Luke Bryan revealed how demanding being a judge on American Idol can be as he says how many hours the job demands per day during the auditioning process.
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Thousands of people want to get on American Idol every year. It's a show that can forge stars, as Carrie Underwood will tell you. And as judges, they have to screen all the hopeful contenders.
Before this year's season aired, Luke Bryan went on The Tonight Show to speak with Jimmy Fallon. There, he let it slip just how long a judge's day can be when going through dozens of auditions a day.
Fallon asked the judge just how fun or gruelling the job was. "It's still fun," Luke Bryan said after Fallon said how trying the job must be. "The audition process, that's like 13-hour days," he then said, admitting being a judge has its challenges.
"What people don't realize, is [that] we do 35 auditions a day, typically," he shared. "And, man, you can't rush through them."
He went on to explain that noticing and recognizing the talent can lead to discussions with the contestant. "You've got to spend time with them," he labored. Discussions with the contestants must grow tiresome after hours of doing so.
Luke Bryan Shares Initial Difficulties Carrie Underwood Faced Being A Judge
Carrie Underwood joined the judge panel for the first time this year. 20 years ago, she won the competition, so she has a unique insight into the thoughts and feelings of the contestants.
Becoming a judge with her experience has proved a difficult challenge.
Luke Bryan shared that many contestants who pleaded with the judges shook her a little, and made it hard for her to stick to her guns.
In his typical style, he stuck his hands out and shook, impersonating a shocked Underwood, "I didn't know they could do this!" he joked. Apparently, Underwood was not ready for auditioners to plead with them and promise to do better.
Having to turn down such cries for help must be pretty challenging, especially when she probably sees herself in them.
And going through that for 13 hours must be pretty mentally taxing.
