( Rolling Stone ) -- With Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler both leaving the judges ' table on American Idol , the search is on for their replacements -- and now , add Charlie Sheen to the list of interested candidates . Calling into On Air with Ryan Seacrest Tuesday , Sheen chatted with the Idol host about the judge job , noting that producer Nigel Lythgoe had said something about offering Sheen the opportunity . `` It kind of came out of nowhere and I responded with a quote , just to sort of check the temperature of it or test the waters . Have n't heard anything back , '' Sheen explained . `` I guess it got some people curious . '' Sheen added that he would be interested if the producers would match 20 percent of his salary to two foundations of his choosing , if the numbers and scheduling made sense for him and if FX ( the network that airs Sheen 's new sitcom Anger Management ) allowed him to do it . `` It seems so out of the blue that it almost made perfect sense , '' he said . `` I thought this could be a lot of fun . '' When Seacrest asked Sheen if he saw himself giving feedback to contestants , the actor responded , `` Oh yeah , absolutely ! And being very honest but not , like , creating any suicidal moments , you know ? '' Seacrest promised to pass the news onto Lythgoe and Sheen added an emphatic , `` Seriously , tell him I 'm genuinely interested . It 's so different , it could be radical . '' In expressing interest in the Idol gig , Sheen joins a club that currently also includes former show runner-up Adam Lambert and the Queen of Soul herself , Aretha Franklin -- the latter of whom sweetened the deal when she promised to bring Patti LaBelle on as her sidekick . See full story at RollingStone.com . Copyright © 2011 Rolling Stone .
Sheen told Ryan Seacrest that talk of him as an `` Idol '' judge `` kind of came out of nowhere '' The actor said he is genuinely interested in being on the show . Seacrest promised to pass the news on to `` Idol 's '' producer .