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Olly Murs: 'Robbie Williams inspired me to write my own songs'
Published Tuesday, Nov 29 2011, 09:49 GMT | By Lewis Corner | 2 comments
Olly Murs has revealed that Robbie Williams inspired him to write his own material.
The singer has co-written the majority of his new album In Case You Didn't Know and admitted that he felt a sense of "actual achievement" after completing the set.
Murs told the Daily Star: "Artists that just come out and pick songs and sing them have no emotion behind them.
"The actual achievement and how proud you feel when you write a song and everyone sings it back is the best feeling in the world."
He continued: "That's why Robbie is one of my idols. I loved when he did 'No Regrets' and 'She's The One'. Everyone saw a different side to him, not this tough wild child that Robbie was.
"You can really feel what he was feeling and he inspired me to get into writing."
The X Factor runner-up explained that he made a conscious effort to progress his sound for his second record as he didn't want it to be "a drag".
He added: "With the second album I was trying to make it more mature, and write more for my kind of age. I'm 27 so I'm not a kid anymore.
"I've bought albums in the past where the first album's been amazing and the second has been a drag. With mine at least I've changed it completely."
Olly Murs's In Case You Didn't Know is out now and contains his hits 'Heart Skips A Beat' and 'Dance With Me Tonight'.
> Olly Murs adds three new dates to UK arena tour
Watch the music video for Olly Murs's 'Dance With Me Tonight' below:
The singer has co-written the majority of his new album In Case You Didn't Know and admitted that he felt a sense of "actual achievement" after completing the set.
© PA Images
© PA Images
Murs told the Daily Star: "Artists that just come out and pick songs and sing them have no emotion behind them.
"The actual achievement and how proud you feel when you write a song and everyone sings it back is the best feeling in the world."
He continued: "That's why Robbie is one of my idols. I loved when he did 'No Regrets' and 'She's The One'. Everyone saw a different side to him, not this tough wild child that Robbie was.
"You can really feel what he was feeling and he inspired me to get into writing."
The X Factor runner-up explained that he made a conscious effort to progress his sound for his second record as he didn't want it to be "a drag".
He added: "With the second album I was trying to make it more mature, and write more for my kind of age. I'm 27 so I'm not a kid anymore.
"I've bought albums in the past where the first album's been amazing and the second has been a drag. With mine at least I've changed it completely."
Olly Murs's In Case You Didn't Know is out now and contains his hits 'Heart Skips A Beat' and 'Dance With Me Tonight'.
> Olly Murs adds three new dates to UK arena tour
Watch the music video for Olly Murs's 'Dance With Me Tonight' below:
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