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.
SIMON COWELLMy advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don’t.
More Simon Cowell Quotes
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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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I’d say the most dangerous thing I’ve ever done is probably bungee jumping in Thailand…
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I didn’t have any qualifications when I left school – I had three O-levels.
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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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At 20, you’re cocky and you think you can rule the world, and you get it all wrong.
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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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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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It’s personalities, it’s conflict, it’s all of these things that actually make performers interesting.
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Not everybody is perfect, and I don’t think we should be looking for perfect people.
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Anything I shouldn’t laugh at makes me laugh. I mean, I’m bad at that, when somebody is singing something terribly and I’m thinking to myself, ‘If I laugh now, this is the absolute worst thing I could ever do,’ and then I start laughing and I can’t stop.
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The end of the animal trade would leave more time to trap or beat to death pop star wannabes.
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I look at him [son Eric] and I think of my dad all the time…. I was born to be a dad.
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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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It was like orderin a hamburger and getting only the buns
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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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