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“There’s not a better job on the planet than judging a f—–g karaoke contest. They’d have to pay me a ton of dough, because I already make a ton of dough. A $100 million to judge a karaoke contest? Yeah, I think I would do that show for $100 million. It would be the best thing that happened to me. What a cush job: $100 million for four months. Who wouldn’t take that?”
-Radio host Howard Stern, talking about the rumors surrounding him being the replacement for Simon Cowell as a judge on “American Idol.” Last week, the New York Post reported that a source said that producers were weighing the idea of bringing in Stern to replace Cowell after this season of “American Idol” wraps up, as Cowell will be exiting the show to focus on bringing “X Factor” to U.S. television. The rumor has some convenient coincidences rolled into it, as Stern’s contract with Sirius/XM expires at the end of this year, and considering the state of satellite radio, it’s doubtful that his new contract would be as lucrative as the one he signed back in 2004.
During his show on Monday morning, Stern addressed the rumors without mentioning whether or not he had actually been contacted by “Idol” producers. “I’m not going to comment about any discussions I might or might not have had,” he said on the air. “I watch ‘American Idol.’ … people seem to think that if I was on it, because I’m such a foul-mouthed, miserable f—, that I would get them thrown off the air. I know how to judge.”
He added that nobody would have more credibility as the new “Idol” judge. “If I do say so myself, I can’t imagine anyone else but me replacing [Cowell],” Stern said. “I mean, how else are they going to make that show work? Who knows how to broadcast and who knows how to be interesting? And who’s not afraid to speak their mind?”