American Idiot
...is another version of stupid human tricks.
They are bringing us 1,000 people with ZERO talent for every kid who might actually have some BECAUSE that's what we want; to make fun of people who have the nerve to give it a shot but lack any trace of objectivity about their own talents and skills. Some of this is criminal, the 'well, my mom thought I was good' or the 'my family says I sound just like blah...'.
Simon is paid to sit through and endless stream of losers. That's the schtick now; make Simon hate music.
I think it sucks because we COULD be watching a parade of people who can really sing and/or dance and/or entertain, go through a thousand gems to get to the best diamond, not sift through a dump to see if somebody lost a ring.
I hope that little punk who said Simon is an ####### gets to embarrass his self for weeks to come. "But I'm kewl...'.
The jokes on you, kid.