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"Dance DJ Moby has claimed that The X Factor &amp;quot;debases&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;cheapens&amp;quot; music. The 44-year-old musician criticised the reality series, arguing that he was not interested in popstars who are told how to &amp;quot;sound&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;look&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;I think shows like that are awful. I have no interest in it at all. I think it debases music and cheapens everything that I care about,&amp;quot; he told Live From Studio Five. &amp;quot;I think that some great talent has come from that but the musicians who I love are the ones who write their own songs.  &amp;quot;If you look at someone like Joe Strummer or John Lennon, when you heard their music you knew that they wrote it and they cared about it. They&amp;#039;re the ones who decided how they were going to sound and what they were going to look like. &amp;quot;So the more disposable &amp;#039;Top 40&amp;#039; side of things, I think if it makes someone happy then God bless them, but I have no interest in it.&amp;quot; When asked about Simon Cowell, he added: &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s probably a very smart businessman but I don&amp;#039;t understand when people get to be exceptionally wealthy - why do you want more? Who wakes up when they&amp;#039;re worth \u00A3120 million and says, &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;m happy today but if only I had an extra \u00A32 million!&amp;#039;.&amp;quot; Live From Studio Five airs weekdays at 6.30pm on Five. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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