Simon Cowell hits back at Sting over karaoke remarks
Washington, Nov 16 : Music mogul Simon Cowell has hit back at Sting for commenting that American Idol and The X Factor shows are nothing but televised karaoke.
Sting, 58, real name Gordon Sumner, had branded the programmes as appalling and also accused Cowell, 50, of humiliating contestants and degrading the music industry.
The comments left Cowell fuming and during his November 14 appearance on The X Factor, he hit back at Sting by inviting him to impart his knowledge on the show.
Im probably going to get into trouble for this. If I may just mention something Sting said in the papers about these contestants and past contestants being a bunch of karaoke no-hopers... Im going to take exception to that, Contactmusic quoted him as saying.
I think this show and other shows have given people like Leona (Lewis) and Susan Boyle a chance. And Im going to extend an invitation to Sting to come on the show and impart his knowledge, he added.
Copyright Asian News International (ANI)
Karaoke is a great hobby, and millions enjoy it worldwide. Not everyone is a great singer, but they do it because they love to sing.
Any time someone uses the word "karaoke" to insult, they're insulting everyone who ever picked up a mike to express their love of singing.
By » Indignant on 2009-11-19 20:17:48