Blur frontman, Damon Albarn has demanded that ITV talent show, The X Factor is scrapped.

During a stint as guest editor of Radio 4′s Today programme Damon said: “We need to dismantle very significant parts of our culture and really re-examine them. For a start you have to get rid of things like The X Factor immediately.”

He added: “I think it sends out all the wrong messages. I think it’s creating a mindset which suggests that you can get something for nothing, that it’s easy to acquire status and fame, which is rubbish. It should be one of the hardest things to do.”