It seems that Simon Cowell doesn't care much for Beyonce Knowles. I don't care much for her either(actually I hate her lack of talent, and care-free existence). I'm just a little surprised that he only mentions Beyonce. There are SOOO many singers of sub-par standards(J-Lo, Britney Spears, being examples) out there right now.
Defending Ashlee Simpson just seems weird to me, on the other hand. Let the bitch burn at the stake! She earned it when she fucked up, and tried to sell-out her band. Plus, nepotism is so rampant right now, that I hope to see more celebrity siblings get their chance to be crucified in the court of public opinion(Britney Spear's little sister might be ready to crash and burn in a few years when she gets a little older).
But I hope more run-of-the-mill performers get called out for being so damned successful, and so damned ordinary.
Simon Cowell: Beyonce Not Bootylicious
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
NEW YORK - One of music's harshest critics doesn't think Beyonce (search) is so bootylicious.
Simon Cowell (search), a judge on Fox television's "American Idol," has some choice words about the 23-year-old singer.
"I find the whole Beyonce thing really mystifying," Cowell says in Esquire magazine, on newsstands Friday. "She's not sexy, she hasn't got a great body and she's not a great singer."
But Cowell defends a more maligned figure: Ashlee Simpson (search), who was caught lip-synching on NBC's "Saturday Night Live."
"Why should you have to do something substandard just for the sake of being real? If it sounds better with the vocal you recorded, why shouldn't people listen to that? There's almost a witch-hunt mentality about people miming," he said.
The British talent judge also came out swinging on several other subjects.
On President Bush: "He could almost be a robot."
On marriage: "At the end of the day, it's an incredibly unfair contract."
On France: "We [the British] have hated the French for years. Now you [the United States] have just joined the club. It makes you much more likable."
The fourth season of "American Idol" premiered Tuesday night.
Hey, she has a great bod!
ReplyDeleteI'll agree with you on the body. It's what's taken her this far, in the first place. Maybe Simon's just into a more of a "12-year-old-boy" kind of woman's body? He is british(how DO you tell if a british man is gay?)
ReplyDeletehmmm...don't really care much about beyonce...but i liked simon's comment on france. hey, if more french bashing gets us in with the brits, all hail freedom fries! ;)
ReplyDeleteI think hating the french could bring the world together, KC. It should be promoted at the next UN council meeting.
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