David Cook

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In a blog entitled, "On Behalf of My Family and Myself," American Idol star David Cook opened up about the loss of his brother Adam on his Myspace Celebrity page.

As we reported earlier this morning, Cook lost his brother to cancer Saturday afternoon just hours before he made an appearance at the 12th annual Race for Hope 5K in Washington, D.C. Adam had a brain tumor.

Check out David's blog below and feel free to leave your condolences for the Cook family below...

"I wanted to write everyone and say a few things, in light of recent events, to dispel any misinformation that may be circulating and to say thank you on behalf of my family and myself to everyone who has shown even the slightest bit of support to us and our efforts as a family to help eradicate this terrible affliction.

"My brother, Adam, passed away at 11:52pm Eastern, May 2nd. He was 37 years old and leaves behind his wife and two children. We had played Sunfest in West Palm Beach that night, walking off stage at approximately 11:00pm Eastern, and I rushed to get on a plane to fly to Washington D.C., to be a part of the Race For Hope-D.C., a fundraiser for research and development of a cure for brain cancer. I learned of Adam’s passing upon getting to my hotel around 3:00am Eastern.

"I decided to run in the race, despite all of this, for two reasons. First, my brother never wanted his illness to affect others. That was evident in the fact that he wanted his illness to have no part in my experience on Idol, a point he was quite adamant about. So, with that wish in mind, I ran and was involved with the event as an homage to him. Secondly, there are many people who are still battling, and by running and sharing my brother’s story, I hope that it offers those still fighting that much more resolve to not succumb to this wretched disease.

"I want to again thank everyone who donated to the race and continues to donate, sent a kind email, posted thoughts and prayers, called, etc. I take it as affirmation that my brother was the great man that I knew, and whose ideals I constantly try to uphold in myself. It is with those ideals in tow that I vow to continue to speak out in hopes of raising whatever necessary to help eliminate cancer entirely.

"Also, I mentioned earlier that Adam never wanted his illness to affect anyone. So, with the exception of our Toledo, OH, show on May 6th, which we will do everything possible to reschedule, all other shows will go on as scheduled.

"Lastly, thank you to everyone for allowing us, as a family, to grieve and come to terms privately. This event has shown me, beyond doubt, that I have the greatest people in my life, family, friends, and fans alike, and for that, I can never offer enough thanks.

~D

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You’d think David Cook would be happy that he has enough fans who want to come to his shows, that he wouldn’t get upset by stalker-ish teenage girls who want to come to his hotel room.

But David is a bit perturbed by the recent actions of his female fans, who aren’t giving him the privacy he wants. David wrote on his blog last night, complaining about some of the things that go along with being a musician.

Here’s what he wrote:

Hey everyone,

“First off, I want to say thank you to everyone who has been coming out to the shows since my last post. The vibe at these shows has been amazing.

Secondly, I have to address some behavior that has become disturbing. We pride ourselves on being accessible to you as fans, but in contrast, we do enjoy what little privacy we can muster. To that end, the efforts by some fans to find our hotel rooms, call our hotel rooms, attach things to our bus, etc., is something I have to condemn. This relationship only works when it remains healthy for both parties, and should this behavior continue, the only thing we can do is take more preventative measures to maintain our privacy, which in turn makes us less accessible to you.

I hope this doesn't come off as harsh. I merely want to nip this in the bud so we can continue to have a great experience with all of you at the shows we have coming up. Take care and see you at the next show.

~D”

He needs to get over that fast! Before he knows it, a new American Idol will be crowned and he’ll quickly be forgotten! And don’t think it won’t happen, because it will! So you’d better listen up David Cook fans…no more staple-gunning your panties to his tour bus!

David Cook appeared on The Today Show this morning and addressed his "cougar fans" that have come out of the woodwork since he won Idol.

Katie Couric even chimed in telling him that she told her friend not to be embarrassed for being a Cougar For Cook. Sounds like Katie is one herself!