Last night on The X-Factor USA, Stacy Francis, of the over 30 group was eliminated. The diva landed in the bottom 2 after her rendition of Meatloaf’s “It’s All Coming Back To Me.”
Did you understand what Astro was doing when he said he didn’t want to perform?
Stacy Francis: When he did it, I thought he was using it as a tool to amp up the audience. And I was standing there like, ‘Damn, he’s about to kill it.’ I thought it was like him pulling the ‘I’m just going to trick you all. We’re going to turn this around.’ But when he didn’t, I was like, ‘What! What just happened?’ So, I don’t know. He’s a true artist and some people get away with that. You know, America sometimes likes that cockiness, too. So, it’s kind of hard to tell. It’ll be interesting to see.
What are your thoughts on Astro’s behavior?
Francis: I’m very confused by Astro’s behavior, because I think in that moment you should be pleading for your life and not throwing it away. I think Simon likes a little rebellion and he might respect Astro a little bit for being so rebellious. I don’t understand his behavior. I mean, he’s 14, and you can call him a teenager and give him an excuse. But, bad behavior is bad behavior. I think that he wasn’t gracious in that moment. And I think in the whole scheme of things, no matter what you have to be grateful.
What advice would you give him?
Francis: I would tell him to be a little more humble. I’ve lived 40 years to get here. And he’s 14 and he’s blessed to be so young. I don’t know if he’s as gracious as he should be or honored. He’s not honoring God for the blessing right now.
Did his attitude make your elimination harder?
Francis: No, I think elimination is elimination. It would’ve been hard either way. The thing you get disappointed about when you see someone like Astro have such an obnoxious attitude is that he gets to stay. That’s kind of a hard pill to swallow, because he doesn’t seem grateful to be here.
How do you think Astro will do in the competition after that behavior?
Francis: I don’t know. I think America is really down on people who take on arrogance that way. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was in the bottom two again next week. If he got the least amount of votes this week, I can’t imagine him having that many next week with that attitude. It was pretty off-putting. It didn’t seem right to me.
