Okay you people who watch American Idol, I have a question

[charliesmum]

Why aren't the people allowed to have an accompanist? Why are they expected to sing with no music? That doesn't seem like a fair way to judge someone's singing, really. I'll bet some of the people who are horribly mocked actually sound a bit better if they have music to guide them. Why don't they have music?

Or at least the sound of a shower running in the background, to make them feel comfortable.*




*Because people like to sing in the shower, that's why