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
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My mum was very good at making me take up musical instruments, so although there was no popular music she made me learn the recorder when I was three, the violin when I was five and the piano when I was seven. I took up the guitar myself when I was 14.
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Like any parents, mine wanted me to have a secure job with a regular wage and career prospects. And the one job my father knew of, that he'd had experience of himself, was the army, so he could help me in that direction.
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You're beautifulIt's trueI saw your face In a crowded placeand I dont know what to docause I will never be with you
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You're beautiful It's true I saw your face In a crowded place and I dont know what to do cause I will never be with you
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To begin with there was the comparisons to David Gray and Damien Rice because they were singer-songwriters. But what's funny is that if you listen to those two they don't sound anything like each other. It's so weird I should be compared to those two, but people need some association. But I'm really glad I've been given a voice by my parents that sounds different. I'm very lucky for that.
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The showbiz world has to be manipulated to make it more interesting because most people's lives are boring.
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I guess if you're stupid enough to join the army without thinking about getting shot at, then you really are a fool.
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We see differences in people and seem to be afraid of people. The black or white or gay or straight - I don't necessarily look for differences but for similarities. We need to be looking out for each other.
stupid army years
If the Army helped towards my tuition fees I would then give them four years of my life.
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My life is brillant, My love is pure.
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I never really set out to do anything in the charts with music. It came as a total surprise that I did, and it's fun.
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No matter whether you are black or white, man or woman, gay or straight, Christian, Muslim, or Jew, we all share the same emotions, the same human condition.
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It may be over but it won't stop there, I am here for you if you'd only care
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I am a dreamer but when I wake, you can't break my spirit, it's my dreams you take