Punk icon Iggy Pop was among the stars American Idol producers contacted when they were recruiting judges for the 10th season (2011) of the show. He performed shirtless on the contest that April, admitting he’s become a fan of the programme over the years and he did consider the possibility of offering his opinion on the show. He says, “It didn’t go very far. There were two phone calls… I wasn’t sure I was interested or available. They called me… I was curious and we spoke a couple times, and that was as far as that went.” Pop says: “I don’t think I could’ve done the right job for them on that particular show. I think Steven Tyler did a really, really good job of it.”