analogue Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 http://home.bellsouth.net/s/editorial.dll?...ainment&ck= Cowell Says He's Bigger Than Springsteen Published: 3/15/07, 7:25 PM EDT NEW YORK (AP) - Simon Cowell says he's bigger than The Boss. In an interview to air Sunday on CBS' "60 Minutes," the "American Idol" judge says he's worth five times more to Sony BMG than Bruce Springsteen. "I sell more records than Bruce Springsteen, sure," Cowell says of the 57-year-old rocker, who signed a contract that was reported to be in the neighborhood of $100 million. "I mean, in the last five years, I've probably sold over 100 million records. If (Springsteen) got one hundred (million dollars), I should have got five hundred (million dollars)," he says. Cowell says he sells all those records because he's signed "the biggest artist on the planet" - Fox network's "American Idol." "Every single `Idol' winner is now signed through Sony BMG," says Cowell. "And this applies to ... all the countries ... we sell `Idol' to, which is over 30 countries." Albums by "American Idol" winners and runners-up are distributed by labels within the Sony BMG system through a deal between Clive Davis and 19 Recordings Unlimited, the label managed by "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller. Interviewer Anderson Cooper asks Cowell, 47, whether his deal with Sony BMG is in the same neighborhood as Springsteen's. "A hundred million ... that's a great deal," Cowell says. Was he referring to himself or Springsteen? "For him," Cowell says, grinning. "For him it's a good deal." _______________________________________________________________________________ *sigh* Another ''behind the music'' man who thinks he's bigger than the artist and just how many records have Simon sold? I've never seen an album by him out in the shops lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcpbball30 Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 I can't stand Simon, he is so arrogant it is disgusting, wow, he's a judge on American Idol, big freakin' deal...not that hard or important to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Willie Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 (edited) Simon Cowell cracks me up. He's the reason I watch thing like X Factor occasionally, his bluntness and sarcasm is legendary. So what if he's arrogant, he's a proven success at what he does and he markets a hell of a lot of popular artists out there today. He's proven his worth. He may not be bigger that Bruce Springsteen, but for the job he does, he's one of the best, if not the best. To believe that all he does is be a judge on American Idol is ignorant. Edited March 18, 2007 by Big Willie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Word Big Willie. Dont hate the playa,lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash trey Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Simon Cowell is hilarious...actually makes the X-Factor worth watching. But he is also the reason I advice anybody I even remotely care about to not enter those competitions...2 lines from his end equates to an instant social death! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 I don't really care about Simon Cowell or Bruce Springsteen. Simon is a smart business man and tells people how it is...but he's also a jerk...ha ha. It's all irrelevant 2 me personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappadonna Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Suuuure he is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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