Simon Cowell Says: Dear Younger Simon

Simon Cowell wasn't always the uber-successful 'American Idol' judge who guided singers to fame and made millions of dollars from his craft. No, when he was younger, the supercilious Brit had lost his record label and was thought of as a joke by his coworkers.

In Britain's The Daily Mail, the 'Idol' guru writes a letter to his struggling, younger self. "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!" he begins in his letter.

Cowell describes his big failures in the note. "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," Cowell continues.

However, things do start to go right for the now world famous Cowell. "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.

His current fame has even surprised himself. "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."

I'm not sure why I am even posting this because I think Simon is a pompous a$$ at times, but I'm all about giving someone a chance and all about paying your dues. Maybe Simon isn't that bad afterall...

Who would of thunk it?