JB- Many people thought you had the hometown advantage - you're from Toronto, the country's biggest city, you live there - but I guess you didn't have enough votes to continue on. What happened? Were you at least voting?

MM- Yeah, I tried voting a few times. For sure I voted. But I think Toronto has a lot of other things going on all the time. And I don't think Canadian Idol, especially voting for two hours, is necessarily prioritized by Torontonians.

JB- I guess we're just different than Americans and we've got better things to do!

MM- Yeah. (laughing)

JB- You know, watching the Olympics, cheering on our athletes, too.

MM- Yeah, that too. I think they definitely showed their support by getting me this far so I commend them for that, I guess.

JB- And you were one of the youngest contestants on the show this year. The judges said time and time again that you're not a rookie by any means, when did you first develop your unique style?

MM- I guess I always hoped it would be. But I was never fully sure.

JB- Watching you perform it seems like you're in a zone, you're in your own little world. Tell me, what do you feel, what are you experiencing when you're on stage? What's going through your mind?

MM- It's usually just a rush. I mean, a lot of times when I finish I can't even remember what it was like sometimes. I just remember the feeling. The adrenaline, your blood pumping a bit, just that inner feeling is what I remember. But I never remember what the judges even say usually. It's weird, I think it's just a channel of some different type of energy within, I think.

JB- It's not necessarily a bad thing that you don't remember what the judges say sometimes, right?

MM- (laughing) No, I don't know!

JB- You've heard some of their comments to other people. Actually, let's talk about that. I assume that you're also watching your fellow contestants perform. What are you thinking when the judges are ripping them apart? What are you thinking? Let's say you hadn't performed yet.

MM- It's kind of . . . it makes you a bit nervous. But at the same time I've gone into most weeks just knowing that I'm ready and I know my song inside and out for the most part. Even this week was the first week I didn't know my song inside and out before the performance. Usually you kind of know.

JB- So you were uncertain going into the show then?

MM- Yeah, I think when you see someone get crucified, as we say, it just makes you also want to make it even harder to do a way better performance. It would kind of motivate me.

JB- Would you have chosen a different song (than Come Together)?

MM- I think I might have done Helter Skelter.

Jeremy Bradley- Mookie Morris, voted off Canadian Idol last night and, well, had a smashing good time.

Mookie Morris- (laughing)

JB- Mookie, how's it going today?

MM- It's going good. I'm feeling a bit relieved to be out of the bubble but I'm definitely going to miss it.

JB- Let's talk about your exit. Everybody's buzzing today about your exit after your final song last night. For those who didn't see it, what did you do?

MM- I smashed my baby. (laughing) My baby guitar.

JB- People are wondering, was that yours? Was that somebody else's?

MM- That was mine, yeah.

JB- And what was the reason? Why would you do that?

MM- I just wanted to go out with a bang.

JB- And you did, literally. We see rockers do that all the time. What is the significance? What does it symbolize for you?

MM- I think it symbolizes strength and rebelling but also just rawness.

JB- After doing it you looked down and it sort of seemed like you wondered what you had done. Were you planning on doing this?

MM- No. (laughing)

JB- Do you regret it?

MM- No, I don't regret it. It felt good to do. I felt it was fitting for the moment. I had wanted to do it since the first day that I started trying out. And it's just something I've wanted to do in general for a couple years so it was nice to actually do.

JB- And it's definitely one of the most memorable exits. Usually people just run through the audience or something but we'll remember how you went out.

MM- I guess so.