says becoming a father changed his life and helped him overcome an all-encompassing obsession with work that left him 'depressed, miserable' and unable to sleep. Cowell's straight-talking appraisals as head judge on The helped earn him a reputation as TV's Mr. Nasty, but behind the scenes he admits to working round the clock in a frantic bid to help the show stay one step ahead of the competition. And the music mogul, 63, says becoming a father late in life helped steer him away from his dark, desperate and ultimately doomed attempt to salvage the former flagship from a rapid decline in popularity by toying with its once successful format.
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