“I love birds and bird noises,” explained Megan Joy, a.k.a. Megan Corkrey and Megan Joy Corkrey, the instigator behind one of the strangest moments of the current American Idol season…maybe even all the seasons. “I just decided that if I’m goin’ out, I’m goin’ out with a bang and I’m just going to be myself.” And so, Megan Joy “flew the whole time.”

Upon learning the news that she’d made it into the bottom three on the Wednesday night results show, Megan Joy flapped her arms and made squawking sounds as she made her way to the stools at stage right.

Joy’s immediate plans include adding to her ink - she’s getting a tattoo to commemorate the ring she wore for luck during her tenure on the show. She’s also happy to do whatever voice work and other gigs that might come, but for right now Megan is heading home to spend time with her son.

“As sad as I am that I’m leaving and I’m done with the show, there is a very big part of me that cannot wait to see my son,” Joy told reporters. “I’m ready to hold him in my arms again.”

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