Friday, December 16, 2011 8:32am ET by Newsdesk
Leona Lewis defends her Nine Inch Nails coverLeona Lewis has defended her controversial cover of Nine Inch Nails' 'Hurt' and explained that "as long as it's coming from a genuine place" people shouldn't be so quick to judge reinterpretations of popular songs. She performed the track, which famously deals with themes of self-harm, on a recent episode of The X Factor and has also now released it as part of an EP, but it has been met with a mixed reception and many fans have questioned her choice of cover. Speaking to BBC's Newsbeat, the 'Bleeding Love' superstar revealed: "People write music and the music is out there for people to interpret it how they want to. As long as it's coming from a genuine place." "I actually am a big fan of that song ('Hurt') and a big fan of the Johnny Cash cover. But that song in particular really speaks to me. Lyrically it's a song that is very intense and has a painful lyrics. It's reflective of a place where I was at. When I recorded it it was healing to get it out."
Watch Lewis perform her own rendition of 'Hurt' on The X Factor below:
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