Producer Steve Lillywhite speaks about his campaign to be ‘Idol’ judge

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U2 Producer Steve Lillywhite Wants to Be Your Next American Idol Judge

Last week, noted producer Steve Lillywhite made an impassioned video plea to be considered a potential replacement for “American Idol” judge Simon Cowell, a job he’s certainly qualified for, having worked on some 30 game-changing albums in just as many years, from his early New Wave days with Siouxsie and the Banshees and Talking Heads to Peter Gabriel and U2′s formative years to current chart-toppers like 30 Seconds to Mars.

The man also has a British accent (Lillywhite grew up outside of London and is currently based in New York), a strong opinion and loads of charisma, so why did some think the video campaign was a joke?

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