I have followed Sawyer since I first saw him on the voice. I was so shocked at how much he reminded me of my youngest son, that I was sitting there amazed at how sweet he looked. He then opened his mouth and the most amazing voice came out of this talented young man. I was hoping that he would come close enough for me to be able to drive out and see him, since I am very sick. I drove to Asheville, and even though I was in extreme pain the entire concert due to my health, I would do it again and again just to hear his voice. The young man managed to get sick, and even sick there were moments that his voice had me in tears, because it was that pure and beautiful. I actually ended up sitting on the stage, because I couldn't stand up any more. That didn't even bother him or the band, they would just look over and smile at me every once and awhile. Even as sick as he was, he put on the best show that I have ever seen, and at 47 years old I have seen a lot of performances from many different types of artists. He is such a shy, sweet, and pleasant young man and it shows through. He didn't do the meet and greet because he was so sick, and this is to be expected since he has not been around so many people.
Now to all of the people that have given him a bad review. Shame on you. I am going to take up for this young man right now. I know that he can not please everyone, but lets be fair to him. This young man is trying to help his other voice participants when he can, which most people would never do, he is young and inexperienced as a performer for bigger groups, but everyone has to start somewhere, and personally the young man could sing the phone book and I would still pay to see him. That being said, I feel that he should do his own music and stay true to himself just like Pharrell Williams told him to do. I was shocked to see such a wide range of ages at this concert, which to me speaks that he is going to end up with a fan base that is going to be very loyal to him throughout his career. I am ever so thankful that I was able to see this young man, and whatever he puts out, I will buy to continue to support him. The voice has been very bad about not supporting a lot of their winners, but that is their fault. This man does not have to change who he is to please everyone else. The good lord knows that we do not need anymore Justin Bieber's or Miley Cyrus's in the world. Stay true to yourself young man, listen only to the positive, and don't let the negative bother you,