The Grammy-nominated singer under the Hummingbird mask opens up about his plan to throw off the judges.
Warning: This article contains spoilers from Wednesday’s episode ofThe Masked Singer.
The Hummingbird has taken flight off ofThe Masked Singerstage.
Hummingbird performs on ‘The Masked Singer’ season 8.Michael Becker / FOX
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How was your time onThe Masked Singer?
CHRIS KIRKPATRICK:It was absolutely awesome.
I’m like, man, this is crazy.
Chris Kirkpatrick.Scott Dudelson/Getty Images
I’m in this giant costume with these giant wings, this giant head, this giant beak.
And I have to perform a song and have them try not to guess who I am.
It was so nerve-wracking, but everybody on the show made it so much fun.
And they’re all like, “Oh, the experience is gonna be great.
You’re gonna love it.
You’re gonna love it.”
And sure enough, it was so much fun.
Nananana booboo, stick your head in doodoo.
[Laughs] No, I love the show.
And it was awesome that they asked me to do it.
I was sitting by the phone waiting for a call.
Just let me do it.
I love the show.
It was a quick turnaround.
But like I said, I’ve been on a lot of productions.
This one definitely was, the people were amazing.
They were so comforting and really helped out.
Oh, tons of people.
There’s been all sorts of friends.
Joey didn’t even just reach out.
Joey said, “Nice job.”
Sorry you got booted."
It wasn’t even a “Hey, is that you?”
It was “good job.”
Yeah, I still tried to play that off.
And he was just like, “Shut up, dude.
Yeah, nice try, man.
I know what you have to say, but I know it’s you.”
Now that you’ve done the show, how do you feel about your song choice?
Would you do anything differently?
No, I feel good about it.
I was trying to throw them off a bit.
So it would have stuck out.
I still got booted, but it worked.
And then you come on the show and not one of them gets even close.
But it’s funny, because talking to them, that’s what they said.
They’re like, “So, let me get this straight.
So your whole point was to trick us.
And now you’re mad about it?”
And we thought you were Peyton Manning."
What ultimately surprised you the most about the show?
But that’s why I did the show.
That’s the point of the show.
They don’t want it to be easy.
And the challenge of the costume was definitely the most difficult part.
Good luck!"?
But that was kind of neat, too.
I like that the costume designers do such an amazing job.
It’s a fun reveal.
Because like I said, I found out I was doing it Tuesday.
And by Friday, I was in the costume.
I got the walk in and they launch the doors and they showed me the costume.
And I was like, oh, man, that’s insane.
But it was a lot of fun.
It sparkled, it looked really cool.
Yeah, it really did.
Not that I normally wear sparkly things.
Who would you like to see do the show next?
I want to see JC Chasez from my band.
I think he would be a good one.
I think he would crush the show, too.
I think he’s so good.
Well, this has been a fun year doingCelebrity Big Brotherand now doingThe Masked Singer.
I kind of went quiet for a long time and now boom, all of this.
Another fun thing is I’ve been doing this Pop2000 tour.
It’s like a throwback to the late ’90s, early 2000s.
So it worked out perfect.
I’m living the dream.
