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that's carson daly. >> jimmy: all right. you're not going to maybe take a few minutes -- >> no!12:35. >> 35. >> jimmy: yeah, you do the jokes before i do them. all right, so you're not going? >> no. >> jimmy: all right, good. because i would miss you. i would miss you. >> i would miss you, too. >> jimmy: i love seeing -- every time i see you you're -- you're great. >> this is the second time i've seen you in -- six years. >> jimmy: that's true. yes. that's true. [ laughter ] backstage, you called me gary. [ laughter ] i was like, "close enough. close enough. i'll take it." you just sat down. you did an interview with one of our favorites -- steven tyler. >> this is a good week for me. i had meat loaf there, a second ago, backstage just came up and gave me a hug. the guys from twisted sister -- and, yeah, i did steven tyler out in los angeles. what a life this guy has had. >> jimmy: he's amazing. >> i mean, you know -- all the years with aerosmith. a little control substance issue there as well, by the way, but he's now "american idol." he's loving it. he's got this incredible ho

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carson daly the host of "the voice" premiering tonight. carson, good morning. >> good morning.his show has a difference. why is it different from other singing competition shows? >> we start with just the voice. forget the quest to be a celebrity overnight. this is a search for a new talent driven by four people in their prime in the music business looking to discover and mentor and ultimately find the voice of america. >> the mentorship is key. in fact, as i understand it -- let's talk about the judges. you have serious judges. christina aguilera. >> the voice of the generation. she's fantastic. she's like mother hen on the show. adam levine from maroon 5, blake shelton and cee-lo green is having a heck of a year. they want to be a part of the show to offer the same advice they got on their way up to other people about being judgmental. they have competition amongst themselves because the four judges want to be the ones to find the voice. >> how do they pick them? >> they don't know anything when people walk out on the floor. if they get goosebumps, get moved by the performanc