Simon's Book

I finally finished reading Simon Cowell's book entitled ' I Don't Mean To Be Rude But ...'. It was easy reading 'cause it is not too long and it covers light subjects. Nothing much to digest. It' s show biz after all. What's interesting 'bout Simon is how simple his taste is .Completely pop music. No fanfare. Even his fav songs like Unchained Melody and She Loves You. For a guy so critical of a lot of peeps , Simon actually is nothing more than a regular guy with a simple taste . That explains his fondness for the t shirt versus the formal suit.

What is interesting about his life is the start of his involvement in the recording business. It's not like Wall Street careers where the top people are nomally grads of bigtime schools with law or finance degrees and an MBA to boot. In the recording industry , you can start at the bottom and rise to the top like Simon. Imagine that . You can make millions even if you are not a successful recording star. Just a good judge of talent like Simon.

Mick Jagger = Riot.

The other day , I watched Chuch Berry's TV Special . It was a show he did in one place in St. Louis where as a kid blacks were not allowed inside. What special about this was the presence of guests like Sean Lennon and Eric Clapton. They showed an old film clip of John Lennon and Chuck doing a duet . And now Chuck was with John's son doing the same. Of course , Julian is not as talented as John .
Chuck is considered the idol of many rock and rollers. He's an amazing guitarist. Oh by the way , Chuck has Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones as a back up gutarist. Do you know that Johnny Depp's character ac Jack Sparrow in Pirates Of The Caribbean was patterned after Keith ? I think it's brilliant . And I think that's jusy right . Imagine if Depp based his character on Mick Jagger's instead. It will be a riot !