"I think if he'd walked in and sang that version, I'm not gonna lie, I would've gone, 'Forget it.' Seriously. Because I didn't even know he wrote the song, when I heard his version, I was like, 'Whoa.' I just don't think that would have been a great audition."
"Look, I'm not a fan of Bob Dylan, but if people like him, then they like him, and if you don't, that's what I learnt from my career," Cowell said. "Everybody has different tastes, whether it's food, entertainment, or whatever."
"I've got to tell you, if I had 10 Dylans in the final of American Idol, we would not be getting 30 million viewers a week," Cowell added. "I don't believe the Bob Dylans of this world would make American Idol a better show."
Simon Cowell believes Bob Dylan would not have advanced on American Idol after performing his version of 'Make You Feel My Love.' Cowell did not initially recognize Dylan as the songwriter when he first heard that version and reacted with surprise. Cowell expresses a lack of personal preference for Dylan's music while acknowledging that audiences have varied tastes in entertainment. Cowell previously described Dylan's music as boring in 2007 and suggested that similar artists would reduce American Idol's mainstream viewership. Bob Dylan earned an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music earlier this month.
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