James Arthur
It's all about respect. I'm not going to treat a woman like a piece of meat.Collection: Respect
I'm a positive guy, even if I don't smile a lot.Collection: Smile
I wasn't a happy kid. I felt like my mum ruined our chance of a better life, because when she remarried, we went to live in Bahrain, on a compound with a swimming pool, and she ruined it all.Collection: Chance
Everyone loves a comeback story, and everyone loves the underdog as well. I kind of feel like I've been the underdog. Hopefully that inspires people to not give up on themselves and their lives and not give up on their dreams.Collection: Dreams
What's fulfilling is being happy and being able to help other people. The simple things.
It can feel like your whole world is caving in on you, and if you don't speak about it, it gets worse. You have to talk about your problems.
I've found a way to live in the here and now.
I have regrets, but you live and learn.
Anxiety is a really crippling condition, and I suffer with it myself, and I feel for anyone who suffers from it. The way that I deal with it is try as much as possible to stay in the moment to not think about the past and not think about what's coming up in the future: to try and just seize the moment as much as possible.
I'm not much of a public speaker.
Who hasn't had interest from Rita Ora?
The thing is, I knew from the very first audition that I did not fit the classic 'X Factor' criteria.
I have the words 'love' and 'life' on my knuckles, and I would half like those removed.
I got ideas above my station, and I made mistakes.
There's no doubt in my mind or anyone else's mind that people like Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, and Sam Smith are where they are because they're supremely talented people, and I have a lot of respect for them.
I want to put out music I really believe in, and when I felt that was threatened, I lashed out at everybody.
Everybody's gone through some kind of struggle in their life, and I'd like to be the type of voice who talks about it.
Romance and girls I don't talk about anymore: it's off limits. I just want to keep it private.
I just think you have got to bring out good music.
There are many things people don't know about me, and maybe when they read about those things, they will have an understanding of the journey I have been on, why I've made the mistakes I have, and hopefully help other people overcome their adversities.
I felt like I couldn't wallow in self-pity forever. I can't beat myself up forever.
Inside, I'm optimistic.
I really want to work with Eminem. I know it will never happen, but I would love if he let me do a hook on one of his songs or he featured on one of my songs. It would be incredible. I've just always admired him since I was young.
You do need money to make a good demo; you do need a bit of financial support.
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.
I'm a big UFC fan.
I often think about starting a band again, doing my solo stuff and a band. I grew up in bands.
Kurt Cobain is one of the reasons I started doing music because I just loved to watch them rock out.
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.
I can't go on Tinder; I'll get in trouble.
I want to become a Hollywood film star. I genuinely would love to be in some movies.
I am a massive film geek, and I love movies.
I have been through and seen so many dramas and traumas and been in so many situations that I can probably interpret a few different characters.
When I had my first panic attack, I believed that it was a heart attack.
I've made some very silly mistakes.
I want to say sorry for abusing my position as an 'X Factor' winner because I owe everything to this thing.
I have nothing but respect for 1D. They are great lads.
I had a style before I was signed, but now I'm developing my commercial sound as well as trying to strike a balance between authentic music and music that the masses will love.
All my confidence has disappeared because the whole nation thinks I'm a homophobe who looks like a monster.
I'm 100 million percent not homophobic. I despise that label being attached to me.
I don't have anything against SyCo or 'X Factor' or any of that. I'm just a guy who got really afraid of not being in control.
I have people telling me what I can and can't do, what music I can and can't make.
People who aren't artists don't think about creativity and art; they think about money.
When you find fame, or you get signed to a record label, it's not what you imagined - because you imagined they would have 100 percent trust or faith in you as an artist. Unfortunately, that's not really the case - it's what sells.
Having watched 'X Factor' over the years, they just haven't got it right. The male winners haven't been believable. They look like puppets; they sound like puppets.
I'm just achieving goals left, right and centre, and I just feel incredibly lucky because I never thought it would happen.
When an attractive woman shows any interest in me, I'm immediately alerted.
I'd say to all kids, don't have a tattoo until you're 21.
I probably suffered with depression.
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.