American Idol season 2 runner-up Clay Aiken is looking to replace Simon Cowell as judge. Cowell has officially left the series after nine seasons; leaving his spot open for the taking. According to Aiken he feels that they should keep the judges seat in the American Idol family. Aiken recently told Billboard that he is interested in taking over Cowell’s spot if they asked him to do it but unfortunately it doesn’t seem that he is willing to be as blunt. “I would not put myself out there to be as caustic as he is, but if they want to call me, bring it on,” Aiken told billboard.com.