There’s one argument that says we shouldn’t be putting these kids on under the age of 16. I think you’ve got to take it case by case.
SIMON COWELLGood is not enough. You’ve got to be great.
More Simon Cowell Quotes
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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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I never knew how much love and pride I would feel.
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I’ve always been petrified of working for a boss who I didn’t like but who I was in fear of, because I wanted my salary.
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Shave off your beard and wear a dress. You would be a great female impersonator.
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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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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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My proudest achievement has been the success of the shows and artists I have been involved with, because they were made in Britain.
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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’d say the most dangerous thing I’ve ever done is probably bungee jumping in Thailand…
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I break up very well. I am a good breaker-upper.
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I think if you’re an unhappy person, you’re always going to be an unhappy person. You’re probably going to be less unhappy if your business is doing well, if I’m being honest.
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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 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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You sounded like someone who should be singing on a cruise ship. Halfway through your song, I wished the ship was sinking.
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I love producing shows. And so when you’re on a show where other people are making decisions you don’t necessarily agree with it, after a while you start to feel like a passenger.
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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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Most things in music go full circle eventually.
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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 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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There’s no need for me to get married. I live with someone; we’re happy; end of story.
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Of course I have an ego, but you have to have an ego. You have to be incredibly competitive. I can get competitive at times, way too much, and it becomes a little bit obsessive.
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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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They understand what their market is and who they should be selling records to, and most importantly, they know the kind of artist that they want to be, but they have to do it themselves. You don’t want a 13-year-old singing some awful song from a musical.
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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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Good is not enough. You’ve got to be great.
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