Top 40 Olly Murs Quotes

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.

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.

I wouldn’t like my fans going through my rubbish.

My original aim after ‘The X Factor’ was to earn enough money in a year to make the whole experience worth it – you know, buy a car, a flat.

I want to be in a stable relationship and have kids by the time I’m 30.

I’m a big soccer fan, so any soccer player that I meet, I always get star struck. I’ve met a lot of big stars – Justin Timberlake, Michael Buble – and I don’t ever get starstruck, but when I met famous ex-football players, I just got completely starstruck.

I think I’ve done everything on ‘The X Factor’ apart from the cleaning.

Like every artist that comes out, you want to make a mark; you want to be a household name and you want to be someone that people are going to look back in ten years/fifteen years’ time and go, ‘I love this guy Olly Murs. He was brilliant back in the day; he was someone I really, really liked.’

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.

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.

I don’t really do sad, depressing songs.

I love single life! Why would it be boring? I mean, I get to travel around and have loads of girls screaming at me, so it’s definitely not boring. However, it can get lonely on the road, but I’m sorted I’ve got good people around me.

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.

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.

I’m a bit of a perfectionist. I’ll watch myself back on ‘Xtra Factor’ and want to do it again because of a few hiccups.

It’s such a hard thing to write a song for your fans without sounding naff and thanking them for spending money on you.

Whenever you’re in a relationship, you have that favorite song that reminds you of when you first got together or when you first kissed, and then every time you hear that song, it reminds you of that person.

I think when you’re a TV presenter, you have to have a reason for doing it, and a lot of them have been around a long time and grafted for that. The reason why it works with me on ‘The Xtra Factor’ is because I was a contestant on it, and I have a relationship with the viewers at home.

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!

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.

I’m really into personalities. There have been certain girls that I’ve been attracted to, but when we got to chatting, it was such a let-down. So for me, a great personality is key.

Whenever I’ve been in Scotland I’ve had such amazing support, and the love from Scottish fans has always been great.

I am fortunate to stay at lots of lovely hotels when I’m on tour, but my favourite hotel group in Britain is Malmaison. I recently stayed at the Malmaison in Manchester, which was pretty amazing. It had a fabulous bar and restaurants, as well as fantastic rooms with mood lighting.

I like girls who want to get up and dance and don’t mind singing in front of my family – you know, silly stuff. Some girls won’t eat in front of boys or won’t go bowling. They just want to go out and look pretty. I don’t really get that. I want someone who is up for having a good time.

I’m a big fan of Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars – that’s my next level. You’ve got to dream. People have always tried to shoot me down for wanting to be a big worldwide star. But why not? You have to broaden your horizons and put yourself out there.

Like a lot of young lads who dreamt about being a singer, I was a massive fan of Robbie Williams and couldn’t believe my luck when, not only did I get to meet my idol, but sing with him, too.

You should only have so many accessories. You have to make sure you have the right ones at the right time.

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.

New Year’s Eve was always a big occasion at home with the family. Every year we would get the karaoke machine out and I’d entertain everyone, even as a young kid.

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.

I lost ‘The X Factor,’ and I lost ‘Deal or No Deal’ twice. I’m good at losing game shows.

I find it frustrating when people wear belts with braces. That’s an interesting one.

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.

I’m just an instant flirt with most people. I’m very cheeky.

I’m a keen runner, so I try to fit in a half hour every other day.

I’m a straight guy and I date women, but I get on really well with gay guys. I’m very comfortable with my sexuality. The weirdest thing for me is when straight guys get really freaked out by gay guys. It’s almost like they’re insecure in their own sexuality. For me, I can be in a room full of gay men and have fun.

Epic were adamant that I should carry on being me. They liked the way I look, my clothes, hats… nothing’s changed really.

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.

Since becoming a pop star, I’ve experimented a lot more. I’ve gotten more creative with what I wear. My stylist is a bit more adventurous than I would normally be, but it’s really worked, and the colours really work together. I think everyone should be a bit more confident: if it’s a summer’s day, wear some bright colours.

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.