American Idol star Clay Aiken has admitted that he would love to replace Simon Cowell on the show next year.

The 31 year old singer, who finished second on the 2003 season, has added his name to list of possible judges (inclusing Elton John, Harry Connick Jr and Adam Lambert) saying that he could bring a lot of experience to the role.

He told Billboard, “I’ve always thought it would be a great addition to the panel to have someone who’s a former contestant and knows what it’s like to be up on that stage and be critiqued. I would not put myself out there to be as caustic as he (Cowell) is, but if they (producers) want to call me, bring it on. We can talk.”

Talking about his fifth album, Clay Aiken added: “I like songs that have incredible melodies and nice orchestrations and arrangements that are really about the voice and the melody and just being beautiful, and these songs are that. People talk about it being a big decision to change course, but I actually see it as an opportunity to kind of get back to what I’ve always wanted to do.”

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Former American Idol contestant Clay Aiken has admitted that he didn’t think much of this year’s runner up Adam Lambert.

Now I don’t pay $29.95 a year to read the ramblings of Mr Aiken but some of you do and thanks for emailing me the following quote from his blog. He said:

I couldn’t be happier with the way AI ended this year. I only turn the show on once a season and only to see what the set looks like. This year, I happened to turn it on during the minute that Adam Lambert was singing “Ring of Fire,” and, at that moment, thought my ears would bleed. Contrived, awful, and slightly frightening! I wasn’t really a fan and found myself surprised whenever folks told me that they liked him.

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