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.
SIMON COWELLI 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.
More Simon Cowell Quotes
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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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Praise a stranger with a few nice words and he becomes a stranger that calls you a friend.
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I’m a great believer in getting checked out because if you know you’re OK, you actually feel better; your mind plays a big part of it.
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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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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 want people to understand that from the minute Lady Gaga arrived, she created a new set of rules: being different is good; embrace it.
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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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Britain’s got talent, enormous talent, that’s very obvious.
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I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics.
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As an actor, I really like Philip Seymour Hoffman. I think he’s a genius.
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Most things in music go full circle eventually.
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Shave off your beard and wear a dress. You would be a great female impersonator.
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Rules equal boredom, and I don’t like that.
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You don’t hate the mosquito; you just want it out of your face.
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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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