The young people working for me are ambitious and hard-working. That work ethic has always been a trait of the British.
SIMON COWELLI 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’d say the most dangerous thing I’ve ever done is probably bungee jumping in Thailand…
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I like spaghetti bolognese, I like baked beans on toast. I hate French food. I hate fancy food.
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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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I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics.
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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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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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There’s no need for me to get married. I live with someone; we’re happy; end of story.
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Sincerity is romantic. I don’t think you need gestures.
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You don’t hate the mosquito; you just want it out of your face.
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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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I love TV. I love being behind the scenes on a TV show but there’s something about, I don’t know there’s something very special when you’ve signed an artist and that first record comes in and it’s a good record. It is an indescribable feeling.
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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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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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I still put punctuation in my texts. If it’s an ‘I’, I make sure it’s a capital.
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My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don’t.
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