London
(ANI):
American
Idol
bosses
are
demanding
Sir
Elton
John
to
replace
Simon
Cowell
as
one
of
the
judges
on
the
show.
Sir
John
turned
down
the
proposal
from
Fox
TV
when
they
offered
him
the
job
in
January.
However,
he
again
met
the
executives
while
in
New
York
for
the
Time
magazine
100
gala
in
honour
of
the
most
influential
people
of
the
year,
reports
the
Daily
Express.
“Everyone
loves
Sir
Elton.
As
well
as
being
outspoken,
he
has
an
air
of
gravitas
as
an
icon
of
the
music
industry," said
one
of
the
show"s
20
producers.
“He"s
British
too.
Having
Sir
Elton
on
board
would
be
a
guaranteed
ratings
blockbuster
all
over
the
world.
Part
of
the
pitch
to
get
Sir
Elton
on
board
was
that
the
show
can
become
an
even
bigger
fundraiser
for
various
charities.
We"re
barely
more
than
a
cat"s
whisker
away
from
getting
ink
on
paper."