As Ricky Martin's 'She Bangs' turns 20, AmericanIdol alum William Hung remembers the song that made him famous: 'It's part of my identity now.'
Hung asserted his desire to make a living in the music industry, bravely performing the song to an unimpressed Cowell, who snarled, “You can’t dance; you can’t sing; what do you want me to say?”With that, Hung became a household name and a go-to punchline, like in “The Office” in 2005 when BJ Novak’s character Ryan remarks to Todd Packer , whose license plate reads “WLHUNG,” “You a big William Hung...
Today, Hung still has no regrets. “It’s all about continuing to reinvent yourself, and figure out what makes you happy,” he tellsFirst of all, I’m grateful to have that song, “She Bangs,” by Ricky Martin because otherwise I wouldn’t be where I am today. I just enjoyed the song right from the beginning. I thought it sounded cool and very upbeat. It was unique compared to everything else I was hearing back in the early two thousands. I heard on the radio and I was attracted to it right away.
What happened was that I won the talent show in school singing that same song. So that’s what gave me the confidence to audition. Not too much. I was just waiting, visualizing in my head how I wanted my audition to go. I didn’t expect anything, and that’s really why I was able to stay positive despite the harsh criticism of Simon Cowell.The way I saw the judges, I felt like they were just playing their roles. So that’s why I didn’t feel the need to be angry or upset.
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