Simon Cowell’s Heart: Where It’s Really At

Of course, everybody knows who Simon Cowell is, but does everyone know just where Simon Cowell's heart really is?  We can look at it from two different angles, if we really want to size Simon Cowell up, which many people would just love to do.  Simon Cowell, of course, is British born, and most people like to make it well-known that he is a high school dropout.  Well, from the looks of things now, he's done pretty well for himself.  Cowell says that he is an entrepreneur at heart, so now we all know exactly where his heart really is; it's the business side of Cowell that has made him a huge success since he first began in the music publishing business in 1979 with EMI Music Publishing in London.  From there, Cowell honed his talent for recognizing rising stars on the horizon of the rock/pop music scene.  From 1979 until the present time, Cowel has shown what a shrewd businessman he really is.  Using his talent for recognizing potential stars in the music business, he has formed several record labels down through the years and a TV production company, called Syco.

In 2001, Cowel became a household name in the United States when he hosted a TV singing competition in Britain, called U.K. Pop Idol.  Since that time, the rest is history, and most people here in the States know the history pretty well.  Cowell went on to host American Idol in 2002, and in March of 2006, he hosted ABC's American Inventor.  When asked whether he's a music man or an entrepreneur, Cowell admits that his sometimes blunt and honest retorts to those on American Idol that do not appeal to him come from his entrepreneural side, which leaves little room to let his heart rule his decisions, instead of his business saavy and experience.  Cowell is all business, and he's shown us all that it's not a bad way to become successful. 

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