Kelly Clarkson Thought “American Idol” Was Going Nowhere | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

One thing i appreciate about Kelly is how genuine she is. No fake BS with her.

What Kelly won’t say out loud is that American Idol succeeded BECAUSE OF HER. Her success validated the show’s concept, which had a domino effect; The Voice wouldn’t have existed without her either. Apparently Simon Fuller understood this on some level which is why he realized it was in his interest to be nice to her, knowing she would find greater success with different management. As for the other Simon, I hope Mr. Cowell realizes that if it weren’t for Ms. Clarkson AI would have been canceled after two seasons and he’d be forgotten by now, at least in the US. You could also argue that she was the one who got American culture out of the doldrums after 9/11. The vibe was so dark and all the big stars were repeating themselves. KC came along like a breath of fresh air and reinvigorated pop music for the new millennium. She is a giant.

Matt cannot ignore talking about malls. Imagine if he gets Kelly to go with him and Mark to "Mallwalk" there 😂

Kelly Clarkson is just a rare gem - so down to earth. But let's be real, the only reason Idol had future seasons is because of Kelly. First winner and she sustained an incredible career and off the bat was a hit. Without Kelly, we'd never have the platform for all the other amazing performers. But Kelly is the best, the original and the greatest.Talented, real. Love me some Kelly Clarkson!!

She is still the same person when we first saw her on AI. Congrats Kelly on all your success.

Kelly is awesome, she looks like she would be super friendly off camera

Kelly and Conan together is just delightful!!!

Please upload the entire episodes. We will watch them and also listen to the podcast!!

I still remember watching that first season. Hands down she stood out from the rest of the finalists with both her singing talent and her super outgoing personality. And in my opinion that's what set her apart from Justin Guarini.

Kelly actually has pretty good comedic timing she played off Conan well.

Kelly has never let the "fame" go to her head! She's always so real and down to earth!

Sona was simply giddy with glee when she heard Kelly say she was going to pocket the money from Idol. She wore her kleptomania loud and proud.

This world needs more Kellys & Conans.

Why does the love fade? Conan with the classic 1 liners as per usual

I was recently made the host of a PBS show called AHA - and she speaks facts on just being authentic and curious. I had no experience in hosting a show and was flabbergasted they even wanted me to host it. But their judgement ended up paying off! It comes easily if you are just a naturally curious person

2:56 I absolutely get where Conan is coming from because it’s like when you see someone that is extremely talented, ridiculously good looking, very charismatic, AND incredibly nice find success. On one hand you root for them and on the other you’re upset in a sarcastic way because you think “no one should be all four of those things, maybe 2 or 3 but not all 4”.😂😂

She has so many talents but the one thing that I really love about Kelly Clarkson is that she still got that exact personality that she came in to the American Idol audition singing Etta James with today.

Kelly's beauty shines inside and out! ❤❤

Matt's quips are so legendary that even Conan busts a gutt laughing

I need to see the full interview. The one and only American Idol (Kelly) and Conan are two worlds I've been a fan of since the 90s. Takes me back.