[Netizen]

It isn't silly at all. It is sad. You'd think he would want them to be at their best, yet he offers them nothing to go on. Take Paris for instance. Just how is she to interpret his 'weird' statement? And she's one that he actually likes. Course, maybe he doesn't 'want' her to improve.

If he's tired of the whole thing, why in the heck did he just renew his contract? It makes no sense.

I don't know why he doesn't just go with the flow. Let Taylor and the others do their thing. Then promote the winner. As much as he dislikes Taylor, should Taylor win, he should be able to make money off of him. He should want to have winners that feed into all the different genres of music out there. jmo

[grania]

Take Paris for instance. Just how is she to interpret his 'weird' statement?

I thought Simon looked ignorant of rock history, just like he did when he dissed Taylor's enthusiastic performances.

Paris was doing what Cher could always do. That is, take any look, make it her own, and still sound sincere and wonderful to listen to.

What the music scene needs is some real, original rockers who haven't already approached their 60th birthday. People who won't sell out just to shortcut a path to fame. That would be Taylor and Paris. Eliot could do more mellow stuff, like the Moody Blues (or Rod Stewart).

Can anyone seriously imagine listening to a whole CD or concert of Kathy, Chris, or Ace? Reality check.