Simon Cowell – irreverent, seductive, brilliant. And he loves dogs | Peter Robinson

The man music journalists love to hate helped One Direction break US chart history. He's not just any old megabastard"Promise not to be offended," said the Guardian. "But would you write us a piece in defence of Simon Cowell?"Offended? I'm THRILLED. I loved watching Pop Idol, I love watching The X Factor, and it was only when observing Gary Barlow's misfiring alpha male routine in last year's X Factor that I realised just how measured, funny and accurate Cowell's previous contributions had been....

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