Simon Cowell Explains Why He 'Never' Wants Son Eric to Audition for 'America's Got Talent'

Simon Cowell is raving about his son’s talents – but that doesn’t mean he wants to see him on America’s Got Talent anytime soon!

Last month, Simon, 63, revealed that his 9-year-old son Eric, whom he shares with fiancée Lauren Silverman, has big plans of starting a rock band one day and hopes to audition for one of his dad’s talent shows one day.

In a new interview, Simon explained why he hopes Eric “never” auditions for AGT.

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“He’s a good drummer,” Simon shared with People on Tuesday (September 12). “He really is. Thank God it wasn’t violin, it was drums. And he’s really good.”

“I mean, he’s in time. He’s in rhythm,” Simon added. “I keep saying to him, ‘If you’re good, never come on the show.’”

When asked what kind of act he and Eric would perform if they ever were to take the stage together, Simon joked that he would let Eric go out on stage without him.

“Oh God. I dread to think… I would be, I actually don’t have any performing talent whatsoever, so it would have to be him,” Simon said. “I would just stand in the wings.”

Simon also said that Eric and his friends get “excited” while sitting in the AGT audience, adding that Eric has been coming to watch the performances since he was “really young.”

“He’s a great barometer,” Simon shared. “I look over to look at him, ‘Is he having a good time?’ And he was having a really good time when he’s up on his seat, excited. [It] is the best thing, because with kids, it’s all unfiltered.”

Simon is one of the many celeb parents that plan to not leave any inheritance for their children.