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Cowell learned lesson from Boyle
Friday 11 September 2009
According to the Daily Record, in an interview on Amanda Holden's new American TV show, CBS's 'The Early Show' the pop mogul talked about Boyle, 48.
He described her breakdown after the end of the 'Britain's Got Talent' as "scary": "I think at the point where she (Susan) didn't win, she was afraid everything would be taken away from her and she was going to go back to that little house.
"She didn't want to go back to that life."
Cowell, 49, said it made him realise he has a duty to look after people who audition on his shows: "We're used to it (the fame). They're not."
However he believes Boyle's new album will be a big seller: "After all the dust settled, she was happy. She is stunning on record. "She's going to sell millions of records this year."
He revealed that the Scottish singer Boyle will be singing songs by artists such as The Rolling Stones on her album and said she was so happy with the results that she burst into tears when she heard it.
Holden also asked him if he would have put The Beatles through to the final stages of his talent shows.
He said: "I think we would have said, 'We'll take those three but probably lose the drummer. Ringo, I'm afraid it's bad news.'"
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