General Larry Platt: Let the media blitz begin

General Larry Platt's 15-minute countdown started right around 9:25 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, when "American Idol" showcased the 63-year-old veteran's undeniably hooky "Pants on the Ground" as the final bow from Season 9's Atlanta auditions. He's since become an overnight sensation, with the audition video and a slew of extra footage, along with remixes and covers of POTG going viral almost instantly. On Monday, he's scheduled to appear on "The View," and we anticipate he'll come face to face with Randy Jackson again, who's also doing TV in New York next week. What else have we learned about this zany performer?

Access Atlanta got Platt on the horn. Writer Rodney Ho reveals that the self-declared General was inspired to pen the now-infamous song when he saw a guy walking down the street with his pants slipping. "He had his underwear showing,” said Platt. "He was being disrespectful so I wanted to embarrass him."

The General, who's on disability possibly as a result of a shot to the eye at age 3, is also an activist at heart, having marched alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. His take on the government? “I like to help keep people from
being dominated. This should be a civilized state. Everyone should be
treated equal.”

Will there be a "Pants on the Ground" single? Bet on it. Platt says he's considering offers to record the song. And we say, if "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kim Zolciak can do "Tardy for the Party," then why not General Larry? Even better: Maybe the two of them could get together for a duet that Kandi Burruss can then produce in her Atlanta home studio? It's all meant to be, friends…

The moment that won your heart:

– Shirley Halperin (Follow me on Twitter @shirleyhalperin)

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