A Conversation With James Durbin

James Durbin in the green room at Kuumbwa, Jan. 17. Photo by Jake Pierce.

James Durbin, who started singing in bars at 15, has an edge that even his most ardent fans may have missed as they watched his ride on national television last year. “Being on [American] Idol, you get this stigma of being this wholesome person or else you don’t make it very far,” Durbin said before a secret concert earlier this week.

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