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>>> AMERICAN IDOL'S ICONIC HOLLYWOOD WEEK KICKED OFF LAST
NIGHT AND CONTINUES TODAY AS
FAN FAVORITES RETURN TO THE
STAGE FOR THE GENRE CHALLENGE
IN HOPES OF MAKING IT TO THE
NEXT ROUND.
NEXT ROUND. OUR NEXT GUEST IS THE AWARD-
WINNING HOST OF A NATIONALLY
SYNDICATED RADIO SHOW, AND HE
ONE SEASON 27 OF DANCING WITH
THE STARS.
THE STARS. I AM EXCITED TO WELCOME BOBBY
BONES TO THE SHOW.
I'M SO APPRECIATIVE, I LOVE YOU
GUYS.
GUYS.
GUYS. WHEN THE PANDEMIC IS FULLY
OVER, I'M KISSING ALL YOU GUYS
ON THE HEAD AND THE LIPS.
THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME.
>> WE ARE READY FOR IT.
SO FIRST OF ALL, AS AN IN-HOUSE
MENTOR ON AMERICAN IDOL, WHAT
EXACTLY DOES YOUR JOB ENTAIL?
>> I WORK WITH THEM OBVIOUSLY
ON THE TECHNICAL STUFF.
SO SONG CHOICE, SHOULD THEY USE
AN INSTRUMENT, BUT MOSTLY I'M
LIKE A THERAPIST TO A LOT OF
THESE KIDS AND YOUNG ADULTS
BECAUSE THEY GREW UP LIKE I
DID.
DID.
DID. MANY
DID. MANY OF THEM COME FROM THE
STRUGGLE BACKGROUNDS. AND FOR
ME, I HAD A ROUGH GROWING UP
AND I HAD BIG DREAMS.
SAME WITH A LOT OF THESE
CONTESTANTS.
CONTESTANTS. THEY ARE GOING TO LOS ANGELES
FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THEY ARE
WIDE-EYED.
WIDE-EYED. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS
HAPPENING.
HAPPENING. I KNOW WHAT THAT'S LIKE BUT
ALSO, I CAN HELP THEM REFOCUS.
SO IT'S MUSICALLY WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO, BUT IT'S ALSO
PERSONALLY, HOW ARE WE GOING TO
FEEL?
FEEL?
FEEL? THAT IS MY JOB AND I'M EXCITED.
THIS IS THE MAJOR LEAGUES.
THIS IS WHAT IS GREAT.
THE AUDITIONS WERE FUN.
WE GOT TO THIS POINT.
NOW, WILL THEY THRIVE OR WITH A
CRUMBLE BECAUSE IT GETS TOUGH
THIS WEEK.
THIS WEEK. >> YEAH, BECAUSE IT IS A LOT OF
PRESSURE.
PRESSURE.
PRESSURE. AND HOW COOL IT IS IT FOR YOU
TO SEE PEOPLE TRANSFORM RIGHT
BEFORE YOUR EYES?
IT MUST BE PRETTY EMOTIONAL FOR
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. >>
YOU. >> IT IS THE GREATEST PART OF
THE SHOW TO WATCH SOMEONE GROW
AND TO BE A PART OF THAT. IT'S
THE GREATEST PART OF LIFE TO
WHAT SOMEONE GROW.
BUT FOR ME TO WORK WITH THESE
CONTESTANTS AND SAY HEY, I'VE
BEEN THROUGH THIS.
IT'S MY FOURTH SEASON.
I CAN ALSO HELP YOU IN LIFE.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT FOR
ME.
ME.
ME. THAT'S WHY I'M PART OF THIS
SHOW.
SHOW.
SHOW. THAT'S I THINK AMERICAN IDOL IS
THE BEST BECAUSE THIS SHOW IS
ALL ABOUT LIFTING PEOPLE UP.
NOW OUR ONLY GOAL IS, AND WHEN
PEOPLE COME IN, THEY WANT TO
FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES,
WHEN THEY WALKED DOWN IN ORDER
TO FEEL BETTER ABOUT THEMSELVES
AS A PERSON AND AN ARTIST, AND
HOLLYWOOD WEEK IS TOUGH BECAUSE
WE HAVE TO ALSO GIVE TOUGH LOVE
AT THE SAME TIME.
BUT THAT'S ALSO WHY IT'S MY
FAVORITE PART OF AMERICAN IDOL.
>> AMERICAN IDOL HAS BEEN ON
FOR SO LONG.
DO YOU THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT
KEEPS THE SHOW SO POPULAR IS
THAT IT IS UPLIFTING?
>> I THINK AMERICAN IDOL NOW ON
ABC IS EXTREMELY UPLIFTING.
WE ARE HERE TO NURTURE, WE ARE
HERE TO ENCOURAGE, WE WANT
PEOPLE TO COME IN, WE WANT TO
MAKE THEM BETTER ARTISTS.
WHAT MY GOAL IS AS THE HEAD
MENTOR IS, WHEN THEY LEAVE THE
SHOW, THEY FEEL LIKE IN SOME
WAY THEY ARE A BETTER PERSON
BECAUSE OF IT AS AN ARTIST, AS
A HUMAN, THEY HAVE EXPERIENCES
THEY CAN BUILD OFF OF, SO
THAT'S WHY I BELIEVE IN THIS
SHOW SO MUCH AND THAT'S WHY I
CAN'T WAIT FOR EVERYBODY TO
WATCH IT.
WATCH IT.
WATCH IT. >> I'M SO OKAY EXCITED.
THERE'S A LOT OF DRAMA AND IT
SEEMS LIKE THIS SEASON IT'S NO
DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT ON TONIGHT'S
SHOW?
SHOW?
SHOW? >>
SHOW? >> MY FAVORITE PART OF
HOLLYWOOD WEEK IS, IT'S
INTERESTING BECAUSE SOME OF THE
CONTESTANTS, YOU REALLY THINK
ARE GOING TO DO GREAT BUT CAN'T
HANDLE THE PRESSURE AND THE
CRIMINAL.
CRIMINAL.
CRIMINAL. BUT SOME OF THEM THAT YOU NEVER
REALLY SAW COMING THRIVE ON THE
BIG STAGE.
BIG STAGE. IT IS THEIR FIRST TIME ON THE
BIG STAGE.
BIG STAGE. IT IS THE FIRST TIME DOING A
DUET WITH SOMEONE THE JUDGES
PICKED.
PICKED.
PICKED. IT'S MANY FIRST TIMES BUT YOU
CAN SEE EARLY IN
CAREER.
CAREER. SOME PEOPLE STRUGGLE AND THEY
FIGURE IT OUT DURING THE
STRUGGLE.
STRUGGLE.
STRUGGLE. SOME PEOPLE NEVER MAKE IT BUT
THIS IS BOOT CAMP ON AMERICAN
IDOL.
IDOL.
IDOL. THIS IS WHY IT'S MY FAVORITE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> OKAY BOBBY, YOU ARE GOOD
WITH WORKING WITH PEOPLE.
WORKING WITH NERVES, NOW I HAVE
FOUND THAT IN TIMES OF HIGH
PRESSURE, SOMETIMES YOUR BODY
BETRAYS YOU.
BETRAYS YOU. YOU HAVE TIPS FOR ANYONE IN
LIFE THAT'S DOING SOMETHING
THAT IS SUPER NERVE-RACKING,
FIND THEMSELVES SHAKING, ARE
THERE TRICKS TO HELP WITH THAT?
>> FIRST, IT'S TO UNDERSTAND
NERVES IN GENERAL.
WE ONLY GET NERVOUS IF IT'S
IMPORTANT TO US.
IF I DOING COMEDY OR AND
PLAYING MUSIC, IF I'M ON
AMERICAN IDOL, NERVES ARE
NATURAL.
NATURAL.
NATURAL. FIRST OF ALL, YOU ARE NOT GOING
TO OUTTHINK YOUR NERVES.
SINCE YOU KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO
BE THERE, YOU HAVE GOTTEN PAST
THE FIRST AT.
YOU HAVE NURSE.
THE WHY DO YOU HAVE THEM?
WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL THAT WE
HAVE THE NURSE BECAUSE THAT
MEANS IT'S WORTH SOMETHING TO
US.
US.
US. IF
US. IF WE
US. IF WE WEREN'T NERVOUS, WE WOULD
DO ALL THE SAME STUFF.
WE WOULD NEVER GROW.
SO NERVES ARE THE FIRST PART OF
GROWTH TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY
ARE A NECESSITY.
THAT GETS YOU TO THE NEXT
POINT.
POINT.
POINT. THE MORE YOU DO SOMETHING, THE
LESS NERVOUS YOU ARE.
YOU GOTTA DO IT AGAIN BECAUSE
YOU WILL BE A LITTLE LESS
NERVOUS.
NERVOUS.
NERVOUS. >> I THINK ABOUT, WHEN YOU'RE
NERVOUS TO DO SOMETHING,
ESPECIALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME,
YOU ONLY HAVE TO DO IT THE
FIRST TIME ONCE.
THAT'S KIND OF THE KEY FOR ME.
SO I WAS WONDERING, YES,
ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. I WAS WONDERING, YOU MEET AND
GET REALLY CLOSE TO SO MANY
PEOPLE ON AMERICAN IDOL.
DO YOU KEEP IN TOUCH WITH
PEOPLE?
PEOPLE?
PEOPLE? >> THE CONTESTANTS, YES.
I STILL MENTOR THEM EVEN AFTER
THE SHOW.
THE SHOW.
THE SHOW. THE JUDGES, I'M EXTREMELY CLOSE
TO.
TO.
TO. LUKE
TO. LUKE BRIAN AND I LIVE 20
MINUTES AWAY FROM EACH OTHER
AND WE ARE TOGETHER A LOT.
NOT JUST FOR AMERICAN IDOL BUT
FOR LIFE.
FOR LIFE.
FOR LIFE. RYAN SEACREST AND I HAVE BEEN
FRIENDS FOR A WHILE, WE WORKED
FOR THE SAME COMPANY AT TWO
DIFFERENT COMPANIES, I HEART
RADIO AND FOR ABC.
LIONEL RICHIE WHO I CAN'T
BELIEVE EVEN KNOWS I EXIST.
KATIE AND I ARE COOL, SO IT'S
BEEN GREAT.
BEEN GREAT. AND TO MEET THEM DURING
CELEBRITY WEEK.
CELEBRITY WEEK. THEY COME IN AND DO DUETS.
TO SUMMARIZE AND JILLIAN
MICHAELS, SO FOR ME AND SPEND
AN EXPERIENCE FROM JUST A SMALL
KID IN ARKANSAS, I STILL GET UP
IN THE MORNING AND GO, WHAT
KIND OF LIFE IS THIS?
>> I KNOW THAT WHAT WE SEE ON
TV, THERE'S SO MUCH GOING
BEHIND THE SCENES.
IT DOES SEEM LIKE IT'S A REALLY
FUN SHOW TO WORK ON.
>> IT'S A FUN SHOW TO WORK ON
BECAUSE THE PAYOFF.
PEOPLE HELP ME, MENTOR ME TO
HELP ME GET WHERE I AM TODAY.
IF I CAN PASS IT DOWN, THAT IS
WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT FOR ME ON
THE SHOW AND THAT'S WHAT I HOPE
IT IS ALL ABOUT FOR PEOPLE
WATCHING THE SHOW AS WELL.
>> THAT IS SO AWESOME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TALKING
WITH ME TODAY.
WHEN IT IS SAFE, YOU'RE GOING
TO BE RUNNING AROUND HUGGING
PEOPLE, SO I'M GOING TO