"[Punk] in itself is comedy. The whole thing is ludicrous. They were taking themselves so seriously—" he laughs—"and the great message you want to tell people forty years later is 'Put butter on your crumpets'? What they were saying they stood for, which was sort of anti-greed, anti-establishment... At the end, they all want the check. That's the truth." Pop biographer Chris Heath - who's written some rather fascinating books on Robbie Williams and the Pet Shop Boys - meets Simon Cowell.
posted by mippy on Sep 1, 2011 - 80 comments

This guy just has to win La Nouvelle Star, France's version of Pop Idol.
posted by Lezzles on May 18, 2007 - 35 comments

The perfect antidote to PopIdol cack - speakers up darlings!! :-)
posted by Arqa on Feb 10, 2002 - 5 comments

Will wins Pop Idol - the contest to win a recording contract finally comes to a conclusion. To me, this programme just about showed how easy it is for anyone to end up in the charts. Now it's time for them to find out what the music industry is really like...
posted by robzster1977 on Feb 10, 2002 - 7 comments