[Shaun]

Blue's Lee Ryan has claimed he's one of the "top 10 rock'n'roll artists" of all time - and compared his wit and wisdom to that of political revolutionary Mahatma Gandhi.

While many may have written off the recently reformed boyband as cheesy pop chumps, Ryan reckons his antics have often been up there with the Sex Pistols' Sid Vicious.

Speaking about the group's "wild" days in the early 2000s, Ryan told the Daily Mirror: "I was in the top 10 rock'n'roll artists – up there with Sid Vicious. I always had that edge. But I was really young. I’m 28 now, and I’ve got kids."

He added that his outspoken nature has given him an affinity with Gandhi - the leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule in the first half of the 20th century.

"If you go on the internet and type in ‘Lee Ryan one liners’, I think I’m on par with Gandhi," the singer clarified.

Blue are due to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Dusseldorf, Germany on May 14.

They've already admitted to being frustrated that their track,'I Can', has been snubbed by British radio stations.

"We’re trying to do this for our country and our country isn’t backing us," Simon Webbe commented.

I think the Gandhi quote was tongue-in-cheek but still. What a tool.

[Jords]

lmfao

[MTVN]

Well this is the guy who brought us such classics as "I am who I am"

[CaraRawr]

this prick

[Marsh.]

Lee Ryan: "I'm a bordering genius"
Saturday, May 7 2011, 15:44 BST

Lee Ryan has described himself as "a bordering genius".

The Blue star, whose fan club was shut down last month due to the site owners no longer being fans, said that having dyslexia and attention deficit disorder means he has a unique way of looking at the world.

He told The Mirror: "They say if you're left-handed and dyslexic you only use the creative side of your brain. It's very rare to be left-handed and dyslexic, so I'm a bordering genius."

"A borderline genius," bandmate Duncan James corrected.

Ryan continued: "I always look at everyone when we're on the street and think, 'We're like sheep, or ants'. I've got a funny way of looking at things. It's because I'm dyslexic and I was diagnosed with ADD when I was younger. And I'm left-handed as well."

Speaking of his controversial comments in the past - on topics such as 9/11 - he added: "Some of the things I've said, I don't even agree with. If you go on the internet and type in 'Lee Ryan one liners', I think I'm on par with Gandhi."

The singer recently admitted that he would love to be a porn star.

Blue will represent the UK at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Dusseldorf on May 14.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/...ng-genius.html

What a new and interesting concept Lee...

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by 08marsh

He told The Mirror: "They say if you're left-handed and dyslexic you only use the creative side of your brain. It's very rare to be left-handed and dyslexic, so I'm a bordering genius."

"A borderline genius," bandmate Duncan James corrected.

[Marsh.]

Diagnosed with ADD when he was younger. Why does that really not surprise me?