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'The X Factor' saved me.
James Arthur -
I often think about starting a band again, doing my solo stuff and a band. I grew up in bands.
James Arthur
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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.
James Arthur -
I've made mistakes, and I'm very aware of them, and I've tried to better myself from those mistakes.
James Arthur -
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.
James Arthur -
The thing is, I knew from the very first audition that I did not fit the classic 'X Factor' criteria.
James Arthur -
If you haven't got help, all you can do is make good music.
James Arthur -
I grew up in a house full of women - I have four sisters. I'm more feminine than some gay men.
James Arthur
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My approach is to be open and honest.
James Arthur -
I always made my songs very conversational, and if anyone ever has a conversation with me, they know I'm a very open guy, very open and honest.
James Arthur -
I'm just achieving goals left, right and centre, and I just feel incredibly lucky because I never thought it would happen.
James Arthur -
I've found a way to live in the here and now.
James Arthur -
'X Factor' was the best experience of my life to be part of a show watched by so many people.
James Arthur -
I am a massive film geek, and I love movies.
James Arthur
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I'm a Honey G fan. She can spit some vibes on one of my songs; she's got rhymes for days! She's gangster. I love her.
James Arthur -
I'm always going to have to manage my mental health issues.
James Arthur -
I'm a positive guy, even if I don't smile a lot.
James Arthur -
What's fulfilling is being happy and being able to help other people. The simple things.
James Arthur -
Kurt Cobain is one of the reasons I started doing music because I just loved to watch them rock out.
James Arthur -
I have the words 'love' and 'life' on my knuckles, and I would half like those removed.
James Arthur
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My Number 1 Award is going to go on my mantelpiece, and I'll probably kiss it for two weeks solid every time I pass it!
James Arthur -
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.
James Arthur -
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.
James Arthur -
I probably suffered with depression.
James Arthur