Simon Cowell Defends His Ruthless Judging Style

The CBS Early Show chatted with Simon Cowell of ‘American Idol’ and asked the harsh judge if there is a nicer way to telling a person he or she shouldn’t quit their day job. “No, because even if they worked for a million years they wouldn’t have a career,” Cowell said. “We see 70,000 people each time. And out of the 70,000 people, maybe 69,900 are never, ever, ever going to have a career in the music industry. I’m saying to all these people, ‘Don’t waste your time.’ I’m actually the kind one. Because the Paula [Abduls] of this world would say, ‘You’re fantastic, take a few singing lessons, you’ll become rich and famous overnight.’ They won’t.” Read more.