Revealing the incident had been down to an underlying health problem, he continued: ‘They think I fainted because I had low blood pressure and so I have got to really take good care of myself to sort that out.’
Before adding of his son Eric: ‘After all I am a dad and have more responsibility than ever.’
Back in 2017, Simon sung the praises of electric bikes, after spending a whopping £60,000 on seven of the vehicles, which he used in both the US and UK.
He told the Mail: ‘I’ve been told to exercise more. Cycling’s quite boring so I decided to buy an electric bike and they’re literally addictive.
‘So I’ve bought three in America and four in England, and now cycle to work every day. You do still have to pedal them – my legs have definitely got stronger – but they’re just a bit easier.
‘They’re going to be huge these things because you can’t really drive a car in London now.’
The mogul also admitted that he’d already had a few closes shaves, including one incident where he clipped a vehicle’s wing mirror with his handlebars.
Indeed, he likened his daily commute from west London into the Syco offices on High Street Kensington to Death Row 2000 – the famous 1975 satirical film about the murderous Transcontinental Road Race.
He added: ‘I’ve had a couple of near misses and you do have to keep your wits about you. I call it Death Race 2000, trying to get to work, what with all the vans, lorries and cars everywhere but it’s fun.
‘I actually hit a car a couple of weeks and hit the wing mirror. This guy went crazy and then he recognised me and was like ‘It’s fine, it’s fine’. It’s an adventure.’
