Simon Cowell and all his fellow America's Got Talent judges will all be back for Season 16

Parade

In fact, Cowell tells Parade that after breaking his back in an electric bike accident last year, smashing his "spine to pieces," he feels better than ever. “Honestly, and I shouldn’t say this, but it wasn’t that bad actually breaking your back,” says Cowell. “It wasn’t great for three or four weeks, but after that I had to do so much exercise, I actually feel better than I did before the accident. I was told off for saying earlier, ‘If you want to feel healthy, break your back.’ I shouldn’t really be saying that, but that’s how I feel. And, as has transpired on these interviews, everyone actually had a better time without me.” Cowell will return to the AGT judging table along with Sofia Vergara, Howie Mandel and Heidi Klum.