American Idol alum Constantine Maroulis has finally confirmed to the world what we already know: He’s the biggest douchewad to ever queef out of American Idol. After being ousted from the show, he went on to star in bit parts in soap opera gigs, and was recently nominated for a Tony Award in Broadway’s Rock of Ages.

He told the Huffington Post he thinks his appearance on American Idol paved the way for future rockers:

“I definitely opened the door for people after me, like Chris Daughtry and David Cook and all those guys,” he says. “[Season 8 runner-up] Adam [Lambert]‘s a good kid, I wish him all the best.”

He also shared how he’d do things differently if he was on Idol again:

“They had a hard time getting the support from artists and publishers to clear a lot of the material, so there were a lot of songs I wanted to do that I couldn’t do,” he says. “Stuff from U2, Aerosmith, anything Led Zeppelin, Bon Jovi. That was the stuff I was really good at. If I could have done the ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ kind of thing week after week, it would have been interesting to see how it would have worked out.”

Via People

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