i found out about you because of leafy so i came over to your channel and started to watch some of your videos, i started to grow a liking for your content sooo i subscribed, then i started listening to your music and i fell in love with it it has meaning and your music videos are so entertaining, your channel has all different kinds of content and i definitely watch all ur vids i hope you see this comment and just know that im not ur only supporter who feels this way keep doin what ur doin man c:

The damn lost woods theme has me just picturing rolling through kokiri forest. dammit. lol

People who reply to their own comments are weird.

you should do an accapella of gospel by panic! at the disco

I'm not even into this and tbh some of your videos are really good

Anyone else hear the lost woods in the background?

turn your phone side ways I'll wait..... now do you see the face?

Last time I was this early Keemstar had a good reputation I've never been this early

im so early mcr are still together

This is interesting, because you may have talent but you notice that they were not looking for talent, they were looking for someone to get even more views from thinking they would just bomb, this is one of the reasons people have a hard time to believe shows are real or anything like that, because usually they are not nowadays, all they want is money....but if you do audition again I wish you luck and hope you kick everyone's ass!

wait he lives in Washington dc I live in Virginia.... I must find him

How did I end up here...

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Richie is adorable ^_^

notif squad because i don't have a life

I work at a summer camp, and you were my wallpaper on my phone and one of the kids asked me if you were my boyfriend...I rolled with it.

I'm a great guitarist, but I can't play in front of people.

You didn't relinquish your integrity and the world needs more of that. Reality TV is ultimately a money making scheme and exploitive. I bet you'll exceed your goals and enjoy it all the more for being honest, hard working and determined. A great role model for all of us. Maybe I'll see you perform here in UK x

Am I the only one hearing Legend of Zelda I think Lost Woods in the background?

why does he keep looking up at the top left corner of the screen every 5 seconds?

How do you have all this time/money to put on all of this makeup every single day? I would get so tired of doing it!

ever notice how almost anyone who won a show like this , never gets super famous. 9/10 just disappear from the spotlight lol

Aw that was the saddest intro since the potato video

Is everything you see darkened, kinda like sunglasses??😊 btw love your videos😌

You, moving your head makes more sounds than me trying to break my neck. Impressive.

I hear Zelda in the background.

But if you sent an Audition (Seven Nation Army) video, how is it random and how do you detest them, If you actively auditioned?

richie's teeth are as white as his makeup and I'm honestly really jealous.

Don't you need talent to be on America's Got Talent? Like talent IS in the name...

Guy in crazy warchief looking battle gear is actually very intelligent and well spoken. Honestly I'm surprised.

These just sound like a bunch of excuses. I am a big supporter but this is a classic case of sour grapes. You're justifying why you bailed. I think you would have done ok on stage and it would have helped you! It's just frustrating because there are literally millions of people who would kill to have that offer that you received and you turned it down because you think they want to make a mockery of you? Prove them wrong.

"Not that I'm afraid I'll fuck it up on national television. No I live for that shit." xD me

My talent is being a phangirl

Just watching this video now. Ironically after I got contacted by one of the Producers asking me if they could use my covers of "I don't know my name".... My dad read the contract and found out that signing it would give them complete control and permission to own anything that I made on my platform... Bunch of sly little fuckers

omg these comments 🔫🔫

How come your comments section isn't cancer?

i love how he always uses Zelda music for his videos

A Native American emo??

Sorry I'm confused. I love Richie so obviously I mean this in no disrespectful way, but he said "I had no interest in the show, I didn't audition." Then he said he hates shows like that. He has a video called "Audition for America's Got Talent," and it wasn't satirical in any way. Someone fill me in please?

.~. how many likes can that face get probs more than my selfies get on Instagram

YOU'RE LETTING THE SECRETS OUT RICHIE.

A 10 min video on something that could of got across in 4.

"Because I didn't wanna get laughed at and bood off the stage"

leafy brought me here. although he thinks you are too crazy for him (and at first when I came here I did too) once I got used to your look I ended up liking your videos!

why is everyone ignoring the theme "Lost woods" from the legend of zelda, on the background?? D:

It bothers me how much you look at something on the left and right constantly on all ur vids

It feels weird knowing that you live about ten minutes away from me...all this time I thought you live in California.

will u be in Orlando Florida warp tour anyways who is!?

It's 12:15 am and now I'm scared to go to sleep

"social....really....wanna be happy" I feel you. I feel you

Just found this channel, but I'm going to be honest, I have no idea how you got big; that's not to say you're bad, I'm just very surprised. Not a lot of ppl who dress as you (no offense) make it big and are publicly welcomed.

CONGRATS WITH 500K SUBS💕

React to Are You Felling It Now Donald Trump.

OMG same. My (weird) band Was called out of the blue a couple of years ago and asked to audition. We showed up to the audition where all of these poor people were waiting in line. We skipped signing in and waiting in line and auditioned immediately. We then auditioned in front of a bunch of other folks and did a q and a with a few people. They had us come back the next day where they filmed us pretending to sign in and pretending to wait in line and pretending to wait in the room with everyone... All of which we NEVER did the day before. Then they had us film a real interview where they basically fed us exactly what they wanted us to say. Later we were told we had to fly to another city and pretend we were auditioning there since there were already so many acts from our home city. In the end, we decided it was too creepy and not what we were all about. As you stated, it's all soooooo fake and a huge set up.

yeah through this video I was wondering how, if they have a preaudition, then how did the awful ones get on there? Then I realized its because they do things like this and they purposely pick people they think are "bad" (because I disagree) and put them in for laughs. wow.

So do you wake up at 8 and do your makeup, hair and all that until noon? Not hate, I'm legitimately wondering how long that takes

Richie, have you ever heard of an artist called Emilie Autumn? If you haven't, I definitely recommend you listening to her(respond please). Love you mother moth.

"Not that I'm afraid be humiliated on national television- I live for that shit" Dude I was dying lmao

No way....WASHINGTON DC!!! I LIVE AN HOUR AWAY!!!! SHIT IMA MAKE A TRIP AND MAN HUNT YOU

the fuck...

The Zelda music is so faint but I caught it xD

Thanks for this! It's always great to get a reminder that the TV is all bs. And it's nice to hear you say I refuse to be part of it because of it. I wish people would be made more aware of it. i've had a similar shock about a similar show from our country. It was a reality show called "I want to be a flight attendant!" so it was a different theme all together, but the idea was the same: pick some girls, put them through training and have them compete against each other. The irony was i had only went through the same training myself (they were filming in my school with my trainers and teachers!) so I knew every single detail of how a flight attendant license is obtained and what kind of people the trainees and the trainers are. When I saw the show on TV i just couldn't believe how they had dramatized everything, how they butchered through reactions and processes and people I knew all too well. Some stuff was even completely made up by the producers and knowing what goes, as a legal procedure, in this niche, I was so disappointed. I kept watching just to make myself more aware of how fake things on TV are, but I'm sure people believed every bit of it because.... it's not exactly something that happens to everyone, stuff like this isn't common knowledge, so the show can tell any lie and people would just believe what they see.

How old are you Richie?

if u want to be happy get a kitten! 🐈

Before watching the video. 1. You refused based on some "higher moral ground" kind of crap. 2. You will rant about why your moral ground is better and that somehow makes the producers bad people. 3. Maybe some bonus special snowflake complaining.

You just popped up in my suggestions bar and now you're officially my favorite person in the universe.

I didn't know he was on America's Got Talent. :o I am too shy to sing in front of people! >w

Tbh u look like Iris West from the flash

I cant think of anything clever or original.. I just want you to respond...

I came here from leafy's video and after watching several of yours I have to say I legitimately like your stuff! You're music is amazing and your videos have actual substance to them. You've made me a subscriber & I can't wait to see what else you come up with. Keep up the awesome videos!

wow... thats crazy. 😒 i cant believe all the shadiness behind these shows. so wrong.

I don't know how I feel about it BUT I would LOVE to see Puddles Pity Party to win since I've been a fan of his for a while on RU-vid ever since I first saw him on Postmodern Jukebox.

Why hello Social Explode :-)

How could 2400 people dislike this??? You are awesome!!

I wonder if Christina Grimmie had to go through that she was on the voice :/

Sorry if I sound ignorant, but what are you? Is this theme an emo or goth one? Is there a specific name...? What type of content is on here...? Idk this channel is just a bit confusing haha... Sorry again and ty

tbh I wanna hear Richie do an acapella version of a hannah Montana song

so I had a really bad time today, and I almost blew up and started punching things even though im very passive. after things started to calm, I started watching social repose. you actually got me to calm down and stop me before anything happened. thank you.

I'm Emo

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Ethics?! You should be the LAST person to be talking about ethics.

You are ENTIRELY speaking my language on this topic. I'm also a musician. These shows, before I knew much about them just simply gave me the creeps. I'd say "Yeah, she's really talented but why do I feel like I'm being violated right now?" I eventually came to realize that most of my favorite musicians would be voted right off of most of those shows and that they were focusing on a select few facets of music and performance and putting unrealistically high standards on those facets. The more I learned about the production of these shows the more I was completely grossed out.

Are you running out of "r" words?

I believe you, and understand completely. No wonders Steven Tyler does not want to do American Idol nomore he says the same things, they got super ratings with him on the show.

Is that the legend of zelda soundtrack your using for backround music?

"America's got talent." - "Let's kill it!" Nuff said!

why wont this ideo get out of my revommended dammit

Yo, my friend doesn't have an account so she can't comment but could you say hey to her? Her names Megan :)

roast : you didn't go because you were never asked. keep dreaming

this person may also be toxic to his partners but stands out from others and makes his mark by doing what he likes