Last year we had nobody outstanding, he admits of the leggy, pony-hawked, and beat-boxing top 12.
I promise its a different year altogether.
He also swears the show wont be overtaken by guest stars like Jennifer Lopez and Gwen Stefani.
Weve got four or five splendid people coming, but were going to use less of them.
Now that the apologies are out of the way, what else is new about season 7?
For starters, contestants that reach Hollywood will now be allowed to play instruments to accompany their crooning.
No one did anything stupid, Lythgoe says.
The worst was some poor guy playing drums and doing a very poor impression of Karen Carpenter.
Far from poor was some of the talent Lythgoe and judge Randy Jackson unearthed during auditions in San Diego.
San Diego was da bomb, Jackson says, adding, Thats D.A.
(Thanks, Randy.)
I think somebody with hair will win, he says.
you could rule out all the bald people right now.
Somewhere,Phil Staceyjust shed a single tear.
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