In an interview with Rolling Stone in promotion of his new show, Simon Cowell: The Next Act, the popular record executive Simon Cowell spoke about his brutally honest reviews and feedback from his time as a judge on talent shows. Simon shared that even his family is not exempt from criticism.When questioned by the interviewer if he felt he ever crossed a line into cruelty, Cowell responded.“Look, every one of us is gonna say at one point, God, I shouldn’t have said that. But it’s kinder to be really clear to someone who has zero talent. ‘Do not think that if you carry on doing this, something magical is gonna happen and you are gonna become the biggest rock star or pop star in the world, if you can’t sing.’”He continued:“The show is supposed to be honest, and I’m not going to bullshit these people and give them fake hope. If Eric, my son, said, ‘Dad, I want to be a singer,’ and he sang to me and every note was outta tune, I would say, ‘Darling, you can’t sing.’ I wouldn’t lie to him.”More details on Simon Cowell’s Rolling Stone interviewRecord executive Simon Cowell, known for being a judge of American/Britain’s Got Talent and X Factor, recently joined Rolling Stone for an exclusive interview in promotion of his new Netflix show, Simon Cowell: The Next Act. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostIn the interview, Simon Cowell spoke about how the idea for the show came about.“We were sitting around, me and my team, and we were saying, ‘God, we really miss working with bands.’ And then there was this element of ‘Oh, God, if it was a disaster, there is a strong likelihood that I wouldn’t do this again.’ So there was a sense of finality.”He also revealed his reaction to the news of Liam Payne’s death.“When I heard the news, it really hit me. I saw him a year before this happened. He came over to my house. We talked about his son and being a dad. I remember saying, ‘Music is not everything. Don’t let it run your life anymore. Find something else that you are passionate about.’”Cowell continued:“You ask yourself that question: ‘Could I have done anything more? What would’ve happened to Liam if he hadn’t been in the band?’ Having spoken to his mom and dad recently, all they kept telling me was he was so proud of what he had achieved. I wish I could turn back the clock, of course. When I spoke to him that day, I felt really good about him. I thought, ‘Wow, you seem in a really good place.’”Also read: "Alpha male googly bullsh*t" - Joe Budden clowns Andrew Tate for losing the boxing match to Chase DeMoor after a year of preparation