‘The X Factor’ judge Guy Sebastian has apologized to Mitchell Callaway for critical comments he made towards the singer about being “rude to the crew” and having a bad attitude after his ‘Run To Paradise’ performance on Monday.

“There’s obviously a time and place to say something like that, and I definitely chose the wrong place to say it, and for that I’m really sorry,” said Guy, who himself competed in a reality singing competition as the winner of ‘Australian Idol’ season one. “But I definitely still stand by what I say to my boys. I tell them regardless of the pressure, and Mitchell and the rest of the guys are under huge amounts of pressure, you always have to have a great attitude. If we’re gonna pull people in about being late or missing rehearsals, we have to say that too.”

Watch Guy’s comments below.

Guy Sebastian was on the phone with Judyth Piazza recently, where the ‘Australian Idol’ season one winner talked about his background, giving things a shot in the U.S. with the release of ‘Who’s That Girl’, the most important lesson he’s learned during his career, wasting energy on haters on social media, getting to work with Eve on the new single and other major label artists like Jordin Sparks and John Mayer,

“I think vision is very important,” Guy said when asked about qualities successful people share. “I would say the four most important things are vision, belief – not waking up and having doubt, I can’t do this, maybe I’m not cut out for this. Maybe I’m not smart enough or maybe I’m not talented enough. Vision, having a clear direction on what you want to do like if you don’t have that goal then there’s nothing for you to shoot for then you can’t take the necessary steps to succeed. Vision, self belief, hard work – having a good work ethic is the key. It’s all good to have vision and self belief but if you’re like, ‘Yeah, I can do it, right after I spend all day playing video games.’ You have to have the work ethic as well and then you need some element of talent. You can be hard working and have goals, but you’ve got to be wise with what you choose.”

Listen to the interview at The SOP.

‘Australian Idol’ season one winner Guy Sebastian joined Garrett of Z100′s Elvis Duran in the Morning at the top 40 station’s New York City studio on Friday (June 24). Guy talked about winning ‘Idol’, his ‘Who’s That Girl’ collaboration with Eve, and performed two songs.

“Here it’s pretty open,” Guy said about America’s cultural vibe compared to Australia. “Back home it’s a lot of rock. There’s kind of Silverchair and those sort of bands that are huge, whereas here it’s really open. It’s great. I love that there’s so many genres and it’s funny because I’m probably one of the few guys doing R&B, soul pop back home. Most of it is rock.”

As for finding an audience in Australia, he said, “It’s funny because with any journey that started on television, being on ‘Idol’, it’s almost like you’ve got your work cut out for you more than other artists. I know it’s a great platform. Then you have to gain your credibility in the industry. For me it was a matter of keep writing, keep producing and keep getting songs out on radio and keep reminding people I guess why they should be on board with my music, and that took years.”

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Guy Sebastian is out with the music video to his new single ‘Never Hold You Down’, the fourth release from the ‘Australian Idol’ season one winner’s fourth studio album ‘Like It Like That’, out now on Sony Music. The one-shot video involving 70 cast and crew was shot on Venice Beach boardwalk in Los Angeles. Watch the Matthew Chuang directed treatment via MySpace below.

Guy Sebastian is out with the music video to his new single ‘All To Myself’, from the ‘Australian Idol’ season one winner’s fourth studio album ‘Like It Like That’, out now on Sony Music. Watch it via his MySpace below.

Guy Sebastian is out with the video for his new single ‘Art of Love’, featuring Jordin Sparks, the second release from the ‘Australian Idol’ season one winner’s fifth studio album ‘Like It Like That’, out now on Sony Music. Watch it via MySpace below.