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For me, I've always been the guy who self-sabotages.
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It's always amazing when a fan will say you've helped them through some kind of adversity.
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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.
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I often think about starting a band again, doing my solo stuff and a band. I grew up in bands.
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I just think you have got to bring out good music.
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I'm always going to have to manage my mental health issues.
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'X Factor' was the best experience of my life to be part of a show watched by so many people.
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I've always looked over my shoulder, especially in my hometown.
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I want to help people to get to know my story and really tell them in detail what I've been through.
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I've made mistakes, and I'm very aware of them, and I've tried to better myself from those mistakes.
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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.
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I've always thought I'm pretty ugly.
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I grew up in a house full of women - I have four sisters. I'm more feminine than some gay men.
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I've found a way to live in the here and now.
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If you haven't got help, all you can do is make good music.
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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.
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What's fulfilling is being happy and being able to help other people. The simple things.
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People had told me to try 'The X Factor' for years, but I thought I'd be moody and hate it all. But it's what I needed. I asked Mum and Dad to come to my 'X Factor' audition, and it was the first time that they'd been in the same room in years.
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My approach is to be open and honest.
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Kurt Cobain is one of the reasons I started doing music because I just loved to watch them rock out.
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I am a massive film geek, and I love movies.
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I have the words 'love' and 'life' on my knuckles, and I would half like those removed.