James Blunt
James Blunt
James Hillier Blount, better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and former reconnaissance officer for the British Army. He originally signed to EMI Music Publishing and is currently signed to Custard Records and Atlantic Records...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth22 February 1974
CityTidworth, England
break-up dream ex-boyfriend
I am a dreamer but when I wake, you can't break my spirit, it's my dreams you take
mistake writing men
I write, "Give me reason but don't give me choice, because I'll make the same mistake again." I think that's what most men want to be told.
taken inspiration school
Being sent away to boarding school at seven is as great an inspiration as any songwriter could have - to be taken away from one's family and locked away for 10 years. It does create an incredible intensity of emotion.
song cheating communication
In a way song writing can almost be detrimental, because suddenly you find an outlet that is a kind of cheating. You don't need to have direct communication. You can say, 'I can't describe it to you, but I will record it and send it to you.'
home keys alive
To come home and share life experiences with friends is the key to what makes me feel really alive.
real home winner
Ladies love a soppy lyric. There's a real winner in 'Carry You Home.
muppet wanted
I always wanted to be a Muppet.
reading mean media
Sometimes, reading my own media, the negativity can upset me, but I just deal with things on a positive basis. I mean, I have up to 20,000 people singing my words back to me on a nightly basis - they share my hopes and fears, and they relate to my own life experiences. Life can be pretty isolating, but that connection is always amazing.
song mets persons
Every person I've met has influenced my songs.
way language conversation
Being British, I don't really have a way of expressing myself in conversation. Music transcends language.
hero ebay addiction
I used to have an eBay addiction. I was really good at selling stuff. My sister needed to get to a funeral in Ireland - the airlines were on strike - so I listed her on eBay: damsel in distress. Guys were outbidding guys to be the hero and help her. A guy who owned a helicopter won.
stars rocks blunt
I know I'm a pop star. But sometime I'd like to be a rock star.
drinking thinking shoes
There's a lot of music nowadays with people singing about how amazing their clothes are and how incredible their shoes are and how much jewelry they might be wearing or how much jewelry they want, how much money they have and the club that they're in and the alcohol that they're drinking. I think that's showing off. I don't think it's necessarily all that honest or all that interesting.
israel atmosphere special
This will be my first visit [to Israel]. I've heard it's a special place, that Tel Aviv is exciting and that the atmosphere is excellent....I hope I'll have time to visit the holy places.