The object of this competition is not to be mean to the losers but to find a winner. The process makes you mean because you get frustrated.

I grew up when the whole Motown thing was huge. The charts in those days were dominated by groups more than solo artists at one point.

It was like orderin a hamburger and getting only the buns

Good is not enough. You've got to be great.

The young people working for me are ambitious and hard-working. That work ethic has always been a trait of the British.

When I think of invention, I always think of America. You're always seeing ads: 'Have you got the next big idea?' There seems to be that spirit in America of inventions and inventors.

If you only ever heard Lady Gaga, she's the most boring singer in the world.