Top 141 Quotes & Sayings by James Arthur
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Last updated on September 17, 2024.
I had a bit of a strange childhood, to be honest.
I've made mistakes, and I'm very aware of them, and I've tried to better myself from those mistakes.
I'm always going to have to manage my mental health issues.
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.
I'm not much of a public speaker.
My approach is to be open and honest.
I got offered loads of reality shows, including 'I'm A Celebrity' and 'Celebrity Big Brother.'
My first instinct is always to fight back because ever since I was a kid, that's what I've always had to do to survive.
I often think about starting a band again, doing my solo stuff and a band. I grew up in bands.
I'm a big UFC fan.
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.
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.
I've found a way to live in the here and now.
I want to say sorry for abusing my position as an 'X Factor' winner because I owe everything to this thing.
Kurt Cobain is one of the reasons I started doing music because I just loved to watch them rock out.
I grew up in a house full of women - I have four sisters. I'm more feminine than some gay men.
I have people telling me what I can and can't do, what music I can and can't make.
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.
All my confidence has disappeared because the whole nation thinks I'm a homophobe who looks like a monster.
I've always looked over my shoulder, especially in my hometown.
I really want to do acting, and I don't want to be typecast because of my tattoos.
I want to put out music I really believe in, and when I felt that was threatened, I lashed out at everybody.
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.
It's always amazing when a fan will say you've helped them through some kind of adversity.
I'm not saying none of these guys are talented, but people think Ed Sheeran crawled off a couch and lived on the street or something, but him, Ellie Goulding... they all come from Suffolk, Surrey, Richmond... they come from support.
I'm a positive guy, even if I don't smile a lot.
I want to help people to get to know my story and really tell them in detail what I've been through.
I have the words 'love' and 'life' on my knuckles, and I would half like those removed.
I'm trying this thing where I don't regret as much 'cause it doesn't really work that well to regret things.
I'm 100 million percent not homophobic. I despise that label being attached to me.
What's fulfilling is being happy and being able to help other people. The simple things.
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 don't think about consequences too much.
I was asked, 'Why do you think the male 'X Factor' winners haven't been successful in the past?' And I said, 'Because obviously the body of work that they've brought out wasn't good enough,' and that was it.
I'd like to think that maybe the average person is rational, and they realise that I'm not this crazy monster that, at times, I've been perceived to be.
I got ideas above my station, and I made mistakes.
There had to be a point where I had to stop feeling sorry for myself.
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.
I am a massive film geek, and I love movies.
I want to become a Hollywood film star. I genuinely would love to be in some movies.
I have nothing but respect for 1D. They are great lads.
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 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.
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.
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.
You do need money to make a good demo; you do need a bit of financial support.
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.
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 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.
The thing is, I knew from the very first audition that I did not fit the classic 'X Factor' criteria.
When I had my first panic attack, I believed that it was a heart attack.
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 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.
I felt like I couldn't wallow in self-pity forever. I can't beat myself up forever.
Romance and girls I don't talk about anymore: it's off limits. I just want to keep it private.
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.
I'm just achieving goals left, right and centre, and I just feel incredibly lucky because I never thought it would happen.
I've made some very silly mistakes.
I have regrets, but you live and learn.
I can't go on Tinder; I'll get in trouble.
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