The 20-year-old construction worker from Louisa, Kentucky, had an interview with “Good Morning America” in New York on Monday morning, which meant he crashed into a car shortly after getting out of the car. stage “Idol” and go to the airport to pick it up. 10 p.m. Red-Eye Plane.
“Honestly, man, I’m just a little bit numb,” Thompson told USA TODAY by phone about an hour after Sunday’s finale while eating pizza in the car. “It blew me away. I just don’t know how to feel. Anyone can win this show, you know what I mean? I just don’t think it’s me.”
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Before “Idol”, Thompson said he had a “simple life”, working in construction while raising his 1-year-old son,
Walker. He was injured by “Idol” against his will, when his work friend Arthur checked in with him without telling him.
“I was basically just shoved into this contest by my best friend, but I’m grateful for that,” he said. “I really didn’t expect this result. After the Top 3 is when it really hit me.”
