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Simon Cowell: 'The Beatles Would Have Flopped On X Factor'

He wouldn't have put them through because of Ringo Starr...

September 10, 2009 by Scott Colothan | Photo by WENN.com
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Simon Cowell believes that The Beatles would have flopped on X Factor if they had auditioned for the show.

The music industry supremo says he wouldn't have put the Fab Four through as he doesn't believe drummer Ringo Starr would have made the grade.

The 49-year-old blathered: "No, we would have said, 'we'll take those three but probably lose the drummer'. Ringo, I'm afraid, we would have said is 'bad news'."

X Factor is the UK version of American Idol and has four categories – groups, under 25's boys, under 25's girls and over 25's.

Cowell's controversial comments come just a day after Beatles Day when all of their albums were reissued as remasters and The Beatles Rock Band hit the shelves.

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  • the sooner x factor goes out of fashion the better

    ~ by cowell\\\'s ex 9/10/2009 Report

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  • Has someone got a new series to promote?

    ~ by Bruce Forsyth 9/10/2009 Report

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  • Just the voiceover from Thomas the Tank engine pisses over anything Cowell has ever done. The man (Cowell) is a cockroach to music as we know today. You want to see Ringos talent Simon that put on Sgt Pepper (Get by with a little help from my friends) or Abbey road (Oct Garden to the fantastic drumming at the end of the album during the famous medley section).

    ~ by neverwent 9/10/2009 Report

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