Crystal Bowersox Talks American Idol Changes

Last season’s American Idol runner-up, Crystal Bowersox, sat down with MTV News and had a few things to say about all the changes that Nigel Lythgoe is rolling out for the new season. She isn’t the biggest fan of everything they’re doing to shake things up.

When asked for her thoughts on the upcoming season of the show — which reportedly will have an increased focus on “reality TV” elements like the contestants making music videos and living in a house together, in addition to new judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler — Bowersox wasn’t shy about expressing some reservations.

 “I think that ‘American Idol’ producers … were a little disappointed on how many rootsy, folksy people they got. And they’re really looking for a pop icon to come through. But, I don’t know, we’ll see what happens,” she said. “With Steven Tyler as a judge, you’d think you want to stay with that rootsy-rock thing, but then there’s J.Lo, and Randy’s still there. It’ll be interesting to see what happens next season.”