while he’s known for his sensitive and moody ballads this british rocker tried
moody ballads this british rocker tried
moody ballads this british rocker tried to break out of that mold with his third
to break out of that mold with his third
to break out of that mold with his third studio album hi I’m Rebecca Braden and
studio album hi I’m Rebecca Braden and
studio album hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with james blunt about some
speaking with james blunt about some
speaking with james blunt about some kind of trouble how would you say your
kind of trouble how would you say your
kind of trouble how would you say your music has evolved from allentown oh yeah
music has evolved from allentown oh yeah
music has evolved from allentown oh yeah the first album i wrote a million lee
the first album i wrote a million lee
the first album i wrote a million lee acoustic guitar because i’ve been
acoustic guitar because i’ve been
acoustic guitar because i’ve been traveling a lot in the army and there
traveling a lot in the army and there
traveling a lot in the army and there was no where to stick an amplifier i’m
was no where to stick an amplifier i’m
was no where to stick an amplifier i’m in my tank or nowhere to plug it in and
in my tank or nowhere to plug it in and
in my tank or nowhere to plug it in and so i wrote these kind of you know um
so i wrote these kind of you know um
so i wrote these kind of you know um innocent melancholy songs and that first
innocent melancholy songs and that first
innocent melancholy songs and that first I’ll back to bedlam was was had a
I’ll back to bedlam was was had a
I’ll back to bedlam was was had a naivety to it and that was perhaps its
naivety to it and that was perhaps its
naivety to it and that was perhaps its charm the second album I wrote again on
charm the second album I wrote again on
charm the second album I wrote again on acoustic but I surrounded myself with my
acoustic but I surrounded myself with my
acoustic but I surrounded myself with my touring band and so the album is richer
touring band and so the album is richer
touring band and so the album is richer in it sound but at the same time it’s a
in it sound but at the same time it’s a
in it sound but at the same time it’s a darker album and sir in ciphers when
darker album and sir in ciphers when
darker album and sir in ciphers when I’ve been exposed to rules and maybe a
I’ve been exposed to rules and maybe a
I’ve been exposed to rules and maybe a more cynical world and you can kind of
more cynical world and you can kind of
more cynical world and you can kind of tell by the title of the album all the
tell by the title of the album all the
tell by the title of the album all the lost souls that’s pretty damn miserable
lost souls that’s pretty damn miserable
lost souls that’s pretty damn miserable and and it was very personal in that in
and and it was very personal in that in
and and it was very personal in that in that way and this third album is cool
that way and this third album is cool
that way and this third album is cool some kind of trouble and for me it’s
some kind of trouble and for me it’s
some kind of trouble and for me it’s really exciting run it’s where I’ve
really exciting run it’s where I’ve
really exciting run it’s where I’ve realized I can pick up the electric
realized I can pick up the electric
realized I can pick up the electric guitar again it throws me back to my
guitar again it throws me back to my
guitar again it throws me back to my teenage years and many of the songs
teenage years and many of the songs
teenage years and many of the songs sound like a teenager when he has first
sound like a teenager when he has first
sound like a teenager when he has first picked up a guitar and making a noise
picked up a guitar and making a noise
picked up a guitar and making a noise and and it’s found a little bit of
and and it’s found a little bit of
and and it’s found a little bit of innocence again and for me that’s why
innocence again and for me that’s why
innocence again and for me that’s why I’m really excited about the way the
I’m really excited about the way the
I’m really excited about the way the album sounds about what the songs bring
album sounds about what the songs bring
album sounds about what the songs bring to my live show I’ve got three albums
to my live show I’ve got three albums
to my live show I’ve got three albums now to choose from three sets of singles
now to choose from three sets of singles
now to choose from three sets of singles off they’re all those albums to choose
off they’re all those albums to choose
off they’re all those albums to choose from and it gives a really great a
from and it gives a really great a
from and it gives a really great a variety and depth to a live show so I’m
variety and depth to a live show so I’m
variety and depth to a live show so I’m really excited by what this third album
really excited by what this third album
really excited by what this third album does fall that
let’s talk about some kind of trouble
let’s talk about some kind of trouble you want to tell us any stories from the
you want to tell us any stories from the
you want to tell us any stories from the writing and recording process and what
writing and recording process and what
writing and recording process and what you’re going for on this album some kind
you’re going for on this album some kind
you’re going for on this album some kind of trouble I wrote and recorded in in
of trouble I wrote and recorded in in
of trouble I wrote and recorded in in London in the studio which which for me
London in the studio which which for me
London in the studio which which for me is not home I live in Spain in a Spanish
is not home I live in Spain in a Spanish
is not home I live in Spain in a Spanish island so I went home had some shallow
island so I went home had some shallow
island so I went home had some shallow live some shallow moments with my
live some shallow moments with my
live some shallow moments with my friends I’m a on a Spanish island in
friends I’m a on a Spanish island in
friends I’m a on a Spanish island in various night clubs but then I went back
various night clubs but then I went back
various night clubs but then I went back to London lock myself in a studio for
to London lock myself in a studio for
to London lock myself in a studio for over a year and wrote this album it came
over a year and wrote this album it came
over a year and wrote this album it came as a surprise to me actually I met up
as a surprise to me actually I met up
as a surprise to me actually I met up with this man call Steve Robson I was
with this man call Steve Robson I was
with this man call Steve Robson I was supposed to go there for a beer to
supposed to go there for a beer to
supposed to go there for a beer to discuss you know music and was a walk
discuss you know music and was a walk
discuss you know music and was a walk when it walked into the studio he was
when it walked into the studio he was
when it walked into the studio he was messing around on a piano and I picked
messing around on a piano and I picked
messing around on a piano and I picked up an electric and we wrote a song
up an electric and we wrote a song
up an electric and we wrote a song called dangerous then and there she
and it sounded really exciting to me I
and it sounded really exciting to me I said you what can I come back in
said you what can I come back in
said you what can I come back in tomorrow and record it and I did and it
tomorrow and record it and I did and it
tomorrow and record it and I did and it sounded great so I said you know what
sounded great so I said you know what
sounded great so I said you know what can I come in the next day and maybe we
can I come in the next day and maybe we
can I come in the next day and maybe we should do this again and those days
should do this again and those days
should do this again and those days turned into weeks and there’s weeks into
turned into weeks and there’s weeks into
turned into weeks and there’s weeks into months and then a year later we had done
months and then a year later we had done
months and then a year later we had done an album together and I you know I hope
an album together and I you know I hope
an album together and I you know I hope at some stage he called his wife to say
at some stage he called his wife to say
at some stage he called his wife to say he wasn’t coming up through that time
he wasn’t coming up through that time
he wasn’t coming up through that time but it was it was a surprise to me but
but it was it was a surprise to me but
but it was it was a surprise to me but really exciting natural development
now you mentioned that you basically
now you mentioned that you basically locked yourself in the studio for a year
locked yourself in the studio for a year
locked yourself in the studio for a year do you normally only write in studio or
do you normally only write in studio or
do you normally only write in studio or do you like to wet right on the road and
do you like to wet right on the road and
do you like to wet right on the road and also does the location where you’re
also does the location where you’re
also does the location where you’re writing in effect the music where you
writing in effect the music where you
writing in effect the music where you are absolutely can it can affect it and
are absolutely can it can affect it and
are absolutely can it can affect it and I think that’s why previously when I was
I think that’s why previously when I was
I think that’s why previously when I was writing on an acoustic guitar in a room
writing on an acoustic guitar in a room
writing on an acoustic guitar in a room on my own I would write some pretty
on my own I would write some pretty
on my own I would write some pretty miserable songs I’m saying o por el me
miserable songs I’m saying o por el me
miserable songs I’m saying o por el me and then you know this one I’ve written
and then you know this one I’ve written
and then you know this one I’ve written on an electric guitar at a studio so I’m
on an electric guitar at a studio so I’m
on an electric guitar at a studio so I’m vibing off this man who I’ve done the
vibing off this man who I’ve done the
vibing off this man who I’ve done the arm with Steve Robson and so just by
arm with Steve Robson and so just by
arm with Steve Robson and so just by discussing it you become more animated
discussing it you become more animated
discussing it you become more animated in this so the songs are optimistic and
in this so the songs are optimistic and
in this so the songs are optimistic and more up-tempo as to where you know
more up-tempo as to where you know
more up-tempo as to where you know previously where I’ve done them I find a
previously where I’ve done them I find a
previously where I’ve done them I find a hard on the roads because i’m normally
hard on the roads because i’m normally
hard on the roads because i’m normally hungover but not exclusively in this do
hungover but not exclusively in this do
hungover but not exclusively in this do you know I’m it you know sometimes
you know I’m it you know sometimes
you know I’m it you know sometimes little ideas will come on their own and
little ideas will come on their own and
little ideas will come on their own and what’s going on in life really it’s
what’s going on in life really it’s
what’s going on in life really it’s about how strongly you feel about
about how strongly you feel about
about how strongly you feel about something
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