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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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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My dad was in the Army. The Army's not great pay, but, you know, we moved from Army patch to Army patch wherever that was. The Army also contributed to sending me off to boarding school.
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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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If the Army helped towards my tuition fees I would then give them four years of my life.
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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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School was pretty good about letting me take up music and that's where I had my first musical ideas and first said, 'Yeah, I'm going to be a musician.' I just had to do a quick stop gap in the army first.
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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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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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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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But I think he might be too old for me at 27. I don't think my mum and dad would have that.
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I have friends who were friends of mine before I did music and they are my friends now, and we share life experiences. It's no fun unless you're sharing with people, looking out for them as they are looking out for you.
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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.
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I always wanted to be a Muppet.