Simon Says: The Cowell Press Conference - 美國偶像

Yahoo Music 針對 AI 也開了專欄, 有興趣的人可以上 http://new.music.yahoo.com/
去看看.

它還有 Simon Cowell Q&A 的文章, 我覺得裡面有很多提問都是我很好奇的問題,
所以轉一些內容過來給大家看 ^^
原文網址:
http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/realityrocks/317843/simon-says-the-cowell-
press-conference/
(懶的縮了, 請自行去 Yahoo Music, 應該看的到才對)


關於明年誰來接他的位置的問題:
Q:Besides Howard Stern, Perez Hilton says he wants to be in the running for
your job. Also, producer Steve Lillywhite just made a video plea to be your
replacement. Who of those people would you pick, and what qualifications do
you think someone who'd replace you would need to have?
A:I know Howard's name has been in there for a while, but I'm fairly certain
that there hasn't been an approach at any time for Howard to do the show.
Perez, he'd be funny. You know, he's got good taste in music, he's a
personality. That could work...Now, Steve Lillywhite, the record producer? Is
he handsome? You've got to be good-looking. [laughs] Secondly, I think you've
just got to know what you're talking about. More and more now I'm starting to
realize with these shows, that we have to put people on the shows that
actually know what they're talking about. Rather than guessing, they've
really got to have experience, so that you can not just criticize, but you
can actually offer constructive advice as well.

Q:If you could have your pick, who would you hire to replace you?
A:Well, you're never going to pick anyone as good as you, are you? [laughs] So
I think that's why nobody really asks me that question. I think the important
thing is, and you see this on a lot of shows, you see people put in a role to
play a certain role--which has become quite tiresome, when people always
describe that person as the "mean judge" or whatever it is. You've just got
to find someone who can actually make a difference to a contestant, who's not
afraid to speak their mind, who's prepared to be honest and occasionally
blunt--but not to be gratuitously rude. I'm really getting tired of all of
that. But there'll be a lot of people who'll want the job. I think ironically
it's going to help next season, because there will be a lot of interest about
who replaces me...Howard Stern talking about it on his show, I think that's
brilliant!

關於跟 Ellen DeGeneres 不合傳聞的澄清:
Q:Can you address the stories about you and Ellen not getting along?
A:I wouldn't say that we didn't get on well. I don't know Ellen that well. It
was a difficult thing for her because she started work on the Hollywood Week,
which is quite a difficult show to do. There was one story I read that said I
turned up an hour late or something, and that she wanted to film. The truth
was I think I turned up 15 or 20 minutes late because I did a press
conference earlier in the day, and they did start filming, but that wasn't a
particular problem. But no, there was not fallout. I was trying to guide her
through the week, and that was about it, really.

關於寶拉的想念:
A:What do you miss most about Paula Abdul?
Q:Well, Paula's my friend. Amazingly, even though we used to argue a lot, she
was somebody I just got very close to over the years. We'd hang out together
after the show, and she always made me laugh; I always thought she was funny.
So it was just like not having your friend on the show anymore, so I do miss
her.

本季希望找誰當導師?
Q:What mentors would you like to work with on your last Idol season?
A:That's a good question. We've had some pretty good people, haven't we? Um, I
think we should have Lady Gaga. She is the most relevant pop artist in the
world at the moment, so I think she should be number one. And I've met her
and she's very smart. I like her.

關於本季女生可能獲勝的猜測:
Q:Is it important that a female win this season?
A:Ha! Depends what she's like! I kind of know where you're going; we've had a
few years now of guys winning the show. I would say there is definitely a
better chance of a girl winning the show this year--certainly better than
last year. You want somebody who represents what is going on at the moment.
I'd love to find a Taylor Swift--somebody who's relevant, rather than just a
contest winner.

關於 Simon 的否決權:
Q:How often are you overruled by the other judges when choosing the top 24?
A:Well, this was a difficult one because it all happened so quickly. I think in
hindsight it would have been much easier--but it couldn't have happened this
way--that we could have had maybe five or six days to think about it, and
really review the performances. But we had a limited time, and decisions were
made relatively quickly on the day. And then when you watch it back, you
think, "You know what? I could have made different decisions here." This
happens on the shows I do in other countries. There's always a moment where
you look at something and think, "I've made a [bad] decision," but you've
just got to live with that. And luckily, they can always re-audition the
following year.

關於 Pants On The Ground 造成風潮的看法:
Q:What's your take on the whole "Pants On The Ground" phenomenon?
A:You know, it's an interesting thing, because when [Larry Platt] came on the
show, it's one of the reasons why on X Factor we didn't put an age cap on
that show. Because I always found a lot of the older contestants really
funny, interesting--whether it's him or whether it's someone like Susan
Boyle. I've got to tell you: For him, I'm absolutely thrilled that all this
has happened. He needed a break, and I'm glad it's worked out well.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

原文還有一些其他問題也很有意思, 不知板上有沒有高手願意把文章翻譯一下,
英文看的好累... orz

--

我的希臘之旅 ==> http://www.wretch.cc/album/tubryan

--