On 2016-09-07 10:09 AM, Gary wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> "Gary" wrote:
>> Simon is the guy people like to hate. I like him. He's more honest in
>> his critique than the other judges, imo. For that reason he's often the
>> one not voting for someone. If you make Simon happy, you're in.
>>
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>> The only thing he is interested in is money.
>
> Same as most people. I like Simon because he ignores all the hard luck
> stories on these shows. He rated them by performance only. He's brutally
> honest.


I would prefer they do away with the hard luck stories and judge the
contestants on their musical talent instead of their drama. Simon seems
a bit of an ass for using the shock value of his comments.