★핫 정보 아메리칸 아이돌 심사위원, 사이먼 코웰의 인터뷰 中

[＠licia ⓛover]

출처 : 디바인 코리아. (http://cafe.daum.net/DIVAINKOREA)

윗 사이틀에서 그대로 퍼왔습니다.

예전부터, 알리샤와 크리스티나를 상당히 좋아하는것 같더군요. :)

더불어, 어셔에게는 어쩔수없이(?) 밀리겠지만..

8개나 후보에 오른만큼 그래미에서 2개쯤은 가져갔으면 하는 바램이에요.

적어도 어셔와 함께 오른 '베스트 듀오부문'(?!)은 사실상 확정인듯..^^




아메리칸 아이돌에서 잔인하게 솔직한(?) 심사위원이자

음악 평론가인 사이먼 코웰이

가장 최근 USA weekend와 인터뷰에서 크리스티나에게 좋은 말을 해 주셨네요

예전에도 여러번 방송에서도 크리스티나를 칭찬해주셨던 분이죠.

노라존스,앨리샤 키스,어셔 ,조스스톤 에게도 좋은 평가를 해주네요.

인터뷰 내용중 중요 부분만 골라 해석해 봤습니다.

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무엇이 스타가 될 조건인가?

실력,결단력,자기관리,독창성...그리고 행운도 많이 따라야 하는거 같아요.
브리트니를 예로들면, "Baby One More Time"이 원래는 TLC가
부르기로 된 노래 였는데 단지 그들이 그 곡을 거절했기 때문에
브리트니가 대신 부르게 된거잖아요.단단히 준비하고 음악계에 뛰어들어도
그런 부분까지 설명할 순 없는거 같아요.

자신이 한 말에 후회한 적은?

거의 없어요.솔직한 평가를 할 뿐이죠.

얼마나 자주 감동받는가?

자주 있진 않아요.요즘 Katie Melua란 가수가 있는데
영국판 노라존스 같아요. 조스 스톤 또한 정말 대단하죠.

실력...그게 결국 가장 중요한건가?

장기적으로 볼때 그게 절대적으로 중요하죠.
그런데 우린 이상한 일이 벌어지는 세상에 사는거 같아요.제 말은 예를들어,
"앨범 잘 안팔리는 가수는 리얼리티쇼에 출연 계약을 맺고 '참치가 닭고기
종류에요?'라며 바보짓이나 하며 ,그녀의 여동생 또한 다른 리얼리티쇼에 계약해서
스타가 된다"는 공식은 좀 그렇지 않나요? (심슨 자매말인듯..)

제시카vs.애쉴리

제시카 심슨이 노래 잘하는건 부정할 수 없어요.그러나 그녀는 자기 스스로를
마릴린 먼로 같은 금발의 바보 천치로 만들었죠.그러나 전 자매 둘다를 좋아해요.

제2의 마이클 잭슨으로써의 어셔

전 지금의 어셔가 마이클 잭슨의 전성기 만큼은 아닌거 같아요.
왜냐면 지금 들어도 굉장한 노래인"Thriller" 와 "Billie Jean"을 듣는거
만큼이나 우리가 어셔의 노래를 10년뒤에도 들을거 같진 않거든요.
하지만 어셔는 현재 가장 주목받고 현명하며 동기부여를
주는 인물이죠.어셔는 지금 이바닥 정상의 자리에 있어요.

어셔 vs.저스틴

둘 중에 꼭 하나를 꼽으라면 당연히 어셔일거예요.
저스틴에게서 흥미로운 점이라면 수년에 걸쳐서 자기 스스로를
음악적으로나 스타일면에서 흑인화 시키려고 노력한 백인이란 거죠.

비욘세 vs. 앨리샤 키스

비욘세는 정말 너무 너무 대단한 음반 "Crazy in Love."를 만들었죠.
그런데 라스베가스에서 하는 콘서트를 보러 간 적이 있는데 정말 지루하더군요.
앨리샤 키스는 정말 똑똑하고 환상적인 작곡가에요.현대판 Carole King 같아요.

가수가 되려는 영화배우들

위험을 감수해야하죠.최근 미니 드라이버가 시도 했지만 음반 망해서 좌절했었잖아요.
전 힐러리 더프의 인기를 이해 할 수 있을거 같아요.노래도 괜찮게 부르니까요.
린제이 로한도 큰 성공을 할 거 같군요.이런 분류에선 제니퍼 로페즈가 선두주자였죠.
그런데 그녀에 관해 흥미로운것은 좋은 영화도 음반도 만들지 못했다는 점이죠.
그래도 그녀도 스타라면 스타이니까요.

10년뒤에도 건재할 가수는?

크리스티나 아길레라. 정말 믿기지 않는 뛰어난 재능을 가진 가수에요.
"Beautiful"은 제 인생에서 들어본 가장 좋은 팝 레코드입니다.

(일요일에 있을)그래미 시상식 예상은?

마룬 파이브도 좋죠.그러나 어셔가 모두 독차지 할거에요.장담합니다.

제 예상에 앞으로는 성인층을 겨냥한 가수가 많아지는 걸 보게 될겁니다.그게 바로
엘비스 프레슬리와 비틀즈가 성공한 요인이기도 합니다.
노라존스가 그렇게 많은 음반을 팔 수 있었던 이유도 그것 때문이죠.
조쉬 그로반도 그런 예이고 클레이 에이큰도 그렇구요.

제 말을 기억해 두세요!

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http://www.usaweekend.com/05_issues/050206/050206simon_cowell.html

Simon sez (... everything, with brutal honesty)

As expected, tough talent critic Simon Cowell has more than "American Idol" on his mind. He sounds off on lip-syncing, pop fashion and who could take whom in head-to-head competition.

By Frappa Stout

Yes, he has earned his reputation as the bad boy of television. The Brit talent manager turned American reality show icon is the reality check, the voice of brutal honesty and, sometimes, the dream destroyer for legions of wannabe pop stars on his hit show, "American Idol."

But Cowell, who this year also is a judge for our USA WEEKEND Songwriting Contest for Teens, can be surprisingly charming -- and, let's face it, he's usually right.

Judge for yourself with this exclusive Cowell sound-off.

Here's Simon on ...

What makes a star a star
It's talent, determination, selfishness, originality. And luck plays a big part in it. Take Britney Spears, landing that ... "Baby One More Time" song, only after TLC turned it down. You just can't account for that kind of thing when planning a career.

This season's "American Idol", crew
The guys are much cooler -- they take longer strides when they come in. They are not the particular kind of stage-school wannabe artists we are used to seeing. Fantasia really changed the competition, because she was a very credible, cool artist and wasn't seen as a pop brat. Thank God she won, because if the other girl had won -- Diana bloody DeGarmo -- that would have been a disaster. She was turning the show into a kind of pageant.

Regretting something he said
Very, very rarely. All I care about is giving an honest assessment.

How often he's impressed
Not very often. There's a girl called Katie Melua, who is kind of like an English Norah Jones. I also think [British soul singer] Joss Stone is terrific.

Talent -- it matters after all?
In the long term, absolutely. But we live in a world where weird things happen. I mean, if you told me an artist who isn't selling so many records can go on a reality show and pretend to be stupid -- saying she didn't know that Chicken of the Sea wasn't chicken -- and then off the back of that her sister will get a reality show and become a star ... It's not exactly plotting a career, is it?

Speaking of which -- Ashlee vs. Jessica?
Ah, God. There is no denying that Jessica can sing, but ... she turned herself into this dumb blonde, a bit like Marilyn Monroe. I like the sister.

Lip-syncing vs. sounding bad
I think it's about what the public wants to hear. It takes so long to make a record sound great in the studio. I was sitting at home recently, listening to Enrique Iglesias singing live on a late-night television show, doing the worst I'd ever heard in my life. I remember thinking, "Is it really worth it for the sake of credibility?"

The Prince-Madonna Syndrome
They've got 50-year careers because their songs stand the test of time -- the old ones, anyway. But they are still obsessed with plugging their new music. When you go see Madonna or Prince, you don't want to hear the new material.

Usher as the new Michael Jackson
I don't think he's as good as Michael Jackson at his peak, because you're not going to be listening to the Usher records in 10 years in the same way we listen to "Thriller" and "Billie Jean," because they still sound amazing. But he's a very switched-on, sensible, motivated guy. He's at the top of his game at the moment.

Usher vs. Justin Timberlake?
If I had to have one of the two, I would take Usher any day. The interesting thing about Justin is, he is a white boy who has tried to make himself black over the years. So you get the impression sometimes that he wants to be something he's not.

The pop-star look
I think image is important when it's a unique image. Eminem is a good example, because he's got his own thing happening, and it reflects his personality. In R&B at the moment, particularly with a lot of female singers, it is very difficult to spot the difference between 10 of them. They all have the same-sounding first names, or they all sound alike and dress identically.

Beyonce vs. Alicia Keys?
Beyonce has made one very, very good pop record, "Crazy in Love." [But] I went to see her in concert in Vegas, and I was bored out of my mind. Alicia is smart and a fantastic songwriter ... like a modern-day Carole King.

Singing movie stars
It's risky. Minnie Driver tried it recently and fell flat on her face. I can understand the popularity of Hilary Duff, and she sings well, and Lindsay Lohan will be a huge star. J.Lo was one of the first, but the interesting thing about her is that she's never made a great movie or a great record. But she's still a star.

FCC crackdowns on indecency after Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction"
Ironically, I think what happened helped Janet in the short term. She made a very weak album. There are other things to worry about, like so many songs pushing gun culture. When I was younger, I was never buying records telling me to beat a girl up or buy a gun. That's where you have real problems.

The death of the music video
They are less and less important, and their outlets are becoming smaller. I think only 5% of MTV's programming now is videos. The trouble is that they have become the equivalent of moving wallpaper. You notice them, but you can't remember them. If you asked me to describe an Usher video, I couldn't remember any.

Becoming rich and famous
Luckily, I'm in my 40s, so it hasn't turned my head in any way. It has helped my business. It's been fun, but I don't think it's going to last much longer.

Who we'll listen to in 10 years
Christina Aguilera. She is an unbelievable talent. Christina's "Beautiful" is one of the best pop records I have ever heard in my life.

His Grammy picks (for next Sunday)
I like Maroon 5. Usher will win everything, I'm sure of that.

Simon predicts ...
Over the next few years, you will see more emphasis on artists appealing to an older audience. No question about it. We are going back to an era when artists like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin were selling to people 40-plus. That is why Elvis Presley and the Beatles were so successful -- because they were selling records to 18-year-olds and 50-year-olds.

Norah Jones is a good example, and that is why she has sold so many records. Josh Groban is another example, and Clay Aiken.

Mark my words.