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.
SIMON COWELLI have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics.
More Simon Cowell Quotes
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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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The object of this competition is not to be mean to the losers but to find a winner. The process makes you mean because you get frustrated.
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You don’t hate the mosquito; you just want it out of your face.
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Praise a stranger with a few nice words and he becomes a stranger that calls you a friend.
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Rules equal boredom, and I don’t like that.
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Money brings you security and choice. You can make decisions in a different way if you have a lot of money. But when you have nothing, you have a naivety, and a more fearless attitude because you have nothing to lose.
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I want people to understand that from the minute Lady Gaga arrived, she created a new set of rules: being different is good; embrace it.
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Good is not enough. You’ve got to be great.
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The young people working for me are ambitious and hard-working. That work ethic has always been a trait of the British.
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At 20, you’re cocky and you think you can rule the world, and you get it all wrong.
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I have total respect for anyone who discovers a band like Snow Patrol. I would be hopeless at signing a rock band, or anything alternative, cause I don’t know what that audience are into and I don’t particularly like that kind of music.
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You are a saucy little thing aren’t you?
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It’s not our intention to be mean. That’s just within us.
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I don’t mind competition at all. I mean, the record business is the most competitive business in the world, probably. So I’m used to that. In a weird way, it kind of makes you work harder.
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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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