Zitat des Tages von James Arthur:
What's fulfilling is being happy and being able to help other people. The simple things.
Being in bands and plugging away with not many opportunities and no money for many years really shaped me and taught me about work ethic.
There is a lot of pressure on pop stars, and I think a lot of it is the pressure that we put on ourselves. In our minds, we build up these huge, huge standards that we think people want from us, and actually, when you break it down, people just want you to make music and perform to the best of your ability, but anxiety can stop you from doing that.
It's all about respect. I'm not going to treat a woman like a piece of meat.
I just think you have got to bring out good music.
When an attractive woman shows any interest in me, I'm immediately alerted.
I have a fan who suffered with leukemia, and apparently, the only thing that helped him through that was my music, so of course that's the ultimate sense of achievement. It's an incredible feeling.
I've made mistakes, and I'm very aware of them, and I've tried to better myself from those mistakes.
I'm trying this thing where I don't regret as much 'cause it doesn't really work that well to regret things.
I think Justin Bieber and Zayn have both been listening to me a lot, and they basically wanna be me.
I've found a way to live in the here and now.
I'm very much a 'boyfriend' type of guy. I've been in relationships since I was 16.
I am a massive film geek, and I love movies.
I'm always going to have to manage my mental health issues.
I think Sam Smith's dad got a huge loan or something to help his career. Those things can help artists get attention, but I guess my song 'Say You Won't Let Go' proved it's about the song.
I really want to do acting, and I don't want to be typecast because of my tattoos.
I had nothing and lived in the most insignificant place.
I have people telling me what I can and can't do, what music I can and can't make.
I've always looked over my shoulder, especially in my hometown.
I have nothing but respect for 1D. They are great lads.
I had some glamour models messaging me on Twitter and saying they think I'm hot, but I'm being careful.
I had a bit of a strange childhood, to be honest.
I was having anxiety attacks, calling ambulances out and saying I was having a heart attack, as there was something weird going on with my body and mind.
Kurt Cobain is one of the reasons I started doing music because I just loved to watch them rock out.
Romance and girls I don't talk about anymore: it's off limits. I just want to keep it private.
I got ideas above my station, and I made mistakes.
I felt like I couldn't wallow in self-pity forever. I can't beat myself up forever.
I want to put out music I really believe in, and when I felt that was threatened, I lashed out at everybody.
I want to help people to get to know my story and really tell them in detail what I've been through.
Not only was I an 'X Factor' winner that got dropped by Syco - and when that happens, you're never heard of again - but everyone thought I was a clown.
I've made some very silly mistakes.
People were telling me it was refreshing I was real because previous 'X Factor' winners were too afraid to say anything. I decided to go against the grain. But I took it too far.
I'm not much of a public speaker.
I didn't realise how devastating my behavior could be - looking back, I'm very embarrassed. I just buckled under the anxiety.
I don't think about consequences too much.
You do need money to make a good demo; you do need a bit of financial support.