David Cook talks with Larry King about his brother's death

David Cook last night stopped by Larry King Live for a somber chat about his brother Adam's death and the legacy he would like to live on among other things. Watch the first part of the interview below:

Cook said he has a great family and has been able to surround himself with great people, from his label execs all the way down to his fans. He said Adam maintained his sense of humor all the way to the end and his illness never defined him.

He also talked about being a part of the finale for Season 8, and how it was a lot less stressful than last season's. He also said he "was but wasn't surprised" about Kris Allen winning over Adam Lambert and that he was flattered when Adam told Rolling Stone that Cook was responsible for paving the way for his artistic abilities to perform on the show.

Watch parts two and three of the interview, where Cook discusses his his show with David Archuleta in The Philippines last month, his tour and what he might want to do with his career in the future.

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Simon, Paula. Randy, Ryan on 'Larry King Live'

The three judges and Ryan were on CNN's Larry King Live last night to raise awareness of this week's "'Idol' Gives Back" celebration.

The four covered a wide range of topics over the course of the hour-long broadcast, including their take on the competition at the moment and what they think of each other.

To lead off the show, the judges talked about IGB, and King asked them "tough" questions like how much money goes to American charities rather than overseas charities. When a viewer asked what the breakdown was of how much money went where and King asked Paula to respond, she was caught in a "deer in the headlights" moment, though Ryan came to the rescue by saying they don't have exact percentages but most of the money will go to homegrown causes.

Simon likened Ryan to a mosquito when King asked if he disliked him, saying he likes him to a point but on the show he finds him annoying. Ryan and the other two judges sarcastically accused Simon of "always being right," something that he agreed with.

As for their commentaries on the remaining eight, the judges gave the greatest praise to David Cook (Simon's personal favorite) and David Archuleta (Simon's pick to win), while Brooke White, Carly Smithson and Michael Johns received mixed reviews. Jason Castro received some of the harshest criticism, as Simon said he "looks like he doesn't care," while Randy said he could see him performing in a bar. Paula did stick up for Jason though, saying she "gets" his style.

As for Kristy Lee Cook, Simon said her odds at winning are "a million to one," but Randy said he would be willing to sign her over Jason. Randy also said Syesha Mercado would be good at theatre or singing/acting.

Simon said his favorite winner is Kelly Clarkson, because despite her roadblocks she has been able to get where she wants to be, and thinks the only time America "got it wrong" was Season 5. When Randy asked him who finished as runner-up that season, he couldn't remember it was Katharine McPhee.

Randy also plugged his sinking album at the end of the hour, as did Paula her new song "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow." Simon scared many viewers by saying Season 7 was the last season, but then said he was kidding.

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