Simon Cowell Talks to Himself

Lol!

Dear Simon,

You are full of yourself. As Randy would say…BOOOO.

Love,
The Simon of Future

ETA: Maybe he is reflecting on his life. Maybe he is bragging about his life. Maybe I’m just ready for S9 to begin.

Awwwww…….HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIMON !!!!

This was pretty awesome. Sharing his thoughts as he reflects on his life. He is living his dream. Well done Simon!

OIC.

This is quite an entertaining read lol

Weird, but sorta sweet. I actually adore Simon. I think he’s a sweet guy, and a really good ex boyfriend, lol. Seriously, I judge men on how their ex girlfriends regard him, well at least partially. If they want to set your clothes on fire, look out. If they think you are a rascal, but still cool, then there is hope. It’s also to his credit that he lost everything, but worked his ass off and got it all back, and then some. Happy birthday Mr. Cowell!

Ooh! I like this. This is cool. He’s an insightful, funny writer. One part that stood out to me:

What the hell is that outside your interior designed, four-bedroom house in Fulham? Please don’t tell me it is a Porsche? Doh! Of course it is, what else could it be? You are driving a Porsche because everyone did in those days.
And yours is a white convertible, the ultimate executive rock’n'roll cliche. Stop it, Simon. This is embarrassing. You are making me cringe.

I want to read more of this stuff! It’s always inspiring, cheesy as it is, to remember that (almost!) everyone has to fail before they succeed. I also like his portrayal of his younger self: cocky, arrogant, and supremely concerned with appearances… yet somehow I still find him adorable.

I liked the idea of writing a letter to your younger self way better when Brad Paisley did it.

I liked the idea of writing a letter to your younger self way better when Brad Paisley did it.

You want Simon to sing? Heaven forbid!

You are full of yourself. As Randy would say’ ¦BOOOO.

Oh noes, I absolutely hate when Randy does that. I can stand the dogz, and the molten lava hot bombs, but when he boos Simon I want to kick him in the gonads!

And seriously guys did you read the entire letter? I didn’t find him arrogant at all, as a matter of fact quite the opposite.

Part of me hopes that the Idols read this, in addition to Chris’s blog, since there are some hard-learned lessons there.

I’m not sure why Simon wrote and published this, but if it was to make me like him a little bit more, it worked.

It’s a nice gesture Simon, but why publish it you narcissistic prat? LOL

Weird, but sorta sweet. I actually adore Simon. I think he’s a sweet guy, and a really good ex boyfriend, lol.

Me too Simon’s adorable, and very sweet.

He does seem like a narcissistic prat…but a tolerable one.

ETA: The third person felt totally normal to me. Maybe that’s because I talk to myself in third person sometimes. You know. Very rarely, in a decidedly sane manner.

I’ve heard the riches to rags to riches story on Ellen. That Simon I do like. I suppose the hard-boiled judge on AI is just a persona. Watching the videos of The X Factor, I was always amazed to see how much nicer he was to the contestants.

A few parts felt a little TMI, but there was an article already written about his dark moods. It does feel like something you might regret having out there for public consumption, but I’m sure he thought hard about it before sending it off to print.

I guess this is why Simon dresses simply. I’m glad he’s learned his lesson about excess. I definitely liked the part about being carefree when he had nothing and how he wished he’d enjoyed that more.

All in all, an interesting read. The third person felt a little odd to me and the bringing up some tussle he’s having with the dance show really was weird. Must be bothering him — are people blaming him, I wonder.
I have a tendency to blame him when I think he’s manipulating things on AI. I don’t think he’s being completely honest on that subject. But what do I know…

I can’t believe I read the entire thing.

I like it..and it probably explains his generosity to others I’ve read about. He knows what it’s like to have nothing. Happy Birthday, Simon! 50′s not near as bad as I thought it would be! : )

Sunn
September 26, 2009 at 11:50 pm
It’s a nice gesture Simon, but why publish it you narcissistic prat? LOL”

Because he is a narcissistic prat. That was just…odd. And I read the whole thing.

And I still like him best on American Idol. What can I say? I’m a Simon fan.

And I still like him best on American Idol. What can I say? I’m a Simon fan.

Oh so do I. I love me some Simon. And my mother! My mum and her clique think he’s sexy as hell.

Um…..okay??? LOL.

Sunn
September 27, 2009 at 12:12 am

Oh so do I. I love me some Simon. And my mother! My mum and her clique think he’s sexy as hell.

ITA. He can be odd, but at least he says something. Randy…does not. Hopefully, Kara will this year. Ellen: all bets are off.

I love Simon .. I think there’s something very sexy about him too ..lol

I think he’s great in the behind the scenes stuff from the X factor at the moment (the stuff shown on Xtra Factor) .. he was hilarious tonight when he was telling the groups in the rooms if they got through or not .. and they all rushed him and jumped on him .. and when it showed them all running towards him and him running away from them out the door (in his stacked heels …lol)

I actually think he’s a bit of a geek underneath

I can’t resist. I have to say it:

“That was self-indulgent rubbish!”

Love, Simon

ETA: Saw the whole story already on your Biography piece for A&E.

Simon is crazy – like a fox.

No one that gets to the level of success that he’s got, with his reputation as a strategiser, puts out a random bit of scribbling in one of the most read Internet news sites. It’s his 50th.

He wants to put his life in context – be introspective, and set the stage for his next 10 years as a media mogul. He wants to be autobiographical – but he’s smart. He’s balancing the public persona of ‘mean judge’ with the more palatable persona of introspective business icon.

This is a PR release. Simon is on the verge of having a tv show empire here not unlike other famous TV producers in other genres: Aaron Spelling in Dramas, or Mark Goodson, the game show icon. This is his calling card to Hollywood.

He’s staking claim to the reality show competition leadership.

Simon is an a-hole. I really don’t think he ever can be successful enough to compensate the world for that. Anyway, happy birthday Mr. Cowell!

The third person is a little off-putting. But I admit I got chills when he described living way above his means over 20 years ago with banks throwing money at him. How many people in foreclosure today blame the banks for making loans the banks knew they couldn’t afford. Truth is there is a lot of good, sound advice in this letter, whether it is a PR move or not. There also is a lot of honesty. Simon’s story isn’t a rags to riches story. It’s a story about screwing up, learning from your mistakes and working to get your life back. More relevant than ever in today’s economy.

I wrote my own letter on the cusp of my 50th (Mirror, Mirror). Taking stock is not unusual per se – but my little trip down memory lane took a different tack – less self-congratulary, perhaps? Maybe less angry. Frankly – Simon sounds a wee bit pissed – though at what I don’t know. All his dreams have come true – in spades! But maybe that was the point – to acknowledge his accomplishments. Hooray for Simon! He’s rich and famous! Either way – it reads a little off to me. I do wish him well, however. I wish anyone well who survives life. Reaching 50 with your spirit intact isn’t all skittles and beer, as Simon might say. So Happy, happy, joy, joy Simon. Long may you wave!

Oh, Simon…that was too long! I can’t believe I got through the whole mess. I think he is a smart businessman and successful for a reason but most of it was off-putting to me. I didn’t mind the narcissistic qualities, I didn’t expect anything less from him.
This season I definitely thought he wore out his welcome — he seemed freakin’ bored by everyone (with the exception of the 2 chosen ones of course). I don’t know why he didn’t fight for greater talent…wildcard, that was a joke!! He needs to step up is game!!

^^I agree with lostinidol — it’s not a rag to riches so much as greed, excess, lack of perspective, and mismanagement. Oh, and “good songs will sell” part is CRAP, the tastes of the music buying public has an effect as well. Much of what sells today and becomes a major hit is “rubbish” but I guess it is in the eye of the beholder.

This is in second person, not third person.

Gay Times asked several celebrities to do a similar letter – this one to their 16 year old self. I know this how? Well, I told you guys…I’m a big Elton John geek and I know way too much about that man. LOL! Anyway, point being, it’s not as strange as you’d think. (Um, the letter writing, not my unnatural obsessions.) I won’t post the content but here’s the link to EJ’s letter if anyone is interested, with the disclaimer that it makes much reference to his sexual orientation. If that’s not your cuppa, don’t read it. But it was an interesting exercise in an older, wiser person counseling their younger self. A good way to take stock, as TFLS said upstream. Maybe we think Simon’s letter is pretentious and narcissistic, but at least he’s consistent!

So the sun went down on your shiny empire and you had to go back to living with Mum and Dad. That was, as I am sure you and I agree, humbling to say the least

I like this part.

Truth is there is a lot of good, sound advice in this letter, whether it is a PR move or not. There also is a lot of honesty. Simon’s story isn’t a rags to riches story. It’s a story about screwing up, learning from your mistakes and working to get your life back. More relevant than ever in today’s economy.

ITA with this.

He probably just reflects on his life, having some flashback about everything and he put it in this letter. He’s going to reach that big 50. Someone or his friend probably read this and suggested that he send it to the Daily Mail.

I love Simon, even with his narcissistic personality. Yet I think he’s humble, kind and generous person (his ex driver said he’s very generous and very kind boss) and always true to himself.

Happy Birthday Simon!

There’s something utterly sad in his need to tell the world that now he is at the party.

Is this a joke? Do the papers in the UK sometimes take the piss out of a person by doing this? Is he freakin’ serious with this crap?

What a narcissistic blow bag. Careful you don’t throw out your back trying to pat it yourself, Simon.

The terrible moment in his life that he will never forget is when some boss made some rude comment about the work he did? Wow, nice life. And I guess that’s why he’s careful never to be rude to others. He would never call anybody a “bush baby”. Could we get some perspective here?

Oddly enough, it wasn’t just the Robson and Jerome hit record that turned the tide for you at BMG. It was something the new chairman, a wonderful guy called Richard Griffiths, told you. ‘Simon,’ he said, ‘don’t ever blame anyone else if things go wrong. You’re in charge, so it’s your fault.’

I don’t think Simon really learnt this lesson. If he did, he wouldn’t go around bleating on every television show that will have him that ratings were down in Season 6 and Season 7 because the contestants were boring. He would man up and say “The season sucked because I did a sucky job of picking contestants and perhaps, I’m not trying hard enough to be engaging. Some might say I look like I’m bored and that I’m phoning it in. If I can’t bother to look interested in the people I think are the best singers in the land, why should the audience give them the time of day? The producers pay me a lot of money to be there because I’m supposed to be a big draw. If the ratings drop, I’m not doing my job.”

And what you remember, most vividly, is that you wanted to be at that party. You wanted to join in. Well, this time the party is all yours. It is going to be a great night. So happy birthday!

Wow. That’s pretty sad.

To paraphrase Carly Simon/Brooke White… “You’re so vain, you probably think this letter is about you.”

Anyway, happy birthday.

Simon, please keep your masturbation material to yourself. Happy Birthday, anyway.

I couldn’t help but thinking, as I started reading this letter of indulgent nonsense, about the fact that he starts talking to himself in the early 90′s… except, given his critiques, you’d have to forgive me for believing that he still lives in the early 90′s. Psychologically, at least, it’s a vaguely interesting phenomenon. Or I’m just reading into it too much, in a purposeful attempt to draw something out of it that was truly worth it.

Well, this was very self-congratulatory. It’s important to love yourself, but to put it into print?! Since Simon is supposedly a private person, I agree that this is PR. In any event, his so-called “rags” to riches story is hardly “Angela’s Ashes,” or even just “Regular Joe from the Neighborhood.”

When you were a small boy, your parents lived next door to one of the bosses at Elstree film studios. You remember peering over the garden wall and seeing the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton at a fabulous party.

Pretty nice neighborhood, wouldn’t you say?

Anyway, his mistakes were his own. He was not a victim, nor did he have to pull himself out of poverty. And when he made his mistakes he had mom and dad to fall back on. Lucky him, as most of us don’t even have that.

This is what it says in Wikipedia — and I realize that Wikipedia can be off but:

His father, Eric Philip Cowell, was an estate agent developer and music industry executive, and his mother, Julie Brett (ne Josie Dalglish), is a former ballet dancer and socialite.

And he used those family connections. Nothing wrong with that. He clearly worked his way up, but still, he had an “in” and he was never on the outside looking in.

Record labels can be horrible places to work. You have to wear the right T-shirts, you have to wear the right badges and obviously you have to sign the coolest bands. You are doing none of these things. You are distinctly Not Cool.

This is still a problem for Simon. He tends to prefer the commercial blah and he isn’t very current in his musical tastes and knowledge — which is a problem when you’re trying to recognize and mentor talent.

It’s a nice gesture Simon, but why publish it you narcissistic prat? LOL

Sorry, I am not feeling the love here. He knows very little about real poverty and illness.

That last part about peeking at the neighbor’s parties with famous people sounded so… Sabrina-ish. LOL at the image of Simon sitting in a tree daydreaming about meeting Elizabeth Taylor.

Sorry, I am not feeling the love here. He knows very little about real poverty and illness.

This. Also: What kind of charitable work does Simon do? He must, but what/ I would rather have seen this in letter, to be honest. I already know his rags-to-riches story.

Look, we all got it wrong peeps.

Simon Cowell thinks he’s the Queen. Not a queen but THE Queen of England, HRH Elizabeth II. It’s a delusion, brought on by earning way too much money and celebrity and power.

He’s now going to start saying “we” and “us” all the time. As in: “We are not amused!” Or: “We think that is so cabaret, we feel you sound like a thousand other people who sing at weddings, we don’t give you a chance in Hell to win this competition….” All hail!

I never heard the word “prat” before as in “narcissistic prat” but it’s kind of reminding me for more than one reason of Spencer Pratt.

First we had the rat pack, and then the brat pack, and now the prat pack?

Apparently so

Definition of prat (from online Urban Dictionary):
An English term for “ass”, also used to descibe someone as stupid and arrogant. (Word of caution, do not use the word “prat” in front of the word “hat” as the British will laugh at you!)

This is in second person, not third person.

…lol whoops. It is, isn’t it?

This is in second person, not third person.

‘ ¦lol whoops. It is, isn’t it? — Sherena

Yikes! That’s true. Wasn’t thinking myself when I posted. LOL

I see someone else posted that it’s second person. I’ll go finish reading it now.

ETA: I just saw how long his letter is. No way am I gonna read it. No doubt he got paid for it. Happy Birthday Simon!

LOL, but the part MJ posted is so funny. He really is emotionally stunted, isn’t he?