Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie reflect on their first four years as judges on 'American Idol' and what they're bringing to the new season of the competition.
LOS ANGELES --"American Idol" is back for a new season - its 20th overall and the fifth on ABC. Once again, it offers unknown talented singers a once in a lifetime shot at stardom.
"I think our filters get less and less, the judges, but our standards get higher and higher," Perry said. "I think that's what really impresses us as judges is when a kid grows, has humility," Bryan said."They don't really necessarily know they're amazing." "They have always dreamt of this and they get a chance to be in front of the judges, and they get the spotlight on them," Seacrest said."But they have something that you see and feel that is genuine, that's comfortable, that's confident, that's unique ... Somehow after 20 years you think there's nobody left - there are a lot of people left."
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