Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has left the (American Idol) building –- quitting the judging panel of American Idol. The singer, who has served as a judge on the Fox network show for the past two seasons –- seasons 10 and 11, has today (Thursday) confirmed his departure from the panel in a statement via Fox,
“After some long…hard…thoughts…I’ve decided it’s time for me to let go of my mistress ‘American Idol’ before she boils my rabbit”
and going on to say that he had,
“…Strayed from my first love, Aerosmith, and I’m back – but instead of begging on my hands and knees, I’ve got two fists in the air and I’m kicking the door open with my band. The next few years are going to be dedicated to kicking some serious ass – the ultimate in auditory takeover…”
He further added that,
“…Idol was over-the-top fun, and I loved every minute of it…”
American Idol creator and executive producer Simon Fuller also added his two cents to the statement by saying that Steven was a,
“…Real ‘Idol’, a rock legend.”
He also emphasised how,
“very proud [they were that they had the] pleasure of him gracing our stage for two seasons… ”
and that,
“American Idol will miss him!”
Tyler was a member of the American Idol judging panel during 2011 and 2012, alongside fellow singer Jennifer Lopez and record producer Randy Jackson. Lopez became a judge in 2011 alongside Tyler; following the departure of former judges Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi and Ellen DeGeneres; and Jackson has been part of the panel since the programme’s inception in 2002. However, he may not be the only judge to shake up the current panel, as Jennifer Lopez said the following on Thursday’s Today show,
“…I am thinking that maybe it’s time for me to go and do other things…”
Aerosmith fans fear not though, if you don’t want to miss a thing, Tyler won’t be away for long, saying on Thursday that,
“On November 6, we are unleashing our new album, Music from Another Dimension [and that it’s] …time to bring Rock Back.” [sic]
What do you think of the latest American Idol shakeup? Will you miss Stevie like mad, or are you a bit meh about the whole thing? Who should replace him? Hit me up in the comments, or tweet me kindly @aprilbarry101
This was originally published on July 13, 2012, and can be seen, in edited form, here.
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