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.
SIMON COWELLHarshness 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.
More Simon Cowell Quotes
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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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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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Not everybody is perfect, and I don’t think we should be looking for perfect people.
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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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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 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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My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don’t.
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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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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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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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As an actor, I really like Philip Seymour Hoffman. I think he’s a genius.
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I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics.
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Britain’s got talent, enormous talent, that’s very obvious.
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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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