Simon Cowell
How I Built This with Guy Raz
Simon Cowell: Music Mogul
- Published
- August 4, 2025
- Duration
- 1h 8m
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
Discusses Long before he became famous as the sharp-tongued TV personality who launched the careers of pop sta…
Summary
Long before he became famous as the sharp-tongued TV personality who launched the careers of pop stars, Simon Cowell was a rebellious teenager who dropped out of school and started his career in the mailroom at EMI. After a failed business left him nearly bankrupt, he found success by zigging where others zagged—initially by selling hit records based on T…
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Long before he became famous as the sharp-tongued TV personality who launched the careers of pop stars, Simon Cowell was a rebellious teenager who dropped out of school and started his career in the mailroom at EMI. After a failed business left him nearly bankrupt, he found success by zigging where others zagged—initially by selling hit records based on TV shows like Power Rangers and WrestleMania. Eventually Simon got behind the TV camera himself, where his brutally honest feedback on shows lik