Kara DioGuardi: Howard Stern Isn't a Good Fit for Idol
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Kara DioGuardi is not on board with Howard Stern as a potential replacement for Simon Cowell on future seasons of American Idol.
"I don't really know if I can even speak on it," DioGuardi said of the Stern rumor during a press conference call Wednesday.
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But then she did: "I don't know that [Stern] has a musical background," she mused. "I think that if you're gonna replace Simon, you have to have that background."
Nevertheless, Stern, 56, admitted Monday on his Sirius radio show that he was in talks to replace Cowell after the sharp-tongued Brit departs at the end of the current season.
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"There's not a better job on the planet than judging that f---ing karaoke contest," the shock jock said. "It would be the best thing that happened to me...What a cush job -- $100 million for four months. Who wouldn't take that?"
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DioGuardi, 39, had nicer things to say about the musical bonafides of Idol newcomer Ellen DeGeneres. "Ellen brings a sense of humor, of course, but also I think she knows more about music than we think she does," she explained.
"She had a really good handle on whether a contestant had potential," DioGuardi added. "She knew that something was off in the vocals or in their performance…I thought she delivered the message with kindness but also had criticism in there...she did an incredible job for her first time there."
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What about rumors of DeGeneres butting heads with Cowell? "You have to take every rumor you hear about "American Idol" with a grain of salt," she recommended. "They usually aren't true."
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40WOW! Kara and Howard Stern have the SAME NOSE! It's a good thing Kara shaved for the photo op.
I think Diddy would be a great replacement for Simon.
I WILL NOT WATCH AMERICAN IDOL IF THEY GET HOWARD STERN, HE WAS BANNED FROM RADIO SO YOUR GOING TO PUT HIM ON NATIONAL TV..I WILL BE VERY DISAPPOINTED, I WASN'T REAL THRILLED WITH ELLEN BUT I COULD PUT UP WITH HER I DON'T THINK SHE IS FUNNY AT ALL.BUT STERN IS A REAL JERK...SORRY THAT WILL BE THE END OF AMERICAN IDOL, BECASUE HE IS NOT WHAT AMERICA STANDS FOR.
I will NOT watch if Stern becomes the next judge! He is disgusting, and I find him very degrading. He called the show a Karaoke contest!!! I know the show is not as serious as some take it, but there have been some big stars born from the show. I think the new judge, whoever it may be, should be a little more respectful of the said show and more respectful all the way around!
I will NOT watch if Stern becomes the next judge! He is disgusting, and I find him very degrading. He called the show a Karaoke contest!!! I know the show is not as serious as some take it, but there have been some big stars born from the show. I think the new judge, whoever it may be, should be a little more respectful of the said show and more respectful all the way around!
Howard would be the best thing to revive that show....everything he touches turns to gold......numbnuts DioGuardi should welcome him and learn something!
Come on! How about Ellen??? What is her musical background? Nothing except dancing on her show, and it isn't good either!
The moron level is amazing here. Howard is the KING of all media. Kara is a NOBODY. I have seen her on Idol and I still don't know what qualifies her to be a judge. Stern has been on radio for 30 years, not by accident. He is the best choice to replace Simon. He does not BS people and he doesn't care if you like him or not. Sounds just like Simon.
Kara is annoying as they get, and Ellen looks like a baby bird. Howard would be the best thing to happen to Idol!!!
All you little sensitive ladies posting negative remarks about Howard Stern crack me up. Who are you to judge what is funny to other people? Do you honestly think that Howard's radio persona is who he actually is as a person? Get for real. Every one of you has the "herd" mentality, if you even know what that means, and Howard and his followers are real people who dare to speak in real terms about every day life. Go back to grazing with the rest of the herd.
If Stern replaced Simon I would be a huge fan of the show. I can't think of a better replacement. He would give the contestants a good kick in the butt as well as the judges. None of the judges now know anything about music. They pick horrible unoriginal robots that sing the same junk that infects the music industry. Come on people; watch the show for what it is. Simon ripping on some no talent jerks for a laugh. Stern is my first and only choice.
Who the eff is this Kara person? I never heard of her until she was put on this show. Now Howard, everyone has heard of Howard and should know he wasn't always a "shock" jock, used to be a music dj and has had tons of musical talen on his show and has even backed some musicians getting started to help launch their career. This Kara person shouldn't be speaking about someone who she obviously knows nothing about, especially when no one even knows who the hell she is!
lol, I think he would be an awesome replacement, I would watch for sure as long as he didn't get to raunchy lol
Sorry...I don't know who Kara is!...I do know who Howard. Does she know he worked at a radio station as a DJ..no she's too good looking to know anything..,Get by on your good looks and not intelligence Lady.Very unbalanced,Good looks never = Intelligence.
howard has written better songs - silver nickels, golden dimes and the pyschadelic bee are two of his best... f jackie!
I guarantee you Howard could write better songs than this hack, and he's no songwriter. Seems anyone can write garbage and call themselves a songwriter. Howard's only been on the radio 30 years playing songs during all his breaks, bringing musical acts in every week, interviewing great musicians like Paul McCartney. Yeah, he doesn't have a musical background.
Two words: white trash. That's what Stern is. That will be the end of the show. Thank God for that, because I think the show is no longer interesting.
I love Howard, he needs to come back to free radio, or join idol. Or maybe Gary's teeth could be the new judge? Those teeth are pretty famous themselves, LOL
Who is Kara by the way? She is nothing a nobody and insignificant. She will be serving drinks in 2 years somewhere. Ellen has no proven musical experience either. Howard Stern has been in the music/radio business for 30 years. He has had some of the biggest musical talents in the business play in his studio for him. People who simply consider Stern a disaster because he is a so called Shock Jock and vulgar really know nothing about him.
Maybe Kara should do a little research before making public statements like this. She obvisously knows nothing about Howard Stern's background or qualifications. He was playing and discovering musical talent when she was still in diapers. He was doing an American Idol like segment on his radio show in Detroit 20 years before the first show ever aired. What qualifications did Simon have before doing the show? If you research it, you'd see he was really not very qualified to judge - but he had the personality for it. And Howard has an even bigger personality - one that would draw 10-20 million new viewers to the show. If they DON'T hire Howard, it will be the end of the show.