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>>> IF
>>> IF YOU TUNED INTO AMERICAN IDOL THE BUSES LAST SUNDAY, YOU
SAW VERY FAMILIAR FACE.
HE IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE
MUSICAL GUESTS EVER ON GREAT
DAY LIVE.
DAY LIVE.
DAY LIVE. I AM VERY EXCITED TO WELCOME
JACKSON TO THE SHOW.
I'M GOING TO MENTION THIS, YOU
HAVE A PARENT.
SO WE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO,
THE PARENT GETS JEALOUS WHEN
YOU TALK TO
PEOPLE?
PEOPLE? >> HE GETS VERY JEALOUS WHEN I
TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE.
>> THAT IS HILARIOUS.
I LOVE THAT.
SO FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR
MAKING IT ON THE SHOW, TO THE
ACTUAL AUDITION IN FRONT OF THE
JUDGES.
JUDGES.
JUDGES. I
JUDGES. I KNOW YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
MUST BE SO PROUD.
>> IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT MEANS A LOT TO ME AND THEY
ARE, TRUST ME.
THEY HAVE A WAY OF SHOWING IT.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. DID YOU HAVE A WATCH PARTY?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. SO MY LOCAL THEATER HAS, I LIVE
IN AUSTIN AND WE HAVE A LOCAL
THEATER CALLED THE ROSS
THEATER.
THEATER.
THEATER. AND THE OWNERS WERE NICE ENOUGH
TO LET ME AND MY FAMILY AND A
COUPLE OF MY FRIENDS COME INTO
THE THEATER AND THEY STREAMED
MY AUDITION ON THE BIG SCREEN.
>> THAT IS SO COOL!
THAT IS AMAZING.
>> IT WAS AMAZING.
IT WAS AWESOME.
>> THAT IS SO GREAT.
SO TELL ME, WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO
AUDITION IN FRONT OF THE ACTUAL
JUDGES ON THE SHOW?
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE.
>> IT WAS CRAZY TO SAY THE
LEAST.
LEAST.
LEAST. IT
LEAST. IT WAS NERVE-RACKING.
TO BE A STANDING IN FRONT OF
THREE PEOPLE THAT I HAVE LOOKED
UP TO FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
BUT AS I WAS PERFORMING, MY
NURSE SLOWLY STARTED TO GET
LESS AND LESS INTENSE BECAUSE I
REALIZED THEY WERE LIKE NORMAL
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. THEY WERE SUPER KIND AND SWEET
AND VERY REAL. SO IT WAS JUST
AMAZING.
AMAZING.
AMAZING. AN EXPERIENCE I WILL NEVER
FORGET.
FORGET.
FORGET. >> WHEN YOU FIRST WALKED IN
THERE, I HAVE TO ASK YOU THIS,
WERE YOU HAVING A PHYSIOLOGICAL
REACTION, LIKE SHAKING OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
>> WHAT I WANT AND I DON'T
THINK I HAD A PHYSICAL REACTION
AS FAR AS SHAKING GOES.
I THINK THE HARDEST WHEN I
WALKED IN WAS I WAS TRYING TO
REMEMBER WHAT I WAS GOING TO
SAY.
SAY.
SAY. I
SAY. I SOMEHOW MANAGED TO SPEAK
THROUGH ALL OF THAT.
>> YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB.
I WAS TEARING UP WATCHING YOU
PERFORM.
PERFORM.
PERFORM. AND OF COURSE THE SONG YOU
PERFORMED IS LIKE, THE MOST
HEARTFELT SONG.
HEARTFELT SONG. ANYTIME YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE
GREAT DAY LIVE STUDIO, THERE IS
NOT A DRY EYE IN THE HOUSE.
SO I WAS WATCHING YOU, ALL
PROUD AND I WAS PEEKING OUT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YOU ARE WELCOME.
SO YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT THROUGH
TO HOLLYWOOD THIS TIME, BUT
THEY DID GIVE YOU SOME
HEARTFELT ADVICE.
HEARTFELT ADVICE. >> THEY DID.
IT WAS ALONG THE LINES OF, JUST
KEEP PERFORMING, GET EXPERIENCE
UNDER MY BELT, KEEP PUSHING
CONTENT AND COME BACK NEXT YEAR
STRONGER THAN EVER.
ESPECIALLY WHAT LIONEL SAID
ABOUT BEING SHY.
I WILL ADMIT, I WAS A BIT
NERVOUS GOING IN THERE.
AND IT WAS SHOCKING TO ME WHEN
HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS ONCE A
SHY PERSON BECAUSE MY MOM IS A
HUGE LIONEL RICHIE FAN, AND HE
WAS ALWAYS SUCH AN AWESOME
PERFORMER.
PERFORMER. SO IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE
THAT HE WAS EVER REALLY SHY.
THAT WAS INCREDIBLE TO ME.
BUT, YES, THEIR ADVICE REALLY
HIT HOME AND I'M DEFINITELY
GOING TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR
STRONGER THAN EVER.
>> THAT WAS MY QUESTION.
ARE YOU GOING TO AUDITION
AGAIN?
AGAIN?
AGAIN? >>
AGAIN? >> OH YEAH.
I'M DEFINITELY PLANNING ON IT.
>> THAT IS AWESOME.
NOW YOU ARE 18 AND YOU PERFORM
YOUR OWN SONGS.
AT WHAT AGE DID YOU START
SINGING AND PLAYING PIANO?
AND WHEN DID THEY START SAYING
HE'S GOT A REALLY SPECIAL GIFT?
>> I STARTED SINGING
TECHNICALLY WHEN I WAS THREE.
I WAS SINGING SONGS TO MY
BROTHER IN SIGN LANGUAGE, SO
I'VE BEEN SINGING SINCE I COULD
WALK.
WALK.
WALK. BUT
WALK. BUT AS FAR AS WHEN PEOPLE
NOTICED ME AND WAS LIKE THIS
KID HAS SOMETHING WOULD HAVE TO
BE MY MIDDLE SCHOOL, MY SIXTH
GRADE YEAR CHOIR CONCERT.
I SANG A SOLO, SONG, AND THAT
WAS WHEN MY MOM AND MY SMALL
LITTLE TOWN WAS LIKE, THIS KID
CAN REALLY SING.
AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT I
STARTED TAKING PIANO LESSONS.
I'VE BEEN PLAYING PIANO AND
SINGING FOR ABOUT FIVE OR SIX
YEARS NOW.
YEARS NOW. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOU SING
THAT BRUNO MARS ASSIGNED
BECAUSE I LOVE THAT SONG AND I
KNOW YOU KILL IT.
I KNOW YOU DO.
SO MAYBE SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE
WE COULD HAVE YOU COME.
EVEN IF IT'S DURING THE SOUND
CHECK, I WILL BE LIKE, COME ON
JACKSON.
JACKSON.
JACKSON. OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. AND
OKAY. AND IF PEOPLE WANT TO KEEP UP
WITH YOU AND CHECK OUT MORE OF
YOUR MUSIC, WHERE'S THE BEST
PLACE TO GO?
>> MY GENERAL WEBSITE IS
WWW.JACKSONSNELLING.COM.
WWW.JACKSONSNELLING.COM. IT HAS LINKS TO MY INSTAGRAM,
MY FACEBOOK, MY TWITTER, IF YOU
WANT TO FOLLOW ME ON MY SOCIAL
MEDIA, JUST GO TO
WWW.JACKSONSNELLING.COM.
WWW.JACKSONSNELLING.COM. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
TALKING WITH ME.