Q: Where are the American Idol contestants living? —Eric L., Palo Alto, Calif.
A: Season 13 contenders bunk at L.A.’s music-biz hotel, the Sunset Marquis. “We saw Bono chilling,” says Alex Preston, 20, who at press time was rooming with Caleb Johnson, 23. Johnson notes that “we throw our stuff all over; it’s just like home!” while Preston says they like to clean their room themselves (“We feel bad!”).
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