Teletubby 122,669 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Simon Cowell has one regret about One Direction: not owning the band name. On Stephen Bartlett’s “The Diary of a CEO” podcast, the television and music mogul discussed what made the One Direction members successful after the band formed forming on Cowell’s “The X Factor” and he signed them to a record deal. “When I was talking to One Direction, I remember saying to them, ‘Our goal is for you to have enough hits that if you ever reform, that you can do stadium tours. That means you got to have about 10 hit singles,” Cowell said. When asked if he thinks they will ever reunite, he said, “I doubt it.” Cowell then said, “One thing I regret is I should have kept the name … I should have owned the name.” Because the band members — Harry Styles, Zayn, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson — own the rights to the name One Direction, Cowell would not be able to use it for any sort of spinoff project without their permission. “That’s the problem. Could have made an animation or whatever, but when you give an artist the name, it’s not yours — and that’s my only regret,” Cowell said. “If one of the band members, for whatever reason, say they don’t want to tour, it can stop the others [from] touring. So, if it was me who owned the name, it wouldn’t be a problem,” Cowell said, insinuating that if he had the rights to the name, he could try to organize a One Direction reunion tour regardless of each member’s involvement. https://variety.com/2024/music/news/simon-cowell-doubts-one-direction-reunion-regret-name-1236032488/ I had a hole in the pocket of my favourite coat And my love for @Juanlittlem dropped into the lining 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catnikko 12,229 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 ew Dancing in the shadow of the meow 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 98,502 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 It's a win for 1D, imagine if this person owns the rights instead and water down all things and image that 1D have built so hard cash cow projects. He only see the boys as some kind of walking ATMs., just like Scooter to his former artists (JB, Arian, etc) or Troy to Gaga. (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ✧*:・゚ with birds I share this lonely view (*´艸`*) ♡♡♡ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eifulien 2,292 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 (edited) the repulsiveness of the music industry people in 40 seconds... utterly obnoxious. These people truly are oblivious to the art side of the music. They just see business opportunities & profit margins. Edited June 10 by eifulien 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of the Fall 2,738 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 (edited) If I was Simon, I would be more regretful that I look like a Blobfish now Edited June 10 by King of the Fall The problem was, she had a little black book and my name was written on every page 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 89,091 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 1 like = 1 prayer If you see me posting like crazy, I'm either bored or procrastinating. 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CupcakkesWig 76 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 I'm not saying I hate Simon Cowell but I'd love to see him fall into a pit. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopega 3,620 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 So let me get this straight, he regrets not exploiting young artists' dreams and hopes to the full extend? 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 95,802 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 he's an awful person I'm working late, cause I'm a puta Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeMo 3,527 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 55 minutes ago, CupcakkesWig said: I'm not saying I hate Simon Cowell but I'd love to see him fall into a pit. Simon is actually a horrendous person, the way he literally bullied people all in the name of entertainment www.youtube.com/jmremixes Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
myluis617 5,221 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Good he did that taint the One Direction legacy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westerosi 1,544 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 (edited) 4 minutes ago, River said: he's an awful person He is. But I do admire his honesty. Most moguls in this business have no names, no website, just a phone number and a lust for other people's money. Edited June 10 by Westerosi I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryBlond 13,478 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 I can imagine what he'd do if he did own the name. It would probably work out like what happened with Sugababes - all new line-up but still retaining the name so the band could keep on going and going, allowing hits to build up because it all technically counts under the singular name that the label owned. He'd remake 1D for every generation if he could, all under the same name so the hits and achievements would never end. What an antiquated way to manage and treat music, I swear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotLikeMexico 4,133 Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Why does he look like a melted candle. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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