The X Factor's Astro: "I am Destined To Be Worldwide!"

Astro After his elimination in the X Factor on December 1, 15-year-old Brooklyn rapper John Bradley, also known as Astro, stopped by TV Guide Magazine's office to talk about his performances throughout your competition, advice he'll remember in the idol judges, and the plans for future years. TV Guide Magazine: That which was the good thing to be around the X Factor?Astro: The good thing from the experience was essentially having the ability to perform before huge numbers of people every week at this type of youthful age. And essentially having the ability to perform before four great people in the industry, which was great. It is something that many my buddies that are attempting to enter the background music business would only imagine, carrying out before Paula [Abdul], L.A. [Reid], Nicole [Scherzinger] and Simon [Cowell]. Which was awesome. TV Guide Magazine: You authored lots of original lyrics to tunes you carried out. That which was the procedure as with your mentor, L.A. Reid?Astro: When they did not allow me to rewrite the tunes i quickly would have dropped out a very long time ago. Essentially I needed to fight for your right a bit to have the ability to rewrite the tunes, however it exercised during my favor. And L.A., he understood me a lot more than the majority of the other idol judges, than the many other idol judges, really. He allow me to write my stuff, he allow me to be me, and that i respected that. We selected all of the tunes together. Some days we'd sit inside a room and choose a song. Other days he'd possess the song ready and I'd just write it. Lots of occasions he'd request for changes, I'd change my verses a couple of occasions however it arrived on the scene great every time and so i did not have trouble. TV Guide Magazine: Was the entire experience that which you expected so that it is?Astro: It had been a lot more than things i expected so that it is because to tell the truth I figured they would say you cannot write your personal stuff, you need to recite the lyrics like everybody else. The truth that they permitted me to create my very own music, I appreciate that many. I did not expect so that it is like this whatsoever. I wasn't going to test for X Factor. I wasn't trying to stay in a tournament. My mother convinced me to audition for that X Factor. And That I just stated, 'O.K., allow me to see how it is about. $5 million? May as well try'. I used also it exercised. I acquired through top seven from 200,000 so I am proud. TV Guide Magazine: That which was your most difficult performance?Astro: The toughest song was most likely Michael Jackson's "Black and Whitened." It's this type of effective song that you won't want to finish up saying the incorrect factor inside a song like this. It required me, like, each day . 5 to complete the song completely. TV Guide Magazine: And also the simplest?Astro: The simplest was "Jump." Essentially I wasn't rapping about anything, should you participate in it. I had been just doing exactly what a normal, 2011, modern-day rapper does: rapping about nothing. It had been just me getting fun. Which was the initial one Used to do. TV Guide Magazine: How has this complete experience affected you?Astro: Now we all know that individuals are watching. Diddy tweeted me after i did the "Missing You" song, which was crazy. It feels amazing now because I have been doing music since a very long time ago. I am the kind of dude that'll create a song and will also be one of my favorite tunes and I am like, dang, no one's even listening. I have only got 4,000 fans. I'd just get mad. I wouldn't even wish to place the song up, it is a waste. Now after i put an audio lesson up, I have get 150,000 fans, now basically publish an audio lesson on Twitter I'll get like 10,000 downloads, a minimum of. And So I know individuals are really listening now, therefore it feels far better that individuals are really realizing who I'm, rather than just seeing some kid from Brooklyn. TV Guide Magazine: Any advice in the idol judges that you will remember?Astro: L.A. stated, 'Never let Them help you sweat.' Essentially never let anybody see what will get you mad because that's the way they learn how to annoy you and also just pick to you and merely enable you to get angry. And So I just attempt to stay just a little calmer now due to that. TV Guide Magazine: What exactly are your plans for future years?Astro: I intend to release as much music when i can. Movies, I ought to be focusing on a cartoon, reality show, everything. Everything I possibly could do, just like a clothing line, like several things have been in the whole shebang. I intend on just carrying out everywhere. I am destined to be worldwide! -Sydney Bucksbaum Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!