Simon Cowell Trashes Bob Dylan
Come on, Simon, we were just willing to give you a break after listening to Paula Abdul sing your praises.
But now the Idol judge has come out with a snub that will have Bob Dylan fans blowin' in the wind with rage: he likes Kelly Clarkson better than the singing legend.
"Do I prefer Kelly Clarkson's music to Bob Dylan's? Yes. I've never bought a Dylan record. A singing poet? It just bores me to tears," Cowell tells February's Playboy.
The straight-shooting American Idol judge adds: "I've got to tell you, if I had 10 Dylans in the final of American Idol, we would not be getting 30 million viewers a week. I don't believe the Bob Dylans of this world would make American Idol a better show."
The 47-year-old Brit, who begins his sixth season Tuesday with the smash Fox talent contest that made Clarkson a winner in 2002, says he knows a lot of people think he's a big jerk for his acerbic, in-your-face opinions - and admits they may be right.
"Based on public opinion, yeah, I am. If half the people think I'm a [bleep]hole, then I'm half a [bleep]hole."
January 16th, 2007 10:24 PM
I think that what you say to people is hurtful, and you souldn't even be a judge for american idol just to hurt peoples feelings. I always thought that american idol was to judge people by there singing, not their looks. If you wanted to be a judge for peoples looks, than you sould try for a peoples looks contest. You are a hurtful man to jugde peoples looks, and not their singing.
March 16th, 2007 5:15 AM
please tell me how simon cowell can compare kelly clarkson to bob dylan
simon cowell gets a huge house and shitloads of money for telling people that they either bad or good at singing.
bob dylan is a legend and should definetly not be compared to kelly clarkson. bd has done something for music while kc what has she done?
watch this:
bob dylan had something to sya back then, kelly and simon just bore me to tears you fucwits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR8YuIGqWi4&mode=related&search=
September 27th, 2007 10:52 AM
bob dylan is the best song writer EVER!!!!!
of course if you do not know anything about music, you'd be scared too.