Sir Elton John has hit out at The X Factor for the second time this month.
The ‘Your Song’ singer reportedly told Chris Evans that he thinks contestants will struggle with the short lived nature of fame, that reality TV shows often generate.
The Sunday Mirror, quotes him as saying:
“You’re putting the cart before the horse and it’s awful to be famous and then not famous. My fears are for the artists.
“It’s just hard for those acts being used to TV. And to come off and go out on tour, sometimes they don’t have the experience to back that up.”
In a recent interview with Metro, Elton also slated the ITV show, saying that former winners Alexandra Burke and Leona Lewis are at the mercy of song writers, instead of developing their own creativity. He claimed:
‘It’s become boring, a***-paralysingly brain crippling.’
‘TV vaults you to superstardom and then you have to back it up,’ he said.
‘Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke are at the mercy of the next song they can get. It’s important they write their own songs, so they’re not at the mercy of anyone. Songwriters today are pretty awful, which is why everything sounds the same. Contemporary pop isn’t very inspiring.’
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