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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.

Simon Cowell

I didn’t realise how important stupid people are in your life, because you ask yourself, what made stupid people so stupid? What made them the way they are?
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Important People Stupid
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.’
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Jobs Lessons Want
I’m obsessed with cleanliness for myself, so I will take a bath three times a day, sometimes a steam twice a day in addition to that.
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Addiction Baths Sometimes Three
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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Competition Hard Mean Work
The end of the animal trade would leave more time to trap or beat to death pop star wannabes.
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Animals Stars
I actually don’t understand a word Paula’s saying anymore. It’s like a new language.
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Country Hilarious Language People
You are a saucy little thing aren’t you?
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Little Things Littles
I couldn’t think of anything worse than being in an unhappy marriage. It worries me because I’ve seen it destroy people.
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People Thinking Worry
I don’t want to tell a 15 or 14 year old what they should be doing. I want them to tell me. And that’s what I got when I met Justin Bieber for the first time.
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Country Firsts People Wants Years
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.
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Age Country Kids People Thinking
Rules equal boredom, and I don’t like that.
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Boredom Equal Rules
I didn’t have any qualifications when I left school – I had three O-levels.
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Levels School Three
Most things in music go full circle eventually.
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Circles Full Circle
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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Book Country People Phones
Shave off your beard and wear a dress. You would be a great female impersonator.
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Country Dresses Female People
Not everybody is perfect, and I don’t think we should be looking for perfect people.
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People Perfect Thinking
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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Competition Frustrated Mean
It would hurt my feelings if I respected your opinions.
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Feelings Hurt Opinion
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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Country Learned People Stress Way
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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Alternatives Country People Rocks Snow
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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Artist Country People Song Understand Years
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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Country Legacy People Talking Thinking
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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Ships Singing Song
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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People Phones Stuff
You didn’t beat the compotition you crushed the compotition!
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Beats Country Crushed People
It’s personalities, it’s conflict, it’s all of these things that actually make performers interesting.
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Conflict Interesting Personality
I 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.
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Country Years Zero

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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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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