“I am not mad,” the “Good day” singer stated, jokingly including, “It simply made me run off the street once I first heard about it. My cellphone blew up.”

Whereas showing on Thursday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Stay!, the singer — who joined American Idol as a choose alongside Richie and Luke Bryan in 2018 — reacted to Perry’s latest announcement that she’s leaving the ABC competitors sequence after seven seasons.

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“I am not mad,” Richie, 74, informed Kimmel, jokingly including, “It simply made me run off the street once I first heard about it. My cellphone blew up.”

The “Good day” singer went on to share that he “did not find out about” Perry’s announcement earlier than she revealed the information throughout an interview with Kimmel on Monday.

“It is sensible,” Richie stated. “In different phrases: The rationale I like approaching the present with you and the rationale I am doing American Idol is as a result of I’ve 400 years of tales and a life within the music enterprise. I’ve issues that I’ve performed.”

“And so when Katy says, ‘I need to go and create some tales,’ keep in mind, she’s younger,” he added. “However the level is that it’s important to take a while and truly be an artist.”

When requested about who he “want to see” exchange Perry, the Grammy winner stated, “You recognize, they’re retaining tight-lipped as a result of I do not even know, however I am telling you… It is gonna be actually fascinating.”

“Solely as a result of, I am telling you one thing, this can be a nice present,” he continued. “And what I like most of all is that we’re artists, so we all know what we’re speaking about, and these children are scared to dying, so I like sitting there because the clever poo-bahs of the three of us, and we’re sitting there and we’re all form of giving data that we all know is actual.”

“So whoever’s approaching the present has obtained to be, nicely, to return previous Katy, you have gotta be humorous without end, and, on prime of that, educated,” he added.

Perry first shared the information of her exit on Monday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Stay!

“I believe it will in all probability be my final season for Idol,” the 39-year-old singer revealed.

“I like Idol a lot,” she stated, as the group audibly gasped. “It is linked me with the center of America. However I must really feel that pulse to my very own beat.”

Kimmel’s follow-up was to ask what Richie and Bryan thought in regards to the huge change, to which Perry shot again, “Nicely, they will discover out tonight!”

She went on so as to add, “They know I’ve some issues deliberate for this 12 months. It will be a really thrilling 12 months … for all pop star girlies. I have been within the studio for some time.”

“I wanna go and see the world, and possibly convey new music,” she added. As with every little thing else, Perry was a little bit cryptic — but additionally fairly clear — with this one, but it surely definitely appears to recommend a brand new album and tour are on the best way.

Season 22 of American Idol premieres Sunday evening on ABC.