Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken, who were 24 years old when they became two of “American Idol’s” biggest stars, are starting to sound an awful lot like a couple of old men.
Or, at least, like a couple of middle-age men. It escalated quickly.
As they settle onto a Zoom call — for an interview to promote their 20th-anniversary reunion concert tour — Aiken mentions that Studdard is squeezing this in between music courses he teaches at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where the former “Idol” champ is a full-time faculty member.