Clay Aiken Is Glad Adam Lambert Lost

Clay Aiken doesn't want to be told who to vote for on 'American Idol,' and he believes that's the reason that Adam Lambert didn't win the title.

On his blog, accessible only by paying the nearly $30 fee to become a fan club member, the second season runner-up explains what he thinks of Lambert, why he's happy Kris Allen won and his feelings toward the show now, Gawker reports.

"The minute that Adam Lambert was singing 'Ring of Fire' ... at that moment, [I] thought my ears would bleed. Contrived, awful, and slightly frightening! I wasn't really a fan and found myself surprised whenever folks told me that they liked him," the 'Invisible' singer writes.

He continues, citing Allen's likability as a factor.

"But 'Idol' is not always a matter of musical taste only. It's about the person you like. From what little I saw, Kris seemed likable."

However, Clay implies that Lambert was shoved down everyone's throats.

"This year, there was an obvious bias. Not even having watched the show, I can tell you that I was WELL aware of the bias from the judges as to who should win. In my opinion, that is awfully unattractive. I don't think I am alone."

"I think many voters got sick of being "told who to vote for". I think many were turned off by the blatant favoritism shown towards one contestant. Therefore, on that last night, they used their votes against a contestant that they were tired of hearing about and for the contestant who had been written off. And, at the same time, I think they voted AGAINST an 'American Idol' that has, for four years now, been more about the slick productions and polished contestants than it has been about finding the raw talent that it did in its first three seasons," Aiken adds.

Aiken also thinks the show has changed.

"I feel that Ruben [Studdard, season one winner] and I were fairly matched. We both had our detractors and negatives, but I feel we were both very worthy of being on that stage in that moment, and either of us would have been worthy of winning. The show was different then, and folks made it in seasons 1-3 because they were "real" people who happened to sing/entertain well. But, somewhere along the way, 'AI' stopped being about real people."