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Jamie says X Factor was "demoralising"
Tuesday 17 November 2009
The 34-year-old lost on Sunday's show to Lloyd Daniels and said that he realised that the show was not right for him and had caused him to lose faith in his own abilities.
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He told the Press Association of his time on the show: "It was really demoralising for me, because it made me feel like, 'Is it me? Am I being difficult? No-one knows what to do with me - maybe there just aren't any songs?' but I just got on with it really."
Archer also denied suggestions that he planned to leave the show after disagreements with mentor Simon Cowell over song choices.
He said: "I didn't say I was leaving, I just said, 'Maybe it's the wrong show for me'. It was after we did 'Unchained Melody' and we tried it, and I had to change my song last minute.
"I said at this point, 'Maybe this show isn't really the right show for me because we keep having to change my song, which means we quite clearly don't know what to do with me'."
Archer said that while he was "gutted" to have received the fewest public votes, he was glad his time on the show was at an end.
"I didn't think there was anywhere else to go with me. I just had a feeling in my heart that it would end and it wouldn't go any further," he said.
He added: "I really did feel like I got what I needed to get out of the competition, which was exposure and the chance to do my own thing. I truly believe that's what my destiny was in the show - it was there to help me get footing in the next part of my career."
Archer described Cowell as his "friend" and said that they "get on famously".
"I hope to stay in contact with him and to work with him, but we'll find out in due course," he said.
Of the future, he said: "I want to release an album that everyone talks about, that everyone sings along to. 'The X Factor' has given me that platform to really kick-start my career and get on with it.
"I always, always wanted to record an album of rock anthems - strong, fresh rock anthems. Now I can do my thing.
"I've got a great following, so I just want to go out and make my album, do loads and loads of gigs and, ultimately, I would like to - eventually in a couple of years - be massive and play stadiums, and have people tell me that they love my album and that they sing along.
"The end of 'The X Factor' is the beginning of my career, so now people will see me play guitar when they come to my shows and they'll see the real me. You'll see who I really am. That's a really exciting prospect."
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