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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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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
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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.
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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.
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I have regrets, but you live and learn.
James Arthur -
Who hasn't had interest from Rita Ora?
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I've always thought I'm pretty ugly.
James Arthur -
I probably suffered with depression.
James Arthur
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I had nothing and lived in the most insignificant place.
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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.
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When I've got a girlfriend, I like to be with them as much as possible, and I'm very affectionate.
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I don't know if speaking to a therapist is right for everyone.
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I have people telling me what I can and can't do, what music I can and can't make.
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I've made some very silly mistakes.
James Arthur
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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.
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I think Justin Bieber and Zayn have both been listening to me a lot, and they basically wanna be me.
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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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I have nothing but respect for 1D. They are great lads.
James Arthur -
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.
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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.
James Arthur
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Me and my mum didn't see eye-to-eye for a lot of years, and I've never really felt connected with my dad, because he wasn't there.
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When I had my first panic attack, I believed that it was a heart attack.
James Arthur -
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.
James Arthur -
I'm very much a 'boyfriend' type of guy. I've been in relationships since I was 16.
James Arthur