I have the words 'love' and 'life' on my knuckles, and I would half like those removed.

I just think you have got to bring out good music.

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.

Yes I got into things with girls who only liked me because of who I was. But I learnt my lesson quickly.

If you haven't got help, all you can do is make good music.

I've always thought I'm pretty ugly.

Romance and girls I don't talk about anymore: it's off limits. I just want to keep it private.

I think Sam Smith's dad got a huge loan or something to help his career. Those things can help artists get attention, but I guess my song 'Say You Won't Let Go' proved it's about the song.

Everyone wrote me off, including me.

'The X Factor' saved me.

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.

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.

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.

Kurt Cobain is one of the reasons I started doing music because I just loved to watch them rock out.

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.

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.

I'm a big UFC fan.

I'm not much of a public speaker.

I often think about starting a band again, doing my solo stuff and a band. I grew up in bands.

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 can't go on Tinder; I'll get in trouble.

I want to become a Hollywood film star. I genuinely would love to be in some movies.

I am a massive film geek, and I love movies.

When I had my first panic attack, I believed that it was a heart attack.

I've made some very silly mistakes.

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 got ideas above my station, and I made mistakes.

All my confidence has disappeared because the whole nation thinks I'm a homophobe who looks like a monster.

I'm 100 million percent not homophobic. I despise that label being attached to me.

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 want to put out music I really believe in, and when I felt that was threatened, I lashed out at everybody.

I have people telling me what I can and can't do, what music I can and can't make.

People who aren't artists don't think about creativity and art; they think about money.

When an attractive woman shows any interest in me, I'm immediately alerted.

Who hasn't had interest from Rita Ora?

I'd say to all kids, don't have a tattoo until you're 21.

I probably suffered with depression.

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.

'X Factor' was the best experience of my life to be part of a show watched by so many people.

I didn't realise how devastating my behavior could be - looking back, I'm very embarrassed. I just buckled under the anxiety.

I had a bit of a strange childhood, to be honest.

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.

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 very much a 'boyfriend' type of guy. I've been in relationships since I was 16.

I had some glamour models messaging me on Twitter and saying they think I'm hot, but I'm being careful.

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 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 don't do media training. I don't do that.

I've done a few face palms after things I've said because it's stupid. But if I'm not like that, I won't feel human anymore. I'll just feel like some robot saying what I'm supposed to say. I think that's when people lose it.

I don't think about consequences too much.