>> Jimmy: MAY I ASK, DO YOU GUYS
ALWAYS SIT IN LIKE THESE
POSITIONS YOU HAVE NOW SET --
>> WE DO WHAT WE'RE TOLD SO WE
CAN KEEP COMIN' BACK!
>> THIS IS IT.
THIS IS HOW WE DO IT.
>> SENIORITY, BEAUTY, BRAINS.
>> I HAD STARED INTO KATIE'S
LEFT EAR.
>> VERY CLEAN.
>> BECAUSE SHE SITS, AND I'M
JUST LIKE, THERE IT IS.
LEFT EAR.
>> Jimmy: WHY IS IT SO CLEAN,
KATIE?
ARE YOU USING Q-TIPS?
YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO.
>> I DON'T CARE, LUKE HAS TO
LOOK INSIDE MY EAR.
SOMETIMES THEY GET STUCK.
>> Jimmy: YOU'RE THE SENIOR
PARTNER?
THE FIRM?
>> IT'S EITHER SENIOR PARTNER OR
SENIOR CITIZEN.
I LIKE SENIOR PARTNER BETTER.
>> WE'RE HERE TO PRESERVE HIS
LEGACY.
>> YOU LIKE THAT?
>> OR RUIN IT.
>> Jimmy: I THINK YOUR LEGACY IS
UNDIMINISHABLE, REALLY.
>> WELL, NO, NO, NO.
YOU HAVEN'T MET THESE TWO.
THESE TWO, I MEAN, WHATEVER MY
COMFORT ZONE WAS, THEY HAVE
TAKEN ME TO A NEW LEVEL OF JUST
BY THE SEAT OF MY PANTS.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, RIGHT.
>> I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN.
BUT GOING OUT ON THAT SHOW,
EVERY TIME WE GO OUT, I JUST
HOLD MY BREATH AND GO, GOD TAKE
ME TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
>> Jimmy: BECAUSE YOU PLAY IT
PRETTY SAFE IN GENERAL.
>> YOU KNOW ME.
WE DON'T TAKE ANY CHANCES.
ONCE YOU SURVIVE IN THE MUSIC
BUSINESS FOR 100 YEARS AND
YOU'RE STILL HERE, YOU DON'T
WANT TO TAKE ANY CHANCES.
THESE TWO TAKE ME TO THE EDGE.
>> Jimmy: I KNOW KATIE, FOR
SURE, WILL, KATY, WILL YOU AGREE
WITH THIS ASSESSMENT OF LIONEL
IS THAT HE'S GOT THE GREATEST
STORIES.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> Jimmy: BUT HE KEEPS THEM FOR
PRIVATE SITUATIONS.
>> IT'S THE BEST.
>> OKAY, SO I RAN INTO LIONEL
RICHIE WHEN THERE WAS THIS TALK
ABOUT MAYBE DOING "AMERICAN
IDOL."
I ACTUALLY RAN INTO HIM AT
SUNSET TOWER.
GET A RESERVATION.
AND I RAN INTO HIM AND LISA.
>> RIGHT.
>> AND WE HAD A DRINK TOGETHER,
AND HE WAS TELLING ME STORIES
ABOUT DIANA ROSS AND WHITNEY
HOUSTON.
AND I WAS LIKE OH, MY GOSH.
YOU HAVE SO MUCH WISDOM.
THEY ASKED ME WHO DO YOU THINK
SHOULD BE ON THE SHOW, WHO WOULD
BE REALLY COMPLEMENTARY.
AND I WAS LIKE, ACTUALLY, LIONEL
RICHIE WOULD HOLD IT DOWN SO
HARD, AND HE HAS.
>> Jimmy: WERE YOU VERY RIGHT.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> Jimmy: I ALREADY FEEL LIKE
JUST EVEN HEARING THAT STORY
THAT LUKE IS LEFT OUT IN A WAY.
>> YES, SOMEHOW, NO, SOMEHOW
HERE I AM.
>> I WAS LIKE WHO IS THIS GUY
WHO LIKES HUNTIN' AND FISHIN'?
>> LET ME GIVE YOU THE
COMPLIMENT.
>> SHE ALWAYS GO NES INTO THE
HUNTIN'.
>> AND SHE CONTORTS HER FACE.
>> THEY ASKED ME DURING MY
INTERVIEW, WHO WOULD YOU
CONSIDER?
>> Jimmy: AND?
>> AND I SAID LUKE.
I SAID YOU GOT, YOU'VE GOT TO
HAVE --
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> Jimmy: YOU DID?
>> I DID.
>> WE'VE ALL CHOSEN EACH OTHER.
>> AND UNBEKNOWNST, THEY WERE
PUTTING IT TOGETHER.
WE DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER WE WERE
GOING TO BE IN OR OUT.
AND ALL OF A SAID I SAID TRUST
ME, THERE IS NEVER A DULL MOMENT
WITH LUKE IN THE HOUSE.
>> AND I'M LIKE, THE SHOW PICKED
ME?
REALLY?
>> Jimmy: DO YOU GUYS PEEL LIKE
Y
FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE A LOT IN
COMMON?
>> YEAH!
>> WE DO.
>> FIRST OF ALL, THEY GET ME OUT
HERE IN L.A.
AND THEY'RE LIKE, WE GOT TO GET
YOU ON A SKIN TREATMENT, ON
VITAMINS.
>> HOLD ON, NO, NO, NO.
I COME IN WITH A DIFFERENT
COLORED DRINK EVERY MORNING,
WHETHER IT BE GREEN DRINK.
>> GREEN JUICE.
>> TURMERIC, BONE BROTH.
AND HE'S LIKE, WHY ARE YOU
DRINKING ANIMAL BONES?
AND I'M LIKE, HONEY, YOU NEED TO
START TAKING VITAMINS AND NOT SO
MUCH METAMUCIL.
IT'S NOT GOING TO DO THE TRICK.
>> Jimmy: ARE YOU TAKING A LOT
OF METAMUCIL?
>> YOU SHOULD SEE HOW LONG THESE
BREAKS ARE.
>> Jimmy: REALLY?
>> SO TRUE.
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: WE'VE INVADED YOUR,
NOT JUST YOUR PRIVACY, BUT YOUR
COLON NOW.
>> YEAH.
AND WE CAN'T TAKE THAT TURN OUT
HERE.
>> Jimmy: THIS IS A PHOTO THAT
LIONEL POSTED TO INSTAGRAM.
IT WROTE, I'M OUT HERE EXPLORING
OREGON, A LITTLE KAYAKING, A
LITTLE FISHING, NEED SOME HELP
WITH THIS.
>> FROM THE MATRIX.
>> HE LOOKS LIKE LAUNRENCE
FISHBURNE FOR SURE.
>> WE GET OUT THERE IN OREGON,
AND WE'RE FILMING, AND THESE
HORSES ARE SUPPOSED TO RUN BY
US.
YOU KNOW, JUST THIS AMAZING
SCENE OR WHATEVER.
WE GET OUT THERE, SHE'S HAVING
HAY FEVER, LIONEL'S, I'M LIKE,
I'M, I'M IN MY ELEMENT THEN.
>> HE WAS FULLY ENJOYING IT.
I'M SITTING THERE GOING, GUYS,
THIS IS SOME --
>> UNTIL.
>> MY THROAT'S CLOSING UP.
AND LUKE IS OUT THERE JUST
TAKING IN THE AIR.
>> DID I THROW HORSE MANURE AT
YOU.
>> YOU ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED IN
IT.
>> IT HAPPENS.
>> Jimmy: YOU TAKE A LOT OF
METAMUCIL, YEAH.
>> IT MIGHT BE YOUR OWN.
>> IT HAPPENS.
>> Jimmy: I THINK THE LAST TIME
YOU WERE HERE YOU'D JUST BEEN
RECENTLY ENGAGED.
>> YES, I'M STILL ENGAGED, THANK
GOD!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> Jimmy: WILL THESE GUYS BE
INVITED TO THE WEDDING?
>> I CAN'T AFFORD THEM.
>> YEAH, YOU CAN.
NO.
BUT, YOU KNOW IT'S SO FUNNY, I'M
ACTUALLY LIKE A, NOT A BRIDE
SYLLA, I CALL MYSELF LIKE A
BRIDE-CHILLA.
I'M KIND OF CHILL.
YOU ABOUT I AM ONE OF THOSE
GIRLS WHERE I GOT ENGAGED
FEBRUARY 14th.
AND THEN I BOOKED THE PLACE
FEBRUARY 19th.
>> Jimmy: OH, YOU WASTED NO
TIME.
>> OH, NO, OH, NO!
>> Jimmy: I TAKE IT VERY
SERIOUSLY.
AND WILL THESE GUYS BE EXPECTED
TO SING AT YOUR WEDDING?
>> I CAN'T AFFORD THEM.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO
WHILE I'M GETTING MARRIED.
>> Jimmy: THIS IS YOUR WAY OF
SAYING THEY ARE ACTUALLY NOT
INVITED TO THE WEDDING.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY --
>> YOU KNOW, IF WE WERE IN
LIMBO.
LIONEL AND I HAVE BEEN DROPPING
HINTS.
>> WE'VE SOLIDIFIED.
>> WHEN'S IT GOING TO BE?
>> Jimmy: NO NEED TO DROP
ANYMORE.
YOU'RE NOT INVITED TO THE
WEDDING.
>> LET'S JUST SAY --
>> Jimmy: LET'S JUST SAY DON'T
SAVE THE DATE, OKAY? WE HAVE THE
JUDGES FROM "AMERICAN IDOL,"
WHICH COMES BACK ON SUNDAY.
LUKE, KATY AND LIONEL.
WE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE AFTER
THIS.
♪ SADDING SADDING, SADDING
♪ AN OLD MAN IN A CAN
♪ WHERE THEY GO TO SCHOOL
♪ AND WE MAKE FUN
♪ SARDINES
>> Jimmy: WE ARE BACK WITH LUKE
BRYAN, KATY PERRY AND LIONEL
RICHIE.
>> EVERYBODY'S GOING TO WALK
AROUND THE REST OF THE DAY
GOING.
♪ SARDINE SARDINE SARDINE
>> SHE'S SAYING "SARDINE."
>> Jimmy: WHO IS THE BEST AT
BREAKING THE NEWS?
>> HE'S LIKE THE UNDERTAKER.
>> NFL TEAMS COULD HIRE HIM TO
COME IN AND DO THE POST SUPER
BOWL LOSS SPEECH.
>> OUR JOB IS BASICALLY NOT,
FIRST OF ALL, SOME OF THESE KIDS
COME IN, AND THEY'RE ALREADY
BROKEN.
WHEN I SAY THAT, IT'S TOUGH.
SO WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO IS
HAVE THEM LEAVE BROKEN EVEN
MORE.
>> YES.
>> SO MOST OF THE TIME WE BUILD
THEM UP TO LET THEM KNOW THAT
HALF OF THEM DON'T HAVE
FAMILIES.
THINK ABOUT THIS.
SO ALL OF A SUDDEN WE BECOME
THEIR FAMILY.
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: REALLY?
THAT SEEMS EXTREME.
>> THAT'S HOW CLOSE.
BECAUSE YOU SEE THEM LIKE THIS,
WHEN THEY'RE TALKING.
>> Jimmy: RIGHT, YEAH.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY
ANYTHING EXCEPT BOO, AND THEY'LL
FALL OVER.
>> Jimmy: SO YOU BOO THEM?
>> NO.
>> THIS IS "AMERICAN IDOL" ON
ABC!
>> SO WHAT HAPPENS, IT'S MY JOB
TO BASICALLY GO IN AND SAY,
LISTEN, I BUILD YOU UP TO THE
POINT WHERE YOU MADE IT THIS
FAR, BUT DO YOU HAVE A SHOT IN
THIS COMPETITION?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
BUT I DON'T LEAVE THEM BROKEN.
>> Jimmy: LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING.
YOU'D BE A GREAT BACHELOR,
BECAUSE THE BACHELOR HAS TO DO
THAT ALL THE TIME.
YOU SHOULD BE THE GUY WHO COMES
IN AND TELLS "THE
BACHELORETTE"S --
>> HE'S LIKE THE WILLIAM
WALLACE.
>> I'M VERY FLATTERED.
>> THEY ALMOST LOOK EXCITED THAT
THEY GOT TOLD NO AFTER LIONEL
TALKS TO THEM.
>> Jimmy: REALLY?
>> HE'S QUOTING VERSES FROM
LIKE --
>> THE BIBLE.
>> THE BIBLE, LIKE THE OLD
TESTAMENT STUFF.
>> Jimmy: REALLY?
>> BUT I ENJOY IT, BECAUSE IT'S
MY JOB TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND
THAT THERE'S SOME AVENUES THEY
CAN GO DOWN.
REMEMBER, NOW, THESE KIDS ARE
15, 16 AND 17.
THEY HAVE NOT EVEN STARTED THEIR
LIVES YET.
>> YEAH.
>> BUT YOU CAN SEE THEM GOING,
WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
AND I HAVE TO SAY YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S NOT YOUR TIME OR WHATEVER
THE CASE MAY BE.
BUT IT IS PAINFUL BECAUSE THERE
ARE SOME KIDS ON THIS SHOW THAT
ARE HOMELESS.
NOW IMAGINE, WE DON'T HAVE TO
SAY ANOTHER BAD THING ABOUT
THEM.
WE JUST HAVE TO GIVE THEM HOPE
THAT THERE IS A DREAM OUT THERE
FOR THEM.
>> Jimmy: IT'S A VERY SWEET
THING TO DO.
AND I WILL TELL YOU.
I DIDN'T REALLY THINK OF IT THAT
WAY.
AND IT MAKES IT EVEN MORE
CONFUSING TO ME NOW, WHY KATY
WOULDN'T INVITE YOU TO HER
WEDDING.
WITH A THING LIKE THAT, SUCH A
BEAUTIFUL THING.
>> ACTUALLY, HERE'S THE, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO OFFICIATE MY
WEDDING?
>> I --
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: WE ALMOST HAD A TENDER
MOMENT THERE.
>> SHE ALMOST BECAME --
>> I DON'T THINK SHE NEEDS ME
THERE.
YOU ONLY NEED ONE PREACHER.
YOU CAN'T HAVE TWO.
BECAUSE I WOULD BE THERE GOING,
YOU KNOW --
>> MY DAD'S A PREACHER, THAT'S
WHAT HE MEANS.
>> OVER THE YEARS, KATY.
THEY WOULDN'T WANT TO HEAR THAT.
SHE NEEDS A LOT OF FUN, SEE.
>> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, BUT HEARING
YOU SING "MY LOVE" WOULD BE
NICE, ALSO.
>> HEY!
>> AND ANOTHER 17 WEDDING SONGS
THAT CHANGED THE WORLD.
>> Jimmy: IT'S NOT LIKE YOUR
MUSIC WOULD FIT IN AT A WEDDING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: WELL, IT'S GREAT TO
SEE YOU GUYS.
KEEP LETTIN' THEM DOWN EASY.
>> Jimmy: LUKE BRYAN, KATY PERRY
AND LIONEL RICHIE!
"AMERICAN IDOL" PREMIERES SUNDAY
AT 8 HERE ON ABC.
WE'LL BE BACK WITH LUCY HALE.