Simon Cowell Says He’s ‘Sorry’ for ‘Being a Dick’ on ‘American Idol’

Simon Cowell reminiscing about his old days American Idol And the moments in which he “probably” went “too far” with his insults.

British TV personality who served as a judge statue From 2002 to 2010, his Saturday, Nov. 29 interview revealed the new York Times She is “not proud” of some of the humiliations she faced during her tenure on the show.

Cowell, who was part of the original judging panel along with Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson, told the outlet that he was “sorry” for his behavior — specifically, “being an idiot.”

Cowell, 66, said, ,I wasn’t intentionally trying to be a dick. I wanted to find successful artists to sign to labels with these shows., ,So when all these people were coming in, and they couldn’t sing, I’d be like when I used to audition people, and someone would come in and they couldn’t sing. We’d say after 10 seconds, ‘You can’t sing.’ No, ‘You’re going to be amazing.’ ,

When Cowell was asked about “the line between bluntness and insults” and his online compilation of insults on the show, he said, “That’s why I changed over time.”

“I realized I probably went too far,” he said. “I didn’t particularly like audition days, because they’re long and boring. I’d get fed up. And of course, out of a hundred good comments, what use are they going to make? They’re always going to use me in a bad mood. I get it. What can I say? I’m sorry.”

Asked what he was apologizing for, Cowell repeated: “Okay, just being an idiot.”

He said, “It was then. I’m not proud of it, let’s put it that way.” “I never watch this stuff online, so when I hear about these clips, I’m like, ‘Oh my God.’ But then, the good thing is that it made the show really popular around the world.”

Cowell’s latest conversation Times comes ahead of his new series Simon Cowell: Next Actwhich will arrive on Netflix and follow the music executive as he attempts to “create the next global boyband sensation.” Cowell has notably put together One Direction, Fifth Harmony and discovered solo artists including Leona Lewis.

he told rolling stone On November 24, when asked if he felt he ever ,crossed the line of cruelty, on his show, ,Every one of us at one point will say, ‘Oh my God, I shouldn’t have said that.’ ,

“But it’s kind of to be really frank with someone who has zero talent. ‘Don’t think that if you keep doing this, something magical is going to happen and if you can’t sing, you’ll become the biggest rock star or pop star in the world,'” he said. “The show is supposed to be honest, and I’m not going to bullshit these people and give them fake hope.”

He added, “If Eric, my son, said, ‘Dad, I want to be a singer,’ and he sang to me and every note was dissonant, I would say, ‘Darling, you can’t sing.’ “I wouldn’t lie to him.”

Simon Cowell: Next Act Will premiere on December 10.