Idol not Steven Tyler’s ‘cup of tea’
The singer says he didn’t have it in him to be negative to contestants
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler says he liked the paycheques on American Idol but had a love-hate relationship with the show.
He says in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine the Fox reality series isn’t his “cup of tea”. But he says it was a “great job” because he sat next to Jennifer Lopez and “made a tonne of money”.
Tyler announced last month he was leaving the show after two seasons to rededicate himself to Aerosmith. He says it was a lot to juggle the show with recording a new album.
Tyler tells the magazine he took the job because it was a good way to pass the time while he and his bandmates worked out their behind-the-scenes conflicts.
He also says he didn’t have it in him to be negative to Idol singing contestants.
— AP
