I don't think rap really fits in to 'American Idol' in the sense that I believe rap is an art form in itself more akin to poetry, more akin to drama, if you will.

Since I've been in the U.S. I've lost the back of my heart, 15 ft. of intestine and my marriage - and God, I miss my intestine.

And what is a stage dad, or a stage mom? It's someone who's protective. That's all.

There's no question 'Amazing Race' is a beautifully produced show.

That makes entertaining television. That is the circus of American Idol . We go for the very, very best and the very, very worst. It's the boring people that we don't want to see on television.

The minute you take away somebody the public's voting for, you're screwing with the program. There's no logic to it.

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