London,
(ANI):
Founder
and
lead
singer
of
the
English
band
The
Who,
Roger
Daltrey,
has
slammed
Simon
Cowell,
saying
that
the
latter
would
not
know
talent
even
“if
it
bit
him
on
the
b*******."
Daltrey,
66,
feels
that
music
mogul
Cowell,
51,
is
the
reason
the
music
industry
is
in
a
crisis.
“We
really
need
to
break
away
from
The
X
Factor
and
American
Idol
-
that
Simon
Cowell
thing.
I
really
think
the
music
industry
will
beat
this
slump
and
come
back
stronger," the
Sun
quoted
him
as
saying.
He
also
believes
that
legendary
groups,
including
The
Who,
would
never
have
been
successful
if
Cowell
had
had
the
final
say
when
they
first
hit
the
charts
in
the
Sixties.
“Groups
like
The
Who,
The
Rolling
Stones
and
The
Beatles
wouldn"t
have
made
it
past
the
audition
stage,
let
alone
be
shown
on
TV.
That"s
the
joke
of
it," he
said
to
a
group
of
young
hopefuls
at
Brighton"s
Institute
Of
Modern
Music
on
Wednesday.
“The
music
they
make
on
the
shows
is
absolute
tripe.
He"s
made
a
good
industry
out
of
it,
but
it"s
belittled
the
power
of
music.
He
wouldn"t
know
what
the
“X
Factor" was
if
it
bit
him
on
the
b******s,"
he
added.