Simon Cowell wants David Cook to win American Idol

Simon Cowell has revealed who he’s rooting for to win this season’s American Idol: David Cook.

“I think he’s done more to deserve it over the eleven weeks,” Cowell tells Blender magazine. “He’s taken more risks, he’s done things with certain songs that have been more interesting.

“If I’m gonna base it on who has done the best performances over the live shows, David Cook deserves to win.”

And the contestant he’s least pleased with? Jason Castro. “He just gave up — I get frustrated over that,” the music mogul adds. “There was a classic moment last week.

“We had these callers phone in and I forget what the question was — ‘What do you like?’ — and they just sat there. They couldn’t talk. It was literally un-be-liev-able.

“It’s like they’ve studied the show and they don’t want to put a foot wrong.

“And that’s going to have to change, going forward. I want what I call gobby, talkative people on the show.”

Via showbizspy.com