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" It would have been easy for me to bring out a real cheesy pop song, but 'Please Don't Let Me Go' isn't your typical 'X Factor' single, and it's a grower, not a shower. "
Olly Murs
Shower
Single
Real
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" When you come off 'The X Factor,' you're more likely to be a failure than a success because people almost want you to fail. There's this kind of feeling that you're separate from everyone else. You get it from artists, people in the industry, people at record labels. "
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You
Failure
" It felt when I was growing up that sport was, like, the only thing you should do... if you do music, you're really different and a bit weird. "
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Music
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" I wouldn't like my fans going through my rubbish. "
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" I suppose I've got a natural rhythm. When I was little, I used to just dance a lot and have some fun. I'd never been taught to dance. I've never been to dance school. I do my own little dance moves. "
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Fun
Never
" I've always felt that my life's been at the right place at the right time; I feel like there's been some really dull moments, really high moments, really low moments, but it's always felt like everything's moved in the right direction; it always feels great, and everything feels right. "
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Life
Time
Moments
" Whenever you write music, you want it to touch people on a certain level. I mean, I've been reading tweets about 'Troublemaker' and people saying 'OMG, I can so relate to this - this is a guy that I fancy, or a girl that I fancy; it's exactly like this person.' "
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Reading
Girl
" You should only have so many accessories. You have to make sure you have the right ones at the right time. "
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Right Time
Right
" I think we all attract troublemakers; I don't think it's particularly about anyone. I had it actually as an album title, and I thought it would be really cool to write a song about a girl that's a bit of troublemaker. "
Olly Murs
Song
Write
Thought
" I lost 'The X Factor,' and I lost 'Deal or No Deal' twice. I'm good at losing game shows. "
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Good
Game
Deal
" To be the most successful male from 'The X Factor' is a big achievement, and I'm chuffed with that. "
Olly Murs
Most
Successful
Male
" If people are paying money to see me, then I want them to walk away from the show knowing they had a really great time. I want it to be very energetic and to have fun, sad, emotional and uplifting moments. I want it to have everything! "
Olly Murs
Sad
Walk
Great
" In the U.K., I came from a talent show. I was watched by millions of people, so instantly when I came out from the show, people knew who I was. "
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People
Knew
Who
" I'm just an instant flirt with most people. I'm very cheeky. "
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Most
People
Very
" I think I've done everything on 'The X Factor' apart from the cleaning. "
Olly Murs
Done
Think
Cleaning
" Trevor Horn has worked with some of the biggest stars there is. And he was happy to do a record with me. He's worked with some amazing people, and then there's little old me walking in. "
Olly Murs
People
Happy
Amazing
" It's such a hard thing to write a song for your fans without sounding naff and thanking them for spending money on you. "
Olly Murs
Money
Fans
Hard
" There's always going to be someone out there who doesn't like what you do, doesn't like your style, your face. That's part of life. But I feed off that. I don't think I'd be where I am today if it wasn't for that. It puts a little fire in the belly, keeps me going so I can prove so many people wrong. "
Olly Murs
Life
Fire
Today
" I know that there are going to be people that don't like my music, but I think in the industry itself it is always that, 'Oh. you're from the 'X Factor.' There have been certain radio stations that will not play your song because you are from the 'X Factor,' yet they'll play another song from an artist from another TV show. "
Olly Murs
Music
People
Think
" After 'Heart Skips A Beat' hit No.1, I barely had a chance to celebrate 'cos it was straight over to the judges' houses for the 'Xtra Factor,' filming in Greece, L.A. and Spain. "
Olly Murs
Heart
Judges
Celebrate
" I'm a huge fan of 'Heart On My Sleeve' - I think it has a 'Take That' feel to it! John Shanks and James Morrison wrote the track, and we spoke to Sony and asked if we could reference a 'Greatest Day'/'Rule The World' sound to make that epic ballad. I think it does the job. "
Olly Murs
Heart
Feel
World
" Whenever I've been in Scotland I've had such amazing support, and the love from Scottish fans has always been great. "
Olly Murs
Support
Amazing
Always
" My granddad was a hard worker, and my dad is, too. It was instilled in me as a kid. I never got pocket money; I had to earn it. I had two paper rounds before school, not just one. Wherever I worked, whether it was at football, in the pub, I'd do whatever was asked of me - and more. "
Olly Murs
Never
Money
Me
" I said if I have a No. 1, I'll do a naked photo shoot! I'm not sure a lot of people would like to see that, but it was more to the fans, really. Every gig I do, they try to get me to take my clothes off, so it's a promise to them - if I get a No. 1, I'll happily do a naked shoot. "
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Naked
Me
Clothes
" You look at what One Direction has done and just say, 'That is just lucky;' it is not. It is happening because they are talented boys, good looking lads; and yes, their songs might not be the typical songs that lots of radios want to play, but they are great songs, pop records, that are massive across the world selling in huge numbers. "
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Looking
Direction
Good
" I find it frustrating when people wear belts with braces. That's an interesting one. "
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Braces
Find
Interesting
" I'm not going to do a song that's really sad and thoughtful. Although I've done ballads like 'Dear Darlin',' I want to make them dance and be happy. "
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Sad
Song
Done
" When I was 23, I went backpacking around Australia for three months. I saved up a few grand, quit my job and flew to Sydney, then went to Melbourne and up the East Coast, which was an incredible experience. I remember running out of money and getting my mum to send me a few hundred quid, which helped me get by. "
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Remember
Experience
Job
" I know I'm really lucky to do what I do, but sometimes with the hours and the travelling, I don't get to see my family and friends as much as I'd like. It can be lonely on the road. Sometimes I come offstage after a massive adrenaline rush, and then when I go to an empty hotel room on my own, it can be an anti-climax. "
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Know
Friends
Lonely
" People relate to me, and I try to make songs that make people smile. "
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Me
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Smile
" The first bit of vinyl I bought was Michael Jackson's 'Bad.' "
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Bought
Michael
Bit