Anyone Who Goes On 'the X Factor'

The Biggest Shock When I Lost It All Was The Realization That So Much Of My Life Had Been Out Of My Control. When I Started To Make The Money Back, I Vowed That It Would Never Happen Again. I Bought Things Only When I Could Afford Them. There Was No Big Mortgage, No Cars On Hire Purchase. I Remember Buying A Tr6 Sports Car For £6,000, And Funnily Enough It Gave Me More Pleasure Than The Porsche Ever Had.

That Was Extraordinary. Unfortunately, Extraordinarily Bad.

I Met Someone The Other Night Who's 28 Years Old, And He Hasn't Worked A Day Since He Left College Because He's Pursuing A Dream He'll Never, Ever Realize: He Thinks He's A Great Singer. Actually, He's Crap.

Of Course I Have An Ego, But You Have To Have An Ego. You Have To Be Incredibly Competitive. I Can Get Competitive At Times, Way Too Much, And It Becomes A Little Bit Obsessive.

The Object Of This Competition Is Not To Be Mean To The Losers But To Find A Winner. The Process Makes You Mean Because You Get Frustrated. Kids Turn Up Unrehearsed, Wearing The Wrong Clothes, Singing Out Of Tune And You Can Either Say, "good Job" And Patronize Them Or Tell Them The Truth, And Sometimes The Truth Is Perceived As Mean.