Celebs: Simon Cowell says he was 'really unhappy' before becoming dad
Before the arrival of Eric, the music mogul and TV personality behind Britain's Got Talen and The X-Factor said he was "obsessed" with work and admitted to being a workaholic. It got to the point where Simon felt like his life was '99 per cent work' and he eventually stopped enjoying his career, he told the Sun.
“That last year was very much an ego-driven thing. We had to be better than everyone else, but I didn’t enjoy it. I was really unhappy. But now Eric is around, I don’t work through the night anymore. However, he was forced to put his health first and spend more time with his son. Because he reduced his workload, he was able to spend more time with Eric, picking him up from school and enjoying dinner with him every night.