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.
SIMON COWELLWhat 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.
SIMON COWELLI break up very well. I am a good breaker-upper.
SIMON COWELLI suggest we bring some normality back to this country and say if you are carrying a knife, there must be zero tolerance. If it was up to me, everyone caught with a knife would get an automatic ten year sentence.
SIMON COWELLI 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.
SIMON COWELLI never knew how much love and pride I would feel.
SIMON COWELLIt’s not our intention to be mean. That’s just within us.
SIMON COWELLI’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.
SIMON COWELLI like spaghetti bolognese, I like baked beans on toast. I hate French food. I hate fancy food.
SIMON COWELLI actually don’t understand a word Paula’s saying anymore. It’s like a new language.
SIMON COWELLThe 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.
SIMON COWELLSincerity is romantic. I don’t think you need gestures.
SIMON COWELLRules equal boredom, and I don’t like that.
SIMON COWELLI’ve spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on the very best security and I can assure you my homes are as safe as the Bank of England.
SIMON COWELLHave 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.
SIMON COWELLI have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics.
SIMON COWELLThe 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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