Keith Urban Shares His Favorite Part About Returning to 'American Idol'

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Episode Transcript

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Why don't you point seven? It'scassette feb Look at this surprise on the

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line. Keith Urban, here,my friend, how are you Ryan?
Good to be talking to you.Look fantastic. You've been working out.
Wait, go on, go on, Keith, go on? How you
doing. I'm doing great. I'mdoing great. It's so funny. We
were talking about you the other daybecause we saw that you and Nicole were

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at a Taylor show. How wasthat? Yes? It was, it
was. It was great on everylevel. And I highly recommend anybody going
to that concert, not like notlike this stobbing for trying to sell tickets,
but it is an amazing concert,best I've ever seen. What is
it like for I mean, that'syour job to put on concerts and entertain

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people. What's it like for youto watch one? Well, one like
that, every one of them.I love going to concerts. I mean
that's where I learned so much aboutthings that work, things that don't work,
and you just you learn so much. And that three and a half
hours of just amazing songs. Everything'sgreat. It's just great. Ten out

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of ten period, you know,Keith. I was thinking about this in
the Taylor context when you see whenanybody sees the show like that, that
goes to it or just sees it, you know, sort of reported,
do you think that makes them pushfurther in their own shows or do more
in their own shows. I don'tknow. It's a good question. I
think you know, Taylor's one ofthose artists. It's it's always reaching and

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I can definitely relate to that.I mean, I've always punched above my
weight, you know, I think, and I'm talking to a guy who
knows all about punching above his weight, right, you know what I mean.
It's like, at the end ofthe day, that's how we got
to where we're at, and it'sit's born of passion and curiosity and all
of those good things. So Ithink we all collectively share that. Well.

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I am super excited, as iseverybody that you will come back and
see on the set of American Idol, as well as the contestants, the
final three that are going to performcoming up on Sunday for the finale.
So Keith is uh, he's performing, he's mentoring the contestant. Tell me
just what you're thinking about I'm bringingmentos. Yes, you should bring mentors.

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That's what my job was. No, I'm really looking forward to it.
Yeah, tell just tell me howyou're thinking about it, because having
you back is such a special thingfor us and me too. Look,
I've got to say this is probablymy favorite part of the process. He
is getting a chance to to getone on one I know, I know
Luke and Lionel Taty agree that thatthat chance to be one on one with

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with artists is amazing. Being ableto be helpful in any way for an
artist, you know from things thatwe've learned and being able to help them
is a great moment. So I'mreally looking forward to that. So you've
got Megan, Danielle, Colin staw, Iam Tongi. They're really naturally great

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and so very young. Have youthought about like to me, it's always
impressive or amazing actually to see contestantsor teenagers whatever ages they were when they
auditioned for us go out there onthe stage in front of the cameras and
look like they've been doing it foreverso seamlessly. So one of the things
you think you'll guide them on.Well, I mean, first of all,

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you're talking about an age that grewoff in front of cameras. I
mean, they're not. All I'veever known is looking at it. From
the second they were born, oneof their parents had a phone look at
flamed right at them, and uh, they've only ever been on camera their
whole lives. So here's what Ilove, too, Ryan, I think
I loved what you guys have chosenwho it is rude, because it's also

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incredibly unique. Everybody's really unique.Nobody's liked the other, the other artist,
and that makes it really exciting.Keith urban with us. Can't wait
to see you Idol. The grandfinale will be Sunday eight pm and five
pm and air's live coast to coast. All right, so not too annoy
you. But you know that storyI always tell about you and Nicole and

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how much I loved it and thoughtit was so romantic when you went for
twenty four hours back to Australian cameback. Yes, I tell I tell
probably too much, but I happenedto just tell them that it's our favorite
story. What's my favorite story?It's how many hours were you you were
gone? Literally, I mean itwas it was just so roman, it

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was romanded, but it resonated withme. I just think that's it's lovely.
Love you buddy, Thank you forcoming on, and I can't wait
to see him my friend. Allright, you take care of se.
I agree. See the simpal byebye. Oh. He's literally one of the
greatest people on the planet. KeithUrban. Did you hear that giggle in

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his laugh when you said you sawhim at the Taylor show? Because he
knows you, He knows he wasthere, drama. I just think he
knows he was there with Nicole watchingTaylor too. He knows all over the
headlines. He's probably laughing about it. He's not upset. Do you think
that he like feels a way aboutit? No? No, great?

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Have you ever seen this? He'sone of the greatest guitar players of all
time. He is one of thecredible hit to go to one of his
shows, you have to see him, like and um, how about Easton
come here for a second. Haveyou ever met Keith Urban? Have you
ever seen him on TV? Isaw him at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in
twenty thirteen, and what were yourimpressions? Incredible? I love his music

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so much and I love Nicole.All right. That happened while Keith was
off, Love, Somebody, Okay, key songs, Now all right,
get your guitar out, let's go. Disneyland. Tickets are next