Simon Cowell writes an open letter to his younger self. Simon had his share of hardship in the past. Cowell wasn’t always the super successful ‘American Idol’ judge who guided singers to fame and made millions of dollars for himself. No, when he was younger, Simon had lost his record label and was thought of as a joke by his coworkers.

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In Daily Mail, the Idol and X Factor guru writes a letter to his struggling, younger self. – via Pop Eater

Here are some of the highlights:

Dear Simon:

“It is the early Nineties and you are frustrated, exhausted and worried sick. Life at this moment is not great. Yet just a few years ago, you felt like you were the king of the world!”

Cowell describes his big failures:

 ”However, your dazzling reign turned out to be rather short-lived, to say the least. The record label you co-owned went bust and you lost everything – the big house, the car, everything”

He found a job at BMG but was not highly-regarded:

“One day you are walking through the building for a meeting with one of the bosses. As you turn the corner towards his office, you hear his temporary PA ask him: ‘What does Simon Cowell do in this company?’ The boss answers: ‘Whatever is s*** in this company, that is what Simon Cowell does.’”

“And just as he says it, you walk into his room. It is a terrible moment for you (and for him!). To this day, you cannot forget it.”

Things do start to go right for the now world famous Cowell and he’s fairly proud of himself:

“So here you are, a little battered and bruised but at last heading in the right direction. And I must say, despite everything, I am quite proud of you, Simon,” he adds.

 ”For you never imagined, not in your wildest dreams, that you would become well known all over the world. Your job, Simon, was to make celebrities, not to become one yourself, dear boy.” – via Pop Eater

This is pretty touching coming from Simon. I knew he has a lot of substance! Bravo judge! We are all so proud of you.

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