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Do you think Simon Cowell (from American Idol) is a jerk or does he just play one?
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I don't think he's a jerk. I've read of him doing some incredibly charitable things. They pay him to be brutally honest, and he does his job well. People expect it of him, and he must uphold that.
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Neither. I think he just voices his opinion and doesn't really care what others think. In my field, it's called "Narcissistic personality style".
He might play it... but not much.
He might play it... but not much.
I think he knows what sounds good and he's not afraid to tell the blunt truth. He can be a little inconsiderate about it, but he's trying to prepare "aspiring" artists for the cut-throat entertainment industry. Not only are they striving to be musical artists, but entertainers as well. And these contestants need to know what's up, what to expect, etc.
No, I think in order to behave like that to nervous aspiring performers in front of the camera, you have to be that behind the camera, too.
I know the director of one of the best classical ballet schools in America quite well. The standard is nothing short of perfection. Yet she finds ways to be kind. Simon doesn't, but he could. The others do.
I know the director of one of the best classical ballet schools in America quite well. The standard is nothing short of perfection. Yet she finds ways to be kind. Simon doesn't, but he could. The others do.
He's doing a lot of these contestants a favor. Some of them are extremely terrible and are wasting their lives and funds trying to start a singing career. Putting them down extremely bluntly can set them straight.
There was this one guy, an Enrique Iglesias lookalike that was so bad, you could tell he was hurt when Simon put him down. I tried to find a video of it, but couldn't. But that guy really needed to hear it.
There was this one guy, an Enrique Iglesias lookalike that was so bad, you could tell he was hurt when Simon put him down. I tried to find a video of it, but couldn't. But that guy really needed to hear it.
The man is a marketing genius, he simply knows what kind of attitude will help gain eyes on the show.
He is a very talented producer who can spot talent quickly. He also has no patience for the lousy people. He is also very aware that his nastiness is part of why people tune in, so he has no reason to be nicer. You can tell that deep down he is an OK guy, particularly once the show starts being mostly good people.
All of these reality shows have the same formula of judges -
One sort of nice person who can sometimes be mean (first judge)
One softie (in the middle, usually a woman)
One mean person to be the final say (last judge)
ie America's Got Talent
Piers (simon copy)
That girl (paula copy)
Hassellhoff (Randy copy)
All of these reality shows have the same formula of judges -
One sort of nice person who can sometimes be mean (first judge)
One softie (in the middle, usually a woman)
One mean person to be the final say (last judge)
ie America's Got Talent
Piers (simon copy)
That girl (paula copy)
Hassellhoff (Randy copy)
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personal experience
I think he's just very blunt and honest with what he thinks. He could use more tact I suppose at times, but most of the time his remarks are constructive criticism and right on the mark.
He's just a personality, his petty goal is like most other celebrities: to keep themselves under the public spotlight so he can continue to get paid. I don't watch tv because it rots the mind.
He is just brutally honest and more so on the show since that's how it's designed.
He's a jerk, and it works, for him, for Fox, and for a lot of viewers. He's a likeable jerk in a way, since his jerkiness can be ascribed to honesty. But he's obviously a key component to why Idol works so well. He's like a spice in the mix, without which it would just be more bland. But I think, for better or worse, he really is just as he appears.
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guess work
I don't think he's a jerk. He's one of the main reasons I watch American Idol. I love his comments. However, there have been times I thought he was being a bit harsh. But if you had to sit through auditioning thousands of morons all day, you'd get a bit fed up too.
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