I don't know about you, but for me Steven Tyler as a judge on American Idol is like a bad car wreck. Morbidly fascinating. I've never had any interest in the show before, but now I'm dying to see if Steven can do Idol and still retain whatever "cool" factor he has left. Or will his latest adventure be an embarrassment to his fans and the rest of his band?

Check out this clip of him with J Lo and Randy Jackson at the Idol auditions in Austin, Texas.

Blabbermouth.net
AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler and the rest of the "American Idol" judges panel visited Austin, Texas to help whittle down the talent for the show's tenth season, which will begin in January.

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton told the Boston Herald last month that Tyler believes he has the time and energy to continue fronting the band while also being a judge on the new season of "American Idol". Hamilton explained, "Steven's been very emphatic in saying that the way his time is arranged on the show leaves room to work on a record. He's been taking great pains to remind everybody of that, so hopefully that's the way it will come out."

Yet Hamilton also admitted that things could change, saying, "There's a lot of not knowing what's going to happen, but that's how it's always been for us . . . Steven is an incredible I-can-do-anything kind of guy. But he's taken a big bite, and I'm looking forward to seeing him chew it."

AEROSMITH completed a North American tour last month in Canada and the rest of the band members are now back home, waiting for their vocalist to carve out time to return to the studio and make the group's first album since 2001.

Tyler and the rest of AEROSMITH butted heads last year, after his fall from a stage on South Dakota led to a canceled tour, a trip for Tyler to rehab and threats by the singer to embark on a solo career. Things were smoothed over for this past summer's trek, but tensions have been raised again by Tyler's "Idol" involvement.