As the drumbeat toward Season 8 of "American Idol" continues, judge Simon Cowell addressed the media Wednesday morning in a national conference call.
Asked about the addition of Kara DioGuardi as a fourth judge to the lineup, Cowell said, "I have no idea whether this is going to work or not, because I haven't seen the shows back yet. The thing I do support is at least trying new things."
On the overall crop: "My feeling having done the Hollywood round is that we've got an interesting bunch. Last year it became the battle of the blonds and you couldn't tell one from the other."
On his own "Idol" journey: "When I first did 'American Idol' the one thing I made sure I had was a return ticket because I genuinely thought we'd be off the air in three or four weeks but it worked out a lot better."
-- Richard Rushfield
