X Factor star’s quit turnabout
JAMES Arthur has done a U-turn on his retirement plans, claiming he made his decision on a bad day.
The Say You Won’t Let Go singer went back on a tweet claiming he might give up on music once his latest album is out.
Arthur, who won The X Factor in 2012, said his struggle with fame and his mental health made him want to retire.
He said: “I was having a particularly bad day. It was a real thing I felt at the time.
“There are certain aspects of this that I don’t enjoy – it doesn’t feel good for my soul.
“Sometimes music is the after-thought because there is a lot of other stuff and I just like to focus on what I’m good at, which is the music.
“When I’m taken away from that I do feel like ‘why am I doing this’, other than for validation.”
He went on: “So I did have a moment like that…it was definitely an angry heat of the moment tweet that I did.” The singer blamed his anxiety on moving away from Middlesborough to pursue his career.
He said: “As soon as I won The X Factor I moved to London, which is five hours away from everybody I love and the people that make me the best version of myself.”
See the full interview today on Zoe Ball on Sunday at 8.30am on ITV. The show airs every Saturday and Sunday morning.