Every time I sat in a chemistry lesson I thought, what am I doing this for? I don’t ever want to be in a job that involves a Bunsen burner.’
SIMON COWELLYou sounded like someone who should be singing on a cruise ship. Halfway through your song, I wished the ship was sinking.
More Simon Cowell Quotes
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The only magazines I read are car magazines.
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There’s no need for me to get married. I live with someone; we’re happy; end of story.
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What I would argue in my defence is that shows like Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor have actually got people more interested in music again and are sending more people into record stores.
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I like to know why a video has suddenly gone viral, why a song has broken, why a TV show is suddenly rating out of pattern… I’m pretty good at understanding why things are becoming popular.
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It’s personalities, it’s conflict, it’s all of these things that actually make performers interesting.
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Britain’s got talent, enormous talent, that’s very obvious.
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I actually don’t understand a word Paula’s saying anymore. It’s like a new language.
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The end of the animal trade would leave more time to trap or beat to death pop star wannabes.
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Have I got a black book? Yes, it’s called a mobile phone. I do get offers. There is no shortage of people if you want to go on dates – working in TV, living in L.A., it is there if you want it.
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Harshness to me is giving somebody false hopes and not following through. That’s harsh. Telling some guy or some girl who’ve got zero talent that they have zero talent actually is a kindness.
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I’ve learned to deal with stress much better now, things don’t bother me in the way that they once used to.
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Good is not enough. You’ve got to be great.
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Most things in music go full circle eventually.
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I think the best singers in the world, historically, are American. Britain’s got its fair share, as well, but some of the greatest singers, ever, whether you’re talking about Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey or Aretha Franklin, are from the legacy here.
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I get very anti-social, depressed and irritable with people. I don’t have time for them. I can’t make phone calls and stuff. I just sit on my own for days.
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