Simon Cowell said that his biggest regret with One Direction is not owning the name and that he would ‘buy it back’ from them
Even though Simon Cowell created One Direction, one of the most successful boy bands of all time, he still has one regret.
Cowell formed the boy band out of solo contestants on The X Factor in 2010. One Direction, which went on to sell over 70 million records worldwide, included Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson. Despite the band’s success, they decided to separate in 2016, one year after Malik, 31, left the group.
“If it was me who owned the name, it wouldn’t be a problem,” he noted, adding that he was being “very naive” at the time. “So, next time, that will be part of the deal. I have to own the name. They can still make most of the money, but I need to own the name.”
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