'American Idol': Tyler Grady blames judges for his elimination (video)

American Idol Season 9 contestant Tyler Grady made a less than gracious exit after being eliminated during Thursday night's results show.

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After American Idol host Ryan Seacrest let "rocker" Tyler Grady know that he was the final contestant of the night to be eliminated, Grady blamed a lack of guidance from the judges for his dismissal by the voting audience.

Tyler Grady told Ryan Seacrest: "I really, I like all the judges and I've really had a great time with them, but I feel like I didn't really get much constructive criticism during Hollywood week, and I feel like what they told me was a little bit too late."

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Simon Cowell smirked at Grady's statement as Seacrest quickly segued into a video montage of the night's four eliminated contestants to end the show.

What the American Idol judge Simon Cowell told Grady after his performance of 'American Woman' was: "You come over a lot as someone who's gone to 'pretend to be a rock star school'. It's all a bit cliched. It doesn't feel natural."

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Kara DioGuardi told Tyler Grady that he needed to bring his act "into the current decade".

Watch the Tyler Grady's performance on Wednesday night's American Idol below

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