Music producer Mark Ronson regrets labelling soul star Joss Stone as "annoying" after reading the headlines his comments made.
The DJ criticised the 19-year-old singer after she wrote a 7,000 word thank you list in the sleeve notes for her new album.
At the time he said: "Part of me thinks: 'Well, she's 19, I did so many stupid things when I was 19,' but she's being rammed down my throat, so I'm allowed to have an opinion."
However, he now wants to take his words back.
He tells British magazine Star: "After seeing that in print I felt a bit bad I hate it when artists slag each other off in the press and I shouldn't have said that."