Simon Cowell Says: Dear Younger Simon

By PopEater Staff Posted Sep 28th 2009 01:37PM

Simon Cowell wasn't always the uber-successful 'American Idol' judge who guided singers to fame and made millions of dollars from his craft. No, when he was younger, the supercilious Brit had lost his record label and was thought of as a joke by his coworkers.

In Britain's The Daily Mail, the 'Idol' guru writes a letter to his struggling, younger self. "It is the early Nineties and you are frustrated, exhausted and worried sick. Life at this moment is not great. Yet just a few years ago, you felt like you were the king of the world!" he begins in his letter.

Cowell describes his big failures in the note. "However, your dazzling reign turned out to be rather short-lived, to say the least. The record label you co-owned went bust and you lost everything - the big house, the car, everything"

He found a job at BMG, but was not highly-regarded. "One day you are walking through the building for a meeting with one of the bosses. As you turn the corner towards his office, you hear his temporary PA ask him: 'What does Simon Cowell do in this company?' The boss answers: 'Whatever is s*** in this company, that is what Simon Cowell does.'"

"And just as he says it, you walk into his room. It is a terrible moment for you (and for him!). To this day, you cannot forget it," Cowell continues.

However, things do start to go right for the now world famous Cowell. "So here you are, a little battered and bruised but at last heading in the right direction. And I must say, despite everything, I am quite proud of you, Simon," he adds.

His current fame has even surprised himself. "For you never imagined, not in your wildest dreams, that you would become well known all over the world. Your job, Simon, was to make celebrities, not to become one yourself, dear boy."

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Monday 28 September

By trippey

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I was at a rodeo this weekend.. Some girl sung the national anthem so....bad people covered their ears...I did not see what she looked like since I was out side the arena...She must have been quite the buckle bunny to sing like that and still get a holt of the mike. It was hard to know to keep my hand on my heart or keep covering my ears...I opted for my ears. And when she cracked those high notes..people buckled at the knees...We did applaud at the end because it was over !

Tuesday 29 September

By DaveA

I sure hope you had a typo error, or is this what the government schools aren't teaching you! What is "a holt"? Do you mean a hold of something?

By Anthony Harris

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Only truly selfish, inconsiderate people leave their phones during shows or even movies for that matter.

1. If you are expecting a phone call of a urgent nature...stay home.

2. People have paid to watch the production, not watch you "impress" us with yor "important" phone call. Most of us think you're an idiot.

3. It's one thing to forget that your phone is on, however, there is NO THEATRE ON THE PLANET that doesn't ask you to "silence your cell phone". There's your sign.

By acidbrat

Excellent points, Anthony! Here's a couple more:

4. Actors on stage have to stay in character and remember lines. While most professionals can do this amid distractions, they DO hear that phone ringing (or often, playing music) and it's nonetheless an unnecessary annoyance.

Oops! I said a "couple" more, didn't I?

5. Some of us are actually paying attention to the movie. At the very least, put the phone on vibrate, but it's best to just turn it off!

By Dajea

AMEN TO THAT!!!

By LG

Go Simon! That is a great idea for everyone. I will sit down tonight and begin a letter to MY younger self.
Sharing your personal experience with the world is a generous task.
Thanks!

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