Leona Lewis. Kelly Clarkson. Susan Boyle. JLS. These are some of the biggest names in music today. But they all have a single common denominator of success, and his name is Simon Cowell.Simon's uncanny ability to spot talent – and his way of shooting down those without it – has made him both the most popular and feared reality TV show judge of all time. He's the star of hit shows like Pop idol, American Idol and Britain's Got Talent. And it doesn't end there – he's bringing his biggest success so far, The X Factor, stateside. Simon Cowell looks unstoppable. This in-depth and fascinating biography looks at the man behind the incredible TV talent show phenomenon. A must-read for any fan, it charts his success from the mailroom of EMI to the launch of his own label, Syco, and the incredible journey that has made him the first billion dollar man in British TV. This is his unforgettable true story.
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David Nolan. Simon Cowell - The Man Who Changed the World
CONTENTS
EAST LONDON – 20 JANUARY 2010
I CAN’T REFUSE THE TASK
THE BIGGEST ARSEHOLES IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS
MY BEST FRIEND
‘I WANT POPSTARS OFF THE MARKET’
WILLIAM ROBERT YOUNG
OLD MR HIGH TROUSERS HIMSELF
THE FAT LADY WINS
I DIDN’T RIP OFF ANYBODY
AS MUCH MONEY AS I CAN GET MY HANDS ON
A SILLY LITTLE MAN
WORK, MUM, WORK … THEN ME
YERZ DIDN’T EXPECT THAT, DID YOU?
THE GRINCH WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS
TRUTHFULLY, GENUINELY, HONESTLY
THE CAST
BIBLIOGRAPHY
About the Author
Copyright
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For Katherine – here’s one The Queen might actually get to know about.
Dedication
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‘Growing up in Elstree was amazing,’ Simon later told his local paper, the Borehamwood and Elstree Times. ‘It was like having a slice of Hollywood on your doorstep. If there’s one thing I was taught, it was you have to work hard to get where you want to be, and that’s exactly what I did.’
Indeed, so happy were those childhood days at Abbots Mead that there seem to be aspects of Cowell’s personality today that appear to cling desperately to them – particularly his ongoing love affair with kids’ food and pastimes. He loves to watch sixties’ cartoons such as The Flintstones and The Jetsons rather than the news. Not for him the posh nosh available at the kinds of top-end restaurants he could so easily afford: Simon Cowell loves the food of his youth, the comfort-food staple that is beans on toast and the sticky, sweet simplicity of Angel Delight.
