Kelly Clarksonwas not interested in playing a game of Simon Says while competing onAmerican Idol.
“You turned around to me and said, ‘Simon… Clarkson’s power move baffled the judge.
“I’m like, ‘Wow, what does that mean?'”
Kelly Clarkson and Simon Cowell.S Granitz/WireImage; Kevin Winter/ImageDirect
He asked as Clarkson began to laugh alongside him.
“It means, ‘Stay away from me.
I know what I’m doing.
I’m focused.'”
Clarkson then leaned over and stole the microphone from Cowell to set the record straight.
“I didn’t wanna talk to anybody involved that was voting us through.
I was just trying to be respectful of the environment,” she explained.
“Also, I didn’t want you getting in my head you mess with all those people.
I was like, ‘No, bro, you get out of my head!'”
“It’s taken her 20 years to get that out, my God,” Cowell joked.
“It’s like a therapy session.”
The X Factorcreator said that Clarkson was very deserving of her success following the show.
“The Kelly you see in front of the camera is that Kelly you see behind the camera.”
Watch Clarkson’s Walk of Fame ceremony above.
