I’ve learned to deal with stress much better now, things don’t bother me in the way that they once used to.
SIMON COWELLI 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 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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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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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 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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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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The object of this competition is not to be mean to the losers but to find a winner. The process makes you mean because you get frustrated.
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My proudest achievement has been the success of the shows and artists I have been involved with, because they were made in Britain.
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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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I break up very well. I am a good breaker-upper.
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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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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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I’d say the most dangerous thing I’ve ever done is probably bungee jumping in Thailand…
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You didn’t beat the compotition you crushed the compotition!
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You are a saucy little thing aren’t you?
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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.
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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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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 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.
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I’ve had Botox, but then again pretty much everyone I know has. To me, Botox is no more unusual than toothpaste. It works. You do it once a year – who cares?
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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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Sincerity is romantic. I don’t think you need gestures.
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The only magazines I read are car magazines.
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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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It’s not our intention to be mean. That’s just within us.
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It would hurt my feelings if I respected your opinions.
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