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.
— James Arthur
It's all about respect. I'm not going to treat a woman like a piece of meat.
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.
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.
'X Factor' was the best experience of my life to be part of a show watched by so many people.
I have the words 'love' and 'life' on my knuckles, and I would half like those removed.
When an attractive woman shows any interest in me, I'm immediately alerted.
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 have people telling me what I can and can't do, what music I can and can't make.
I've found a way to live in the here and now.
All my confidence has disappeared because the whole nation thinks I'm a homophobe who looks like a monster.
I have nothing but respect for 1D. They are great lads.
Romance and girls I don't talk about anymore: it's off limits. I just want to keep it private.
I am a massive film geek, and I love movies.
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 often think about starting a band again, doing my solo stuff and a band. I grew up in bands.
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 had some glamour models messaging me on Twitter and saying they think I'm hot, but I'm being careful.
When I've got a girlfriend, I like to be with them as much as possible, and I'm very affectionate.
I had a bit of a strange childhood, to be honest.
I felt like I couldn't wallow in self-pity forever. I can't beat myself up forever.
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.
I'd say to all kids, don't have a tattoo until you're 21.
I just think you have got to bring out good music.
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 want to put out music I really believe in, and when I felt that was threatened, I lashed out at everybody.
I have regrets, but you live and learn.
I got ideas above my station, and I made mistakes.
I want to say sorry for abusing my position as an 'X Factor' winner because I owe everything to this thing.
When I had my first panic attack, I believed that it was a heart attack.
I want to become a Hollywood film star. I genuinely would love to be in some movies.
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.
I'm not much of a public speaker.
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 very much a 'boyfriend' type of guy. I've been in relationships since I was 16.
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.
The thing is, I knew from the very first audition that I did not fit the classic 'X Factor' criteria.
I didn't realise how devastating my behavior could be - looking back, I'm very embarrassed. I just buckled under the anxiety.
I probably suffered with depression.
Who hasn't had interest from Rita Ora?
I'm just achieving goals left, right and centre, and I just feel incredibly lucky because I never thought it would happen.
People who aren't artists don't think about creativity and art; they think about money.
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'm 100 million percent not homophobic. I despise that label being attached to me.
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've made some very silly mistakes.
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.
I can't go on Tinder; I'll get in trouble.
Kurt Cobain is one of the reasons I started doing music because I just loved to watch them rock out.
I'm a big UFC fan.
