Simon Cowell再次表示他将在明年第九季《美国偶像》结束之后退出这档热门真人秀节目。两年之前他就有说第九季之后金盆洗手，届时也正是合约到期之时。

　　由Simon参与的《英国达人》同样激动人心，备受瞩目。日前第三季选秀即将在周六时间播出，在进日的一次采访中，Simon说：“很多人只是参与一个选秀节目，我却要一心三用。而且恰恰是两个在英国，一个在美国，中间就要经常飞来飞去。这就不得不忍痛割爱。我实在难以抉择，手心手背都是肉。”

　　紧接着他就说：“不做《英国达人》或者《英国偶像》都让人觉得难以想象。但想想《美国偶像》也许更容易放弃一点，因为还有一年的合约而已。也许是散伙的时候了。”

　　但显然这份去意已决在这一大堆的“也许”“可能”之后。鉴于《美国偶像》的薪酬高达四千五百万，换谁都肯为了这份美差留下来。

　　Simon Cowell has again suggested he’ll leave American Idol after the conclusion of its ninth season next year. Two years ago, he said he also said he’d quit after season nine, which is when his contract expires。

　　His latest comment comes in an interview promoting the third season of Britain’s Got Talent, which debuted Saturday and produced this amazing, must-watch audition, during which he talked about the TV shows he’s on。

　　“Most people do one show a year and I do three. It just so happens that one is in America and two are in England and they do involve a lot of travelling. One may have to go. I don’t know how to decide which one. That is the problem, I like all of them,” he told the Telegraph。

　　Then he got specific, saying, “I can’t imagine not doing Britain’s Got Talent and I can’t imagine not doing X Factor. But I guess America is more likely to go because I have got one year under contract. Maybe that will be the end。”

　　Of course, all of that is a lot of hedging with “may”s and “maybe”s. And he is paid $45 million a year for Idol, which could be enough to convince anyone to stick around。