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Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson has revealed how he found favour with fellow The Voice judge Tom Jones on the BBC talent show with his cock pics. Hand drawn, not the real thing.
The 'I Predict A Riot' replaces The Script Danny O'Donoghue on the 2014 series of the reality show, which kicks off this weekend, and admits he was starstruck when he met the show veteran (now on his third series), but found favour with Jones by drawing a picture of a penis.
"I've yet to meet a man who won't laugh at a picture of cock and balls," Wilson tells The Guardian, adding that his musical expertise had long been in demand by the BBC, who had been pursued for the show since the first series in 2012.
Listen to Kaiser Chiefs' recent single 'Misery Company' below:
Addressing the impact of failed auditions on the aspiring artists on the show, Wilson adds that the exposure gained from auditioning and being rejected is beneficial to the singers.
"The kids on it are pretty savvy. They're not going: 'Oh my God, I got sent home.' They're using it because it gets them on TV. And actually, my own negative responses from trying to make it in the music industry were a bit more crushing than theirs, simply because they were so non-eventful.
Our (Kaiser Chiefs) failures would involve some guy coming up to Leeds to listen to our material, we'd get fucked in a pub together, he'd stay at the Malmaison and then he'd go home and never call us. At least getting on TV means more people might come to your gig."
