Simon asked if he has his own material and when he said yes, asked if he could sing an original instead. That switch might have just saved him from elimination.

When Price sang an original, he was so far removed from the karaoke singer that stood before the judges moments ago. He was his own artist singing his heart out to a beautiful song that he wrote himself through his own words and derived from his own experiences.

This audition is one of the very best displays of how being yourself is so much better than trying to be someone else. It’s incredible how the tide turned and he was back into the good graces of the judges simply by being himself.