Exclusive: Rickey Minor Talks Leaving 'American Idol' For 'Tonight Show'

' 'The Tonight Show' is the perfect platform for me,' he tells MTV News after nine-year stint as 'Idol' bandleader.By Gil Kaufman Rickey Minor Photo: Maury Phillips/ WireImage Rickey Minor has graced a lot of major stages in his decades-long career as a bandleader and music director, but his upcoming move to "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" has the veteran arranger very excited. " 'The Tonight Show' is the perfect platform for me," Minor told MTV News on Wednesday (April 14), the day ...

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