Wouldn’t it’s good?
Carnie Wilson, the Wilson Phillips singer who can also be the daughter of Seaside Boys founder Brian Wilson, is talking out about her daughter.
“I just wanna say, we’re human, and the internet is so cruel. It can be so cruel,” she mentioned throughout Sunday’s “Music of the ’90s” panel at 90s Con in Hartford, Connecticut.
Wilson was there along with her bandmates, sister Wendy Wilson and Chynna Phillips Baldwin, joined by AJ McLean of the Backstreet Boys. Her remarks have been in response to her daughter Lola Bonfiglio’s “American Idol” audition, which aired March 23.
Throughout the episode, Bonfiglio, 19, launched herself and her father, musician and producer Rob Binfiglio, to “American Idol” judges Carrie Underwood, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan.
“I’m guessing you come from a musical family,” Underwood mentioned, earlier than asking her what she would carry out.
“First, I have to get some family members,” Bonfiglio mentioned earlier than grabbing her mother, Carnie, and aunt Wendy — who’re co-founders of the favored ’90s pop group.
They sang the 1992 Wilson Phillips hit “Hold On,” and acquired “yes” votes from judges Underwood, Richie, and Bryan, sending her to the Hollywood week of auditions.
Regardless of this victory, Wilson mentioned there have been nonetheless “comments” that “were really pissing me off, and I can’t respond.”
She was referring to feedback on X, previously Twitter, comparable to one which learn, “Lola ‘Phillips’ Bonfiglo sounded worse than 90% of the No votes … pretty blatant favoritism by association.”
One other commenter wrote on YouTube, “How is this a fair audition? No one has others singing with them. But I like her as a person.”
One other individual mentioned, “I have nothing against that sweet young woman, but, there is no way she would have made it through without her famous Mom in tow.”
A fourth commenter wrote,” She’s ones from a line of wonderful singers. Nevertheless, That is the right instance of somebody who’s a mean singer utilizing their connection to assist them. Possibly she has extra to supply however I wasn’t as wowed as I’ve been with different singers.”
Wilson mentioned, “Would you encourage a doctor’s son not to be a doctor? No. Would you ever say, ‘Don’t be a doctor because your dad’s a doctor’? Lola wants to be a singer, and they say these terrible things, and she was so hurt.”
The singer added about her daughter, “It was the scariest thing she ever has done. She was trembling with nerves, and she did great.”
“I’m so proud of her, and they asked us to sing, you know, so we came and crashed the party. I don’t think that Lionel and Carrie Underwood and Luke knew we were gonna be there, so that was fun.”
