I’m not an “Idol” fan, but this gal reminds me of Sarah Palin, in that I think she is who she is, and win or lose, she’ll remain true to herself.
Overall it’s good advice but why must he always sound so arrogant? Why doesn’t he get up there and perform sometime?
He’s right, but Cowell has a way of flagellating contestants who impress him first time around, and then
start to disappoint. He does it every season with AI here in the States. He’s always right, but it was his initial overenthusiasm that’s to blame, NOT the contestant’s lack of ultimately Idol-worthiness. This season he did the same thing with Megan Joy and Lil Rounds, both of whom didn’t really deserve to go on competing with the final remaining contestants. Susan Boyle may rise to the occasion though.
On the other hand, and more likely, she may just be happy with her 3- 6 months of fame, which may be all she can squeeze out of this. The “music business” is what it is, and people like Susan Boyle are what they are, just as we, the audience, are, and we both know why Susan Boyle was a phenom instantly, and why we’d support her, not for 10 or 20 years, but for “a while”.
I like her. Hope that she does well.
Actually, I think the drawn out time line of the show will probably hurt Susan Boyle. The reaction to her was real, and large numbers of people would like to hear more of her singing. Winning or not winning Britain's Got Talent is probably far less important than recording a CD of great songs and offering it to the public.
And Simon's blather here is pointlessly arrogant and of little value.
She will now be able to live her dream. She will sing before many audiences now. Additionally, she will earn enough money to live in comfort for the rest of her life.
Susan has said she is going to help her siblings, and I am sure her church and village will benefit from her generosity, also.
All good things will come from Susan, not the least of which will be the wonderful entertainment she will provide in the following years. I, for one, will purchase her CD’s.
Does Cowell really believe that Boyle has to win that competition to get rich? Can anyone outside the U.K name any of the other contestants? Her future is secured based on one video. Even if she just has one cd out of it, she’ll earn millions.
However, when Shaheen (the 12-year-old boy) sang, all three judges were on their feet. Simon must now be worried that Susan Boyle might win out over Shaheen. So Simon is now signalling very strongly, by backpedalling on his initial reaction to Susan Boyle. He wants Shaheen to win. I have never heard of a judge backpedalling like this before the competition has even begun! It seems unfair and underhanded.
I listened to Shaheen, and was underwhelmed with his voice. The usual melismatics. And his voice was not even at the level of Michael Jackson when he was a child (he sang a Jackson 5 song). He does have a nice personality, though. He seems very fair-minded. I'd have to dig to get his actual quotes, but I was impressed with him as a person.
She needs to do what she has always done.