Simon Cowell
11 statements across 1 episodes · 4 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Aug 4, 2025 by Simon Cowell · said 4 times in 1 episodes since 2025 · across every show →
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Aug 4, 2025 positive
Aug 4, 2025
Simon Cowell took zero salary for American Idol to secure backend rights.
“And by the way, I didn't ask for any money for myself on both the British show and the American show on the first year. I said, I don't want a contract. I don't want to be paid. If it works, then we're going to have another conversation if it works.”
Aug 4, 2025 negative
Aug 4, 2025
Aug 4, 2025
Simon Cowell hired the opposing lawyer who defeated him in a lawsuit.
“Unfortunately, George Michael didn't like the WAM Megamix. So we were taken to court and George Michael's lawyer was a guy called Tony Russell. So as we lost this case, I walked up to him and I said, Mr. Russell you absolutely killed us in there. Would you min…”
Aug 4, 2025 positive
Simon Cowell: 1980s UK gay clubs predicted pop trends six months early.
“There was this kind of crossover period between what was happening in a lot of the gay clubs in the UK. They were kind of ahead of the curve. It was like, you want to know what's going to happen in six months time? You went to this club.”
Aug 4, 2025
Simon Cowell refuses to do two different tasks in the same day.
“Don't do two things in the same day. You know, whatever it is, if I'm filming, I won't take a call. Won't look at an email. I will only concentrate on filming. And then when I'm doing something else, it has to be just that thing for the day.”
Aug 4, 2025 positive
Aug 4, 2025 neutral
Aug 4, 2025
Simon Cowell bases A&R decisions entirely on personal taste, not technical knowledge.
“What I never did, though, I never tried to pretend that I could produce a record or be a musician, because I couldn't, I can't produce records.
I can't play instruments.
I don't know what note anyone's any,
Singing it, whether it's C, B, D, or G, I have no ide…”