'American Idol' judge Steven Tyler has said that former judge on the show Kara DioGuardi suggested that he join the panel this year.
Speaking to Billboard, Tyler said: "I got a text from Kara sometime around July, when we were on tour in France, asking, 'Did you ever think of being a judge on 'Idol'?'. And then my curiosity started coming up."
"So I started asking questions and found out what was going on inside."
"I always thought [Jennifer Lopez] would be good, I thought that would be the perfect match-up."
Speaking about fellow judge Randy Jackson, he said: "After five minutes he was like the brother that I hadn't met."
