Young found writing songs "horrendous"

Rex Features

Will Young has admitted that he used to find writing songs "horrendous".

The singer became so preoccupied with the quality of his musical output that he stopped enjoying the songwriting process.

"I used to write a song and have what I called my 'Grammy-winning moment'," he told DS. "I'd imagine myself going, 'Thank you so much for this award'.

"Then the next day I'd listen back and think, 'Oh s**t. That song's actually s**t'."

However, Young said he finds songwriting "easier" now because he has adopted a more laid back approach.

"Now I write them, leave them and judge whether they're good or not a couple of months later," he said.

> Click here to read our full interview with Will Young