As Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis get ready to make headlines Tuesday night, Simon Cowell is breaking major news only to "Extra!"
Does he have plans for his own "American Idol" finale?
Yes!
Simon told our own Terri Seymour that the clock on "Idol" is ticking for him, and that in a few years - he'll be gone!
"There comes a point where you've got to move on," Simon explained. "You've got to say when your time's up."
Say it isn't so! What is America going to do without Mr. Mean?
"This is the year I decided that on 'American Idol,' once I've done 10 series, your time's up. It's time to do something new," he told us.
Wait...that leaves three more seasons left with Simon. Then what?
"I think it's time to bring in new people, because I think you know, 10 years is a long time," he said. "And we've just got to make the next three great."
So what happens after Simon bids adieu to "Idol?" He told us, "I think I'd rather drop dead than retire."
So we can be sure Simon is going to be in the limelight, throwing nasty comments our way for a long time to come.
In fact, he told us he's got some pretty big plans up his sleeve - he might be working with none other than Michael Jackson!
"We were planning something with the record label maybe for 'Thriller,' but we'll see what happens," Simon divulged. "I can't tell you more than that. A big, big tribute, but we'll see."
Mr. Nasty and the King of Pop together? Talk about what could be the biggest musical comeback of all time!
All of that is still a few years away, but Simon already has an idea of who he wants to replace him...Donald Trump!
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This may be late, but what I have to say holds true. Simon Cowell helped make this show what it is today. The other judges are fine, but it is Simon’s brutal honesty and wit that gives American Idol flavor.
On a somewhat different note I would like to say that I auditioned for this competition today in Omaha, NE and found this process to be quite interesting, exciting, stressful, and overall disappointing. I must say that I was bit distraught with the judges because they passed by some great singers. Those of us that could sing, like myself, took this process seriously just to be let down. The reason why I am somewhat making an issue of this is that I noticed that some of the people that made it through did not really sing all that well, but they did put on some entertaining acts. Even though I find some of these individuals entertaining it is not fair that they get to take up a spot that could have been for someone, like myself, that actually had the talent for this competition. As Simon Cowell once said, “This is a singing competition!”
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