I look at him [son Eric] and I think of my dad all the time…. I was born to be a dad.
SIMON COWELLI look at him [son Eric] and I think of my dad all the time…. I was born to be a dad.
SIMON COWELLMost things in music go full circle eventually.
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 COWELLYou are a saucy little thing aren’t you?
SIMON COWELLI want people to understand that from the minute Lady Gaga arrived, she created a new set of rules: being different is good; embrace it.
SIMON COWELLMoney 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.
SIMON COWELLI 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.
SIMON COWELLI 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 COWELLBritain’s got talent, enormous talent, that’s very obvious.
SIMON COWELLGood is not enough. You’ve got to be great.
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 COWELLIf I tape an 11-hour day, guess which parts end up on air. Not the bits when I’m pleasant, but the parts when I’m obnoxious.
SIMON COWELLThere’s no need for me to get married. I live with someone; we’re happy; end of story.
SIMON COWELLThey 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.
SIMON COWELLYou sounded like Dolly parton on helium.” (After kristy lee cook of season 7 on american idol,sang her country rendition of the Beatles'”Eight Days A Week.)
SIMON COWELLI 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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