Phillip Phillips interview
Seacrest interviews Phillips during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about winning the 11th season of American Idol.
I couldn’t really talk! I think I was still crying. They were just saying ‘We love you, and we’re so proud of you.’ They said ‘We knew it would happen,’ but I didn’t. I never saw any of this ever happening. It’s just so surreal to me.
Jennifer Lopez interview
Seacrest interviews Lopez during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about Phillip Philips winning season 11 of American Idol.
As much as I love Jessica, and knew her voice is so outstanding I kind of felt like Phillip was going to win. I just felt like he connected with the audience in a way, like when he would come out, and the way they would scream, certain things, you just feel like that’s your ‘Idol.
Jessica Sanchez interview
Seacrest interviews Sanchez during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and about growing up in the entertainment industry.
Literally, I do school here. I could be going to prom right now, but instead ya know I missed it. I got asked, but I was like I’m kind of busy.’ But has the busy 16 year-old made time to take her drivers test? I have to get it! I will make time. I’ll be writing a song while I learn how to drive.
Randy Jackson interview
Seacrest interviews Jackson during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about American Idol’s season 11 winner.
I noticed during the middle of the season, no matter how harsh we judge Phillip, no matter what we say to him, no matter what Tommy Hilfiger would say to him, the drabbest color you can wear on stage is gray, he wore gray. The guy just was you couldn’t kill him, dude. He was that one, he was stealth, he stayed in there. We got it right. America always gets it right in the end. Listen all of those people will be fine. Jessica [Sanchez], Phillip, Joshua [Ledet], they’ll all have huge careers. I mean, they got giant careers ahead of them.
Steven Tyler, Joe Perry interview
Seacrest interviews Tyler and Perry during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about Phillip Phillips.
I’m so happy, because during this process I thought ‘Here’s a guy who didn’t care in the beginning,’ but it seemed like that to the America public. He was just really shy. But if you watch his behavior his soul was trying to climb out, and America got to see him do that. A lot of girls like boys that are vulnerable. They just fall in love with them, and the best news of all is the last song he played last night. Where did he get that from!? In that I hear a little Paul Simon, he’s just came out of the egg. He’s wet behind the ears, and yet he’s unfolded like that. I love when I see that. That America took a chance. It wasn’t the sure thing which we thought was Jessica. We all knew she was a sure thing, but they took a risk. Wow. That’s saying a lot.
Perry is asked if his band Aerosmith is making a comeback.
This is the first record in a long long time where I’ve actually found myself gravitating back towards listening to the roughs for the fun of it. That’s what is different about this record. For our fans you’ll be able to see a direct lineage to some of our old stuff. Like with this other song I wrote it for me to sing, and when we finally got it going my wife actually came up to me and said, ‘You really should let Steven have a shot at that, because he’ll do a better job.’ I have to stand back, as a co-producer of the record, and disassociate myself from the material. I thought, ‘She’s probably right’ and it wasn’t just her who said that. But you know when she said that I thought ‘You know, maybe I’ll sing the first verse or the second verse.’ Then he [Steven] laid one down and it was like ‘Yeah.
Kelly Clarkson interview
Seacrest interviews Clarkson during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about her career.
The first four years of my career honestly were almost completely miserable. I was 19 when I auditioned and there was no one really guiding me. It’s the main reason why I signed up to do the show.
Emily Maynard interview
Seacrest interviews Maynard during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about Chris Harrison.
Chris would be a great ‘Bachelor.’ I think all the girls would be so lucky if Chris was ‘The Bachelor,’ but I don’t think he’s going to do it. I don’t think so, no. I don’t know, I’m the last person to ask, but I don’t think so.
Kris Allen interview
Seacrest interviews Allen during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about his album Thank You Camellia.
It’s actually a street that I stay on here in LA. My friends live there and they allow me to stay there. So, it kind of means a lot to me and I wanted to give a little bit of an homage to them.
Jason Derulo interview
Seacrest interviews Derulo during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about performing on American Idol.
I’m actually really nervous. Because I haven’t really been able to move the top half of my body. So, it’s kind of nerve wracking, but I’m excited at the same time.
Jason Derulo interview
Seacrest interviews Derulo during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about his single Undefeated.
The fans got to help me write the song. I started writing the song, but I left a bunch of lines blank and the fans have been helping me fill in the lines. The song is now completed, so it’s a collaboration between Coca-Cola, American Idol, the fans, and myself.
Katherine Jenkins & Donald Driver interview
Seacrest interviews Jenkins and Driver during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about being on Dancing With The Stars. Driver:
I think you get a little bit excited because your dancing between two people, but outside of that I think that’s it. Because you know you have to go out there and perform.
Jenkins:
My back was hurting me [last week]. I’ve never had a back spasm ever. So I didn’t actually know what happened…So it was really frightening because it’s not how we envisioned the end of the routine, and kind of disappointing when you’ve worked so hard, and it was working so well up until that point.
Donald Driver interview
Seacrest interviews Driver during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about being on Dancing With The Stars.
This is what I told Peta before we even started, that I wasn’t putting the see through shirt on and all of that. So, I haven’t had to wear that yet. I’ve worn the stretch pants, I just have to figure out, I don’t want them too tight, my legs are not that big. So, I can’t be looking like a toothpick out there.
Joshua Ledet interview
Seacrest interviews Ledet during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about his career and family.
Khloe, Kourtney Kardshian interview
Seacrest interviews Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about Kanye West.
Khloe:
I remember Lamar at first it took him a minute to get used to us, but now Lamar loves it. And with Kanye I was like: ‘Why are you hiding in our pantry in my mom’s kitchen? There’s just so many of you guys, and you guys are all so loud, and friendly, and talk.” and I’m like: ‘get used to it buddy. Because I like it.’ It’s just a lot at one time.
Kourtney:
I don’t think he knows what’s going on. Like what we’re talking about, are we being serious, is this a joke? Lamar raps to him all the time. Kim is like: ‘You’re going to freak this guy out.’ But it’s funny.
Peter Berg interview
Seacrest interviews Berg during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about directing Rihanna in the film Battleship.
I can’t believe nobody thought to put her in a film and I got to be her first director. She just came to play and brought such a great energy and such a great creative spirit. She just kicks ass in this movie.
Malin Akerman interview
Seacrest interviews Akerman during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about her singing in the film Rock of Ages.
Not really, this is a little bit different because we recorded the song and then it was on playback while we were shooting on set. When you’re on a stage singing rock and roll you can just scream the notes that you can’t hit.
Howard Stern interview
Seacrest interviews Stern during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about what he watches on TV.
My whole attempt with this ‘America’s Got Talent’ was to go on a show that I enjoy. I love all these shows, my TiVo thinks I’m a 30-year-old woman.
Michael Steger interview
Seacrest interviews Steger during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about his role in the TV show 90210.
First it was something that he was really freaked out about, but I think by the finale Navid is ready to try to have a baby.
Howard Stern interview
Seacrest interviews Stern during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about judging on America’s Got Talent.
I don’t know. I’m trying it out this year, and I want to see if America likes it then you know it would influence me. I have a year deal, and an informal thing if I come back a second year.
Kim Kardashian interview
Seacrest interviews Kardashian during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about her spray tan twitter photo.
I got a spray tan. And when you get a spray and you let it sit for like 8 hours you are I was so dark. So I just had to take a picture and say ‘Tanorexic mom has some major competition.’ But it washed off, and don’t I look normal? It’s just a lot of bronzer that washes off.