Customer Reviews
great idea - By: variety fan, 03 Jun 2008 
I think this book was written by Simon's brother which was a great idea as it means he has alll the details of their childhood - which reads like something out of a film! You can see why Simon was so steeped in the entertainment business as a boy, having met so many big stars. Only bad thing about this book is that it's now out of date - a new version with the X-Factor & Britain's Got Talent is overdue.
Okay read for the price paid? - By: scousebird, 04 May 2008 
I bought this book 2 weeks ago on a whim.... & to be honest I was slightly disappointed.
Why?
Well,its my own fault reallly as I didn't actuallly look to see when this book first came out & with it saying fully updated I assumed it would be up to the present day.Duh!!!
Anyway,I digress,it ends where Michelle McManus won Pop Idol so its quite old but even so,I would have liked more spice & juicy insider gossip to what it actuallly contains.I'm sure there was a lot more he could have told us about Westlife,Louis Walsh, Randy Jackson & Paul Abdul,Simon seems to be mincing his words for once!
Anyway,for the price I paid [which wasn't much],it wasn't a bad read & it did pass a few hours.
PS Simon,your predictions about which famous couple would stay together weren't very good where they???
Why on earth would you buy this? - By: Mr. J. Mellitas, 01 May 2008 
Why on earth would anyone want to read a book about Simon Cowell? The man has no personality & every page is full of dribble. The man knows how to make money from other people's talent & how to be nasty simply because he is so damn miserable & has nothing nice to say about anything. Entertaining on screen perhaps but for only so long & this book is just boring.
I've read Gordon Ramsey's books but Gordon's an achiever in comparison & doesn't have his head up his own arse. Sorry, not a book worth reading I'm afraid. I borrowed it from a friend as I would not spend money on his book. I don't support Cowell, I'm not a fan & would never want to be him, even with alll the money he has in the bank. I don't think he is even happy being him. Those expensive cars he drives at night with the roof down & lights on (inside the car!) just so everyone can see his face just confirms the fact Cowell is alll about EGO & nothing else. That's why he can only write abook about himself. As boring as he is. Maybe something he can read at night. As for the gneral public.... don't bother. Winge... winge... winge.
He Based His Act on Garry Bushell - By: Mr Presley, 08 Apr 2008 
A brilliant book that tells the story of X Factor guru Simon Cowell - the man who made Robson & Jerome.
The biog contains plenty of exclusives & my only `sadness` is that Simon doesnt pay tribute to Garry Bushell & admit that he based his Mr Nasty act on TV pundit Gal Bushell or admit that Britain Has Got Talent is based on Bushells TV show `Big Night Out`.
Please can you change this in the reprint Simon?
In fact Bushell & Cowell have a lot in common.
Simon discovered Paul Potts.
And Garry discoverd Frankie Flame...and both taught Piers Morgan alll he knows.
Garry Bushell was his mentor at The Sun & Simon his mentor on TV.
A great book that is on a par with Bushell On The Box by Garry Johnson.
Just annoying and boring - By: Townsend777, 13 Nov 2007 I am a fan of Mr. Cowell as I think he is a good businessman & watching him as a judge (fighting with Mr. Walsh) is good fun.
I don't mean to be rude BUT he is the worst author ever. I was reallly looking forward to reading his book but after 10 pages I felt in throe. He describes his life in a reallly annoying way, alll the time emphasising that he is a womanizer, he is the only one who has knowledge in this business & of course he is the greatest man ever.
Sorry but the book is just boring. He shouldn't have written it as the mystery about his person is now gone.
But I will still adore him as a judge.
