Simon Cowell has finally revealed what he sounds like when he sings, after famously being branded ‘Mr Nasty’ due to his sharp feedback to hopeful musicians.
The music mogul turned 65 on Monday and sang himself Happy Birthday to mark the occasion.
And despite making millions in the music industry, Simon joked about his tone deaf vocals as he told fans: ‘That’s why I decided to never be a singer’.
After a round of ‘Happy birthday to me’, he said: ‘I’m now at an age when you say how old you are, people clap and that’s depressing.
‘However, I’m alive, I’m healthy, I’m happy and thank you everyone for your kind messages.’
Simon Cowell has finally revealed what he sounds like when he sings, after famously being branded ‘Mr Nasty’ due to his sharp feedback to hopeful singers
He wrote: ‘Happy Birthday to me! Thank you for all of your kind messages. Love, Simon’
A host of Simon’s showbiz friends took to the comment section to share congratulatory messages, including America’s Got Talent judges Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel.
Supermodel Heidi wrote; ‘Happy, Happy Birthday Simon. Love you with all my heart’, while Howie added: ‘Happy Birthday. I bought you something so amazing I kept it for myself.
Katie Piper typed: ‘Happy Birthday’.
Despite nearly hitting retirement age, Simon is showing no signs of slowing down with Britain’s Got Talent schedules for next year and has been busy filming his new Netflix documentary.
Simon previously explained he believes social media is killing the quality of the music industry after years of discovering famous faces such as Alexandra Burke, Stacey Solomon, and Susan Boyle through his television programs.
The talent show judge is currently searching for the next One Direction as a part of his new Netflix documentary The Midas Touch, though has reportedly been left disappointed with the less-than-stellar turnout of contestants.
Reflecting on the state of the music industry, Simon hit out at social media for allowing wannabe artists to by-pass traditional records labels and make it big.
And despite making millions in the music industry, Simon joked about his tone deaf vocals as he told fans: ‘That’s why I decided to never be a singer’
A host of Simon’s showbiz friends took to the comment section to share congratulatory messages, including America’s Got Talent judges Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel
Simon made his name through his blunt and controversial comments as a television music and talent show judge, including insults about contestants and their singing abilities
Simon – who formed One Direction in 2010 after the five aspiring singers Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Liam Payne appeared on ‘The X Factor’ – emphasised there was still a hunger for boybands, and argued the group would have ‘the biggest ticket sale in history’ if they ever reformed.
He explained: ‘Those records have really stood the test of time they still really, really sound great.
‘Imagine if they did reform and their tickets went on sale? They would have the biggest ticket sale in history, I genuinely believe that.
‘I don’t know whether that’s going to happen or not so I’m going to find the next generation.’