Lauren Silverman, Simon Cowell and their son Eric.Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage
Simon Cowell’s sonEricwants to follow in his dad’s music industry footsteps — but instead of making moves behind the scenes, the 9-year-old plans to be front and center of the stage.The 63-year-old has revealed Eric wants to play drums and sing in a rock band, and he even has his sights set on auditioning forBritain’s Got Talentone day.“He’s now decided he’s going to audition forBritain’s Got Talent,” Cowell toldEntertainment Tonightfollowing Tuesday’s live episode ofAmerica’s Got Talentseason 18 qualifier rounds.“I think he wants to be in a rock band,” the proud dad continued of his son, who he shares with fiancéeLauren Silverman. “He loves Green Day.”TheAGTjudge and executive producer went on to joke toET, “That’s going to be total torture. I mean, of all the things I’ve ever done, this will probably be the hardest, because he does play drums. [He’s] going to drum and sing! I went, ‘Oh God, no.’ ”Simon Cowell at the America’s Got Talent Season 18 Live Show.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty ImagesCowell added that his son is “really serious” about his desire to audition and his passion to be in a band. “I always promised him, ‘No you stay this side of the camera darling.’ But I don’t know what it is, maybe because all these kids are auditioning and now he wants to be up there with his friends,” he continued.The music mogul went on to say that he doesn’t think his son will have a tougher time because of who his father is.“I don’t think so, no,” he toldET. “I think that if you’ve got, like myself, I have a very open mind…Like I said tonight, everything is subjective, we all like different things and he’s got his own opinion on things and he’s got his own mind and I’ve always encouraged that with him, which is if you like something and I don’t like something that’s life, so hopefully, he’ll be sitting there in 10 or less years time.“Lauren Silverman, Simon Cowell and Eric Cowell.David Livingston/GettyCowell sits on theBritain’s Got Talentjudging panel alongsideDancing with the Starsjudge Bruno Tonioli, actress and singer Amanda Holden andAmerica’s Got Talent: The ChampionsjudgeAlesha Dixon.The star has previously discussed how Eric helped him find a much-neededwork-life balanceamidst his busy schedule.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.He toldThe Sunin an interview published last year, “If Eric hadn’t come along, God knows what would have happened. Before Eric, my life was 99 percent work. I was obsessed with it.“Cowell continued, “After I lost my mum and my dad, you kind of think you’re never going to feel that love again — that’s it. Then you have kids, and, though I never thought I would feel that way, it’s beyond your love for your parents. It almost hurts how much you love them. Then you start thinking, ‘When he grows up, what’s his dad going to have done?’ I think about that a lot.”
Simon Cowell’s sonEricwants to follow in his dad’s music industry footsteps — but instead of making moves behind the scenes, the 9-year-old plans to be front and center of the stage.
The 63-year-old has revealed Eric wants to play drums and sing in a rock band, and he even has his sights set on auditioning forBritain’s Got Talentone day.
“He’s now decided he’s going to audition forBritain’s Got Talent,” Cowell toldEntertainment Tonightfollowing Tuesday’s live episode ofAmerica’s Got Talentseason 18 qualifier rounds.
“I think he wants to be in a rock band,” the proud dad continued of his son, who he shares with fiancéeLauren Silverman. “He loves Green Day.”
TheAGTjudge and executive producer went on to joke toET, “That’s going to be total torture. I mean, of all the things I’ve ever done, this will probably be the hardest, because he does play drums. [He’s] going to drum and sing! I went, ‘Oh God, no.’ ”
Simon Cowell at the America’s Got Talent Season 18 Live Show.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Cowell added that his son is “really serious” about his desire to audition and his passion to be in a band. “I always promised him, ‘No you stay this side of the camera darling.’ But I don’t know what it is, maybe because all these kids are auditioning and now he wants to be up there with his friends,” he continued.
The music mogul went on to say that he doesn’t think his son will have a tougher time because of who his father is.
“I don’t think so, no,” he toldET. “I think that if you’ve got, like myself, I have a very open mind…Like I said tonight, everything is subjective, we all like different things and he’s got his own opinion on things and he’s got his own mind and I’ve always encouraged that with him, which is if you like something and I don’t like something that’s life, so hopefully, he’ll be sitting there in 10 or less years time.”
Lauren Silverman, Simon Cowell and Eric Cowell.David Livingston/Getty
Cowell sits on theBritain’s Got Talentjudging panel alongsideDancing with the Starsjudge Bruno Tonioli, actress and singer Amanda Holden andAmerica’s Got Talent: The ChampionsjudgeAlesha Dixon.
The star has previously discussed how Eric helped him find a much-neededwork-life balanceamidst his busy schedule.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
He toldThe Sunin an interview published last year, “If Eric hadn’t come along, God knows what would have happened. Before Eric, my life was 99 percent work. I was obsessed with it.”
Cowell continued, “After I lost my mum and my dad, you kind of think you’re never going to feel that love again — that’s it. Then you have kids, and, though I never thought I would feel that way, it’s beyond your love for your parents. It almost hurts how much you love them. Then you start thinking, ‘When he grows up, what’s his dad going to have done?’ I think about that a lot.”
source: people.com
