Image Credit: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic.comIf Steven Tyler’s interview with the Kidd Kraddick radio show this morning was the equivalent of a first-round audition for the American Idol season 10 judges’ table, I’m not sure he’d have gotten a golden ticket to Hollywood. In fact, given the rambling, ineloquent answers he gave to questions about his rumored Idol gig, it wasn’t hard to envision him as one of those deluded hopefuls who wind up getting dragged from the audition room by security to the general amusement of Simon Cowell & Co.
In other words, if you were at all bummed by Fox chairman Peter Rice’s Press Tour announcement yesterday that there are no finalized deals in place for new judges for Idol‘s upcoming season, now would be the time to take a deep breath, look skyward, and thank the heavens that any ink on Tyler’s rumored contract is damp enough to get washed away.
At least that’s what I’m doing right this second. Here’s just hoping Ken Warwick and Cecile Frot-Coutaz are doing the same. Asked about how he’d approach judging wannabe singers, whether he’d be more like brutally honest Simon or sweetly sugarcoated Paula, Tyler responded: “I would be honest to the ones that think they have it, and I would be truthful and sensitive to those that have it but don’t have it yet enough, and I would tell ‘em exactly why, as i see it, if I was to do that.”
Um, dude sounds like a lady…named Paula Abdul!
Tyler was equally bizarre when he was asked to explain how the possibility of a spot in the Simon Cowell Memorial Chair came to be: “Well, you know, this beautiful girl from Fox came up to me and made an offer. I honored her offer.” ["All night long?" Kraddick interjected.] “I was off ‘er and on ‘er all night. No, um, y’know, and it’s just a work in progress. It’s one of those things. They mentioned it. And I listened. And we’re on tour, so I’ve gotta give it some time,” Tyler added.
Things got even worse when Kraddick’s comely cohort, Jenna Owens, performed an atonal rendition of “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing.” After declaring the original working track was called “I Don’t Wanna Kiss Your Thing,” Tyler told Jenna that the performance “shows you’re vulnerable and I could have you later,” before making a borderline unintelligible joke to a male member of Kraddick’s team about “sharing her” later. I know a.m. radio is a different forum than Fox in the family hour, but is anyone else skeeved out by the idea of a 60-something rocker making lecherous remarks toward the next incarnation of Jordin Sparks or Katie Stevens? Oh, and shall we launch into Tyler’s discussion of how the world’s first recorded song was the sound of a woman’s orgasm? No, we shall not.
Okay, Idoloonies, who’s ready to start petitions on behalf of Elton John, Harry Connick Jr., Jody Watley, or Linda Perry? Heck, how about Kara DioGuardi? Or Lulu even? Or are you in the camp that thinks Tyler would be an amazing Idol judge? If so, listen to the Kraddick interview embedded below, then make your case in the comments! [Follow Slezak on Twitter @EWMichaelSlezak.]
Blech – it’s not that I just don’t wanna listen to him, but more importantly I don’t wanna look at him. GROSS.
He’s got that whole Michael Jackson thing going on.
Wow! I just had the same thought.
Steven rocks!!! Finally they get someone cool to be a judge. LOL-the writer Michael is just jealous because Steven is a cool rock star. Michael’s a geek-just watch him on his videos. Michael-how can you love Kara so much but then act like you hate Steven? That’s crazy. Why did you write that you want people to petition for Kara? Get over her already! Who is paying you to write for her?!
@MarySueBob, Brenda and Danielle, How old are you? 9? Grow up! Your not funny at all. Only morons and little kids make fun of the way someone looks. Start getting mature. @Brianna, I agree with you. Someone is paying him to write about Kara. It is very obvious because of how much he writes about her in a lot of his articles.
Their just teens with no personality. They cant think of anything funny to say, so they just make fun of someones looks. Wow real comedians. This is the thing I hate about American Idol, too many teen votes. All the teens love American Idol and then they come to these blogs and put their immature comments.
Exactly! That is the real problem with this show. Too many teens are text voting. Get rid of text voting and then the show will be better.
Nice job at trying to brainwash people Michael. Your such a lame and biased writer.
This writer Michael knows that a lot of teens go on these American Idol blogs of his, so that’s why he writes this biased crap. He has all his teen fans going on his twitter and also commenting at this website. You can brainwash teens, but you can’t brainwash adults.
*They’re-grammar correction. Sorry, too tired today.
@I agree, after you wrote that I went on his twitter page. He posted this link on there, that’s why all his twitter fans came here and agreed with him. How pathetic, this dude has stuff about The Vampire Diaries and Justin Bieber on his twitter page. It’s no wonder why these AI blogs are always full of teen comments. Michaels teen twitter fans are always invading the blogs.
Steven is an excellent singer. He would be a great judge.
Sorry, but I’m giggling immaturely at the condescending comment entitled, “Their idiots”…..I love irony.
You are one of the most biased writers ever = much worse than someone who is a bad speller!
brenda,
he does seem to have had a LOAD of botox injections of whatever and a face lift or work on his face I met Steve a long time ago before he lost his hair and got extenstions and the face work and THAT IS NOT THE SAME FACE
oh yeh btw he was a vain full of himself jerk asking me if I LOVED AREOSMITH and I said who? and he started singing and dancing around trying to pick me up it was HAHAHAH till his wife showed up at this after hours club in NYC called THE NURSERY and she dragged him out by his hair (HE HAD LOADS OF IT then)screaming you bastard! She passed away brain tumors but not before writing a scathing book about what a JERK CREEP BASTA*D he was she had his daughter MIA..the chubby one wgho is a real doll btw
Him as a judge actually not a bad choice one thing he does know is music but he would be criticale HARRY CONICK is middle road since so much schlock and ballads are done BUT ID LOVE HOWARD STERN TO BE JUDGE
RATINGS TO THE ROOF!
I agree. That whole post-death Michael Jackson thing going on.
What’s with all the hate here? I think Idol finally needs a judge who understands rock n’ roll and Mr. Tyler is as good as any. However, my dream choice would be Paul Westerberg; even though he’s technically not an amazing singer, the amount of emotion he can pack into his voice is incredible. However, as I said, this is a DREAM pick, those TV execs would never go for him; all those teeny-boppers who watch the show could never understand Paul W.’s sheer talent.
Oh and for anyone who will take offense at my “teeny-bopper” comment, you can relax. I know not everyone who watches this show is a mindless tween, I even watch the show casually myself. That just seems to be their target audience lately.
I think Don Henley would make an excellent judge. Elton John would be great. Bruce Springsteen would be awesome! Get someone with a brain, and with talent & knowledge of the industry!
No Steven Tyler. A decades long addiction problem that is still flaring up makes him unsuitable to evaluate young people. If young people who aren’t familiar with Tyler search the internet they are going to read all about the “Toxic Twins”, the unacknowledged paternity of daughter Liv, and get a really bad set of messages about success in the music industry. NO STEVEN TYLER!!!
He’s over that. He went to rehab and is now doing great.
He may not be using now. That doesn’t stop him being a creep.
So agree! No to Tyler. Yuck.
Can we get Justin Timberlake and Harry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are like sooooooooooooooo totally cuuuuuuuuuuuuutttte. I loved Harry in the movie p.s I love you and hope floats. Ive never heard of his jazz music before but I love him as an actor! And I loved his personality when he was a mentor! And Justin is so darn sexy. His music is the best eva. Lets get Britney Spears on the show too! yes yes yes yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ha… to each his own- as they say
Who will they suggest next, Nikki Sixx?
Let’s have a petition for Katy Perry! How could you forget her Michael? She kicked Kara’s ass during her stint as a guest judge.
Even if she she could , I dont she would take it because she got a album coming out, she would have to go on tours and promos and across the world
KP could be great. This guy is just creepy.
Katy Perry is not that great. She just has a big mouth. She hasn’t been around long enough to judge people her own age.
But she makes the program very real and really judges according to their talent. Rather than putting people through ’cause you feel sorry for them.
This is sort of funny in a very creepy uncomfortable way. I don’t think I could stand it every week though.
Hell Yes! I want Harry Connick Jr. At least he is handsome and funny! And know about music!
Harry probably won’t do it, but perfection and what the producers should be shooting for.
He’s not appropriate for American Idol. He might become a parade show himself. He’s not sober enough, and the judging panel needs sobriety and brevity and conclusiveness and good judgment.
Harry Connick has my vote.
BRET MICHAELS!!!!!!!
Brett Michaels! I wish that an exec would listen to the fans who believe in him.
Bret Michaels would be great! He’s got the talent, and the knowledge of the music business, and he’s an intelligent, hard-working, respectful man (plus, he looks great!)
Bret Michaels is an immoral has been pig. No to him judging impressionable kids.
elton john!
I’m with you. I think Elton John would be a great judge. Steven Tyler looks like the crypt keeper.
Put an oar in his hands and he’d resemble Charon. Next stop River Styxx!
BTW, what is the problem with his face? He looks so weird…too much plastic surgery I guess.
He looked weird at 17 and has ever since.
No, please don’t make him a judge. Please beg Paula to come back. Harry Connick would be a great choice.
Ugh, skeeved is the word for Tyler. After Kara’s ‘cougarieness’ I don’t want to see anymore middle aged people hitting on contestants. Enough! If the judges want to be seen as sexybigstars, they can do it somewhere else. AI is about the music and contestants.
AI is about music? Really? All it seems to do is turn out two bit artists with a bit of talent. Of All the people in all 9 seasons so far how many are big name, and still mainstream, celebrities? Maybe 3, 4 at the most.
UUUUUGGGHHHh!!!! No! Just…NO! Linda Perry FTW!
They really are trying to kill this show, aren’t they?
I think Harry Connick, Jr. and Lulu would be fabulous additions to the panel. For the third seat, why don’t they have former Americon Idol winners and losers rotate through on a weekly basis? Could be great!
Like that!
I like the idea of rotating previous idol contestants.The logistics might be a bit much though.
I’m not liking any of thew nes of the Judge’s table! Randy is possibly still in but Kara was fired?!?! WHAT?!?!? If I could pick three judges, they would be Katy Perry, Cyndi Lauper and Timbaland.
Very good choices, Patrick. Katy can be mean & witty like Simon, Cyndi is a whack job like Paula (I mean that as a compliment) and Timbaland has the producing experience. I like this panel.
@Patrick–what did you smoke before you posted that comment? Katy Perry is a brainless big-mouth twit. Timbaland is a joke, and Cyndi Lauper is just wrong on so many levels!
I say we start a petition to keep Simon on AI. I doubt that Steven Tyler is being considered as a judge for Idol…the producers are not that stupid. They probably just approached him about being a mentor next season and he misunderstood…please, oh please, let that be the case.
sheesh looks really bad. and the personality of an oat
LOL! – “the personality of an oat?” Good one, Holly.