The emotional farewell of Lindsey Cardinale came as no surprise to those who watched last Wednesday's American Idol. Still, TVGuide.com couldn't resist asking Linds to relive her last painful moments — we're wicked that way — and to give us the Top 12's take on Mario Vazquez' mysterious goodbye.
TVGuide.com: Who helped with song selection? Yours didn't seem to play to your strengths.Lindsey Cardinale: We always go by what we want to do. The first time I did my [own] song selection, [the judges] didn't like it. It worried me and stressed me out, but I hoped with 30 million people out there, maybe someone would like it. It's too hard to think of something the judges are gonna like, that you know and can sing. So I performed what I knew and wanted to do... Now here I am.
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