Simon Cowell Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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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. Kids turn up unrehearsed, wearing the wrong clothes, singing out of tune and you can either say, "Good job" and patronize them or tell them the truth, and sometimes the truth is perceived as mean.”
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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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“I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical, so be it. I hate political correctness. I absolutely loathe it.”
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“I never knew how much love and pride I would feel.”
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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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“My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don't.”
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“My attitude is, if someone's going to criticize me, tell me to my face.”
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“For the music business, social networking is brilliant. Just when you think it's doom and gloom and you have to spend millions of pounds on marketing and this and that, you have this amazing thing now called fan power. The whole world is linked through a laptop. It's amazing. And it's free. I love it. It's absolutely brilliant.”
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“The only people with power today are the audience. And that is increasing with Twitter, Facebook, and everything else. We cater to their likes and dislikes, and you ignore that at your peril.”
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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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“Most things in music go full circle eventually.”
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“Not everybody is perfect, and I don't think we should be looking for perfect people.”
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“I hate belongings. I hate clutter. It really bothers me because I can't think properly. If you've got distractions in front of you, your mind goes nuts.”
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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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“The best way to kill someone is from the inside, by crushing their hopes and dreams.”
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“You didn't beat the compotition you crushed the compotition!”
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“You 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.)”
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“Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don't compromise.”
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“I've always treated the music business as a business.”
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“When someone asks, 'Does success make you into a monster?' I always say, 'No, it enables you to be a monster.'”
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“That was extraordinary. Unfortunately, extraordinarily bad.”
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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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“If you've got a big mouth and you're controversial, you're going to get attention.”
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“People confuse ego, lust, insecurity with true love.”
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“It was like orderin a hamburger and getting only the buns" (After Brooke White of season 7 on american idol sang the song 'Hero' by Mariah Carey)”
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“I actually don't understand a word Paula's saying anymore. It's like a new language.”
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“I was slightly cynical of the American mentality before I came over here, but now I preach it. Here, no one's going to tear you down if you buy yourself a $300,000 car. They're likely to say: "Well, you probably worked hard for it. Good luck to you."”
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“My life honestly isn't as weird as people think it is. I work longer hours, maybe I have a bit more money, but fundamentally, I'm not really that different.”
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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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“I 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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