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The Semi Precious Weapons described the chemistry between Lady Gaga and Beyoncé on the "Telephone" set as "magical." And after Thursday night's premiere of the clip, it's pretty clear to see that the two pop divas share a strong connection. TV personality Jai Rodriguez, who plays the video's reporter, said that working with the girls was a great experience."Just being on that set and being able to watch all their takes was pretty massive," he told MTV News on Friday (March 12). "Just watching them do all the scenes at the hotel room and the diner, it was really epic. And seeing Gaga and how motivated she is and interjecting her creative vision [was great]."
Rodriguez promises that even with two very famous pop divas on set, there was no rivalry at all. "No, [there was no drama]. That was the weird thing," he said. "They were just kind of watching the dailies together and the director would instruct. I think Beyoncé was set to shoot all her scenes in one day, so they were really pushing to get her done — there was no chilling out. Those girls were in and out makeup trailers, in and out of costumes."
We caught up with Scott on Friday (March 12) to talk about her surprise elimination, what's next and much more.
Q: After you were eliminated, you made it clear that you were frustrated. What was going through your mind?
A: Originally, trying out, I really just wanted to kind of break the mold and just kinda be that offbeat contestant that did exactly what I wanted to do. ... I definitely have no regrets in that department. But just kind of watching certain people make it into the top 12 that have not done so well over the past three weeks and then based on the judges' comments on my three songs the past three weeks, I was just kinda frustrated, just kinda feeling like my fanbase wasn't really there, even though the judges and producers seemed to love me. I was feeling like I had a great run on the show. So I guess my fans weren't there. So I guess that's why I said, "I don't know what America wants to listen to." But then again, my voting demographic is probably more of the underground scene who probably doesn't even own a TV, and if they do, they're probably out riding their bike or doing something more productive than watching TV, let alone "American Idol." I guess they just weren't voting and that definitely was my falter.
Q: After you were eliminated, you said that you had more to show America. What did you mean by that?
A: When I said I want to break out of my shell and show America what I can do, man, honestly, every time I got up there, I couldn't even sing my best because I was so nervous, and I have a whole series of songs that I can sing that sound so much better than singing on the show. I don't regret anything, because it's the beginning of my career. I have never really been onstage before, so I think I did great for not having any experience.
Q: Do you think you'll be able to get past the nerves and have a music career?