Ryan Seacrest: I think I'm the obvious choice!
Ryan was asked by WCPO/ABC 9 how he as a pop guy came to be hosting Cincinnati Opera’s 90th Anniversary Gala.
Ryan: I think I’m the obvious choice! You act like I’m not the obvious choice to host this 90th anniversary of the Opera here at Music Hall …
Answering the question more seriously, Ryan said he was invited, he felt honoured by the invitation, and he thought it would be fun and different for him.
Ryan was asked if he’s an opera fan. He said he’s an opera student: “I’ve tried to sing it before and it didn’t go well.” Oh he is SUCH a tease! How can he talk about singing opera without giving us a demonstration! That needs a Finish the Lyric special edition.
The conversation turned to American Idol with Ryan being asked who’s going to replace Simon, and who he would like to replace Simon.
Ryan: I would like to see someone much younger replace Simon, because there was such a generation gap between the two of us. I could never understand if he was insulting me or not.
Ryan said a decision on Simon’s replacement hasn’t been made, as far as he knows.
There’s some additional detail in the WCPO article: Ryan Seacrest visits Cincinnati
