- Mariah Carey appeared on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Wednesday and discussed her time as a judge on "American Idol" in 2013.
- During season 12, Carey was joined by Randy Jackson, Nicki Minaj, and Keith Urban.
- Carey told Kimmel that she "didn't have the world's best experience," on "American Idol."
- The singer didn't call out a particular reason why she didn't enjoy being on the show, but she called it "a bleak experience."
- "We don't have to go back there," she added.
- When Kimmel asked Carey if she warned her friend and current "Idol" judge Lionel Richie not to join the show, she said: "If I didn't, I should have."
- She added that she doesn't watch the reality TV show.
- In the past, Carey has spoken about her feud with Minaj, which played out while they were judges on "Idol."
- Watch the video below.
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