He's rude and obnoxious but Simon is the best judge on AI

[WI_DEM]

Your thoughts?

[LostinVA]

1. Agreed...except for this:

When Paula isn't whacked out on hillbilly heroin or trying to be nice, SHE is the best judge. When she's on, she is SHARP... she's just not often on...

[WI_DEM]

2. Interesting

I guess she's zonked alot.

[LostinVA]

3. She is -- especially the live shows, I've noticed

She's generally sharper on the taped ones.

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

4. Random Simon fact

On records he produces, he always contributes something during the recording session (like a ting on a triangle) so he can get credited as a performer and earn even more money.

I have no guarantee that this is true; it's just something I heard.

[mvd]

5. I have to say I agree with him the most

But sometimes he gets infatuated with a singer or just doesn't like a singer. I certainly have varied from his opinion quite a few times.

[Bryan]

6. I admire his heroic self-restraint

Despite his reputation as a putdown artist, I appreciate the cold-eyed way he assesses every "performer" to find their actual strengths. If I were a judge on AI, you'd hear nothing from me but "NONONOSHITSHITSHITDIEDIEDIE!"

[Duer 157099]

7. I usually agree with him

and wonder what the other two are smoking