I look at him [son Eric] and I think of my dad all the time…. I was born to be a dad.
SIMON COWELLI 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.
More Simon Cowell Quotes
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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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I like spaghetti bolognese, I like baked beans on toast. I hate French food. I hate fancy food.
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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 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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Shave off your beard and wear a dress. You would be a great female impersonator.
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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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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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Rules equal boredom, and I don’t like that.
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As an actor, I really like Philip Seymour Hoffman. I think he’s a genius.
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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 have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics.
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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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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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There’s no need for me to get married. I live with someone; we’re happy; end of story.
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