Jake Quickenden admits he feels "let down" after he was booted from The X Factor because he wasn't given the opportunity to play guitar on the live shows.
Eliminated from the competition following a sing-off against Only The Young, he's saddened by the decision made as he believes he gave a good performance.
Jake Quickenden / Credit: ITVSpeaking on today's edition of This Morning, Jake explained: "I maybe didn't perform to my best on Saturday, and that's why I'm sat here. But I didn't think it was as bad as the judges made out.
"There were a few bad notes but when you're on the stage in front of 10 million people and you [feel like] you've got a gobstopper at the back of your throat, it's hard to sing to your best. It really is. It's so nerve-racking."
The pop hopeful performed his own rendition of Daniel Merriweather's 'Red' on the Sunday night sing-off, and lamented his exit because he hadn't been able to play guitar.
"I'm a bit let down I didn't get to show myself at my full ability. With a guitar."
Now he's thinking about the next steps in his career and has more determination than ever to succeed.
"I'm not the kind of person to give up, so I'm going to keep slogging at it, and if you want something hard enough and as much as I do then I'll keep working and hopefully it'll come.
"I'm willing to get my fingers in anything and hopefully I will and the future might be bright."