Keith Richards has shed the holiday spirit early this year and has officially put the X-Factor UK on blast.

The Rolling Stones legend made his comments while speaking with the BBC's Radio 2, claiming that the show is sucking the true artistry out of music.

"You wonder why are you in there, is it to make music or be famous for two minutes with the X Factors and all that?.

The search for fame. And it seems to be an easy way to jerk your career up," he said in the interview.

"In the end I don't see the point of making music into a competition.

It is not the way it happens. If you get liked, and people like your music, it is because you put music out and lot of people buy it - and we like that.

It is not a matter of getting on a TV show and some guy going 5 or 7," he added.