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"Bob Seger has admitted that he finds it &amp;quot;painful&amp;quot; to watch American Idol because he objects to aspiring musicians being judged. The singer, who rose to fame in the 1970s with hits including &amp;#039;Katmandu&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;Night Moves&amp;#039;, told Parade that he defies his own children by continuing to avoid the Fox reality competition even after former contestant Paul McDonald covered his track &amp;#039;Old Time Rock and Roll&amp;#039;. &amp;quot;My kids watch Glee and they watch American Idol,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t watch American Idol. I&amp;#039;m just the last holdout maybe.&amp;quot; He added: &amp;quot;I admire what those kids do, but to me, the thing that is painful is the judging. So I kind of shy away from that show. But the talent is fantastic and they certainly have people come out of there.&amp;quot; Seger recently claimed that he is considering retiring from live performing after more than 45 years as a touring act. American Idol airs Wednesdays and Thursdays on Fox. &amp;gt; Jennifer Lopez &amp;#039;hated seeing Idol Casey exit&amp;#039; &amp;gt; Read our interview with Idol Jacob Lusk Watch Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band perform &amp;#039;Hollywood Nights&amp;#039; below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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