he may be known for his evocative music but there’s much more to this
but there’s much more to this
but there’s much more to this singer-songwriter than meets the eye
singer-songwriter than meets the eye
singer-songwriter than meets the eye hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with James Blunt about his military
with James Blunt about his military
with James Blunt about his military career his charity efforts and his
career his charity efforts and his
career his charity efforts and his friendship with Elton John sweet she was
friendship with Elton John sweet she was
friendship with Elton John sweet she was always around you’ve supported a ton of
always around you’ve supported a ton of
always around you’ve supported a ton of huge names through your career for
huge names through your career for
huge names through your career for example when John comes to mind do you
example when John comes to mind do you
example when John comes to mind do you want to just tell us kind of your
want to just tell us kind of your
want to just tell us kind of your favorite experiences with that I’ve been
favorite experiences with that I’ve been
favorite experiences with that I’ve been really lucky I’m knowing and touring
really lucky I’m knowing and touring
really lucky I’m knowing and touring with Elton John that he’s he’s an
with Elton John that he’s he’s an
with Elton John that he’s he’s an amazing person in an incredible musician
amazing person in an incredible musician
amazing person in an incredible musician and then cuddled performer to me a great
and then cuddled performer to me a great
and then cuddled performer to me a great support he was he took me out on tour
support he was he took me out on tour
support he was he took me out on tour before my first album came out later
before my first album came out later
before my first album came out later than that a couple years ago he took me
than that a couple years ago he took me
than that a couple years ago he took me on tour with him around South America
on tour with him around South America
on tour with him around South America and having you know plates my own
and having you know plates my own
and having you know plates my own answers to play to the tens of thousands
answers to play to the tens of thousands
answers to play to the tens of thousands of thousands of people is an experience
of thousands of people is an experience
of thousands of people is an experience that’s you know it’s hard to describe
that’s you know it’s hard to describe
that’s you know it’s hard to describe but also as a human being he’s an
but also as a human being he’s an
but also as a human being he’s an incredibly generous person I’m gonna
incredibly generous person I’m gonna
incredibly generous person I’m gonna think of an individual I think he’s the
think of an individual I think he’s the
think of an individual I think he’s the most charitable give up with in Britain
most charitable give up with in Britain
most charitable give up with in Britain his focus is not just supporting
his focus is not just supporting
his focus is not just supporting musicians and new music that it’s just
musicians and new music that it’s just
musicians and new music that it’s just supporting you know other people in the
supporting you know other people in the
supporting you know other people in the world less privileged than the new me
now at what point did you decide that
now at what point did you decide that you need to use your frame to support
you need to use your frame to support
you need to use your frame to support altruistic causes like Doctors Without
altruistic causes like Doctors Without
altruistic causes like Doctors Without Borders I was in the Kosovo war in 99 as
Borders I was in the Kosovo war in 99 as
Borders I was in the Kosovo war in 99 as a soldier I thought I was doing a tough
a soldier I thought I was doing a tough
a soldier I thought I was doing a tough job out there and I was always blown
job out there and I was always blown
job out there and I was always blown away by when I would come around the
away by when I would come around the
away by when I would come around the corner ahead of me
corner ahead of me
corner ahead of me consistently all the time were these
consistently all the time were these
consistently all the time were these amazing doctors and their teams from a
amazing doctors and their teams from a
amazing doctors and their teams from a group called medicines or Thea Doctors
group called medicines or Thea Doctors
group called medicines or Thea Doctors Without Borders and they were there
Without Borders and they were there
Without Borders and they were there saving civilians lives and you could see
saving civilians lives and you could see
saving civilians lives and you could see they were so proactive so selfless um
they were so proactive so selfless um
they were so proactive so selfless um you could see that the money that they
you could see that the money that they
you could see that the money that they were given from you know from various
were given from you know from various
were given from you know from various people overseas was sent to the
people overseas was sent to the
people overseas was sent to the frontline it wasn’t wasted on
frontline it wasn’t wasted on
frontline it wasn’t wasted on administration they were out there doing
administration they were out there doing
administration they were out there doing their thing and out there saving
their thing and out there saving
their thing and out there saving people’s lives and I thought you know
people’s lives and I thought you know
people’s lives and I thought you know wow that’s the most inspirational group
wow that’s the most inspirational group
wow that’s the most inspirational group of people
arms outstretched into the sky she is
arms outstretched into the sky she is driving on their face
driving on their face
driving on their face he has been here would you say your
he has been here would you say your
he has been here would you say your military career prepared you at all for
military career prepared you at all for
military career prepared you at all for your music career I think it prepared me
your music career I think it prepared me
your music career I think it prepared me in many ways and it was also terrible
in many ways and it was also terrible
in many ways and it was also terrible preparation for other aspects of it I
preparation for other aspects of it I
preparation for other aspects of it I tour almost constantly and and you know
tour almost constantly and and you know
tour almost constantly and and you know this year been in 200 cities all of that
this year been in 200 cities all of that
this year been in 200 cities all of that time with a band and a crew on a tour
time with a band and a crew on a tour
time with a band and a crew on a tour bus and that band and crew is very much
bus and that band and crew is very much
bus and that band and crew is very much like you know am a platoon of soldiers
like you know am a platoon of soldiers
like you know am a platoon of soldiers on the road with me as the air as the
on the road with me as the air as the
on the road with me as the air as the vacant officer with silly ideas about
vacant officer with silly ideas about
vacant officer with silly ideas about where to go with a tour manager who is
where to go with a tour manager who is
where to go with a tour manager who is like a sergeant or sergeant major who
like a sergeant or sergeant major who
like a sergeant or sergeant major who says okay I’m gonna make that happen for
says okay I’m gonna make that happen for
says okay I’m gonna make that happen for your knows how to make it and then at
your knows how to make it and then at
your knows how to make it and then at the same time the music business is a
the same time the music business is a
the same time the music business is a strange one it’s at its heart is
strange one it’s at its heart is
strange one it’s at its heart is something that I love his music and and
something that I love his music and and
something that I love his music and and its really special the way but when can
its really special the way but when can
its really special the way but when can we can communicate through music I love
we can communicate through music I love
we can communicate through music I love but the music business
but the music business
but the music business he’s lost slightly in the notion of fame
he’s lost slightly in the notion of fame
he’s lost slightly in the notion of fame and fortune and those two constructs are
and fortune and those two constructs are
and fortune and those two constructs are meaningless and shallow and and no great
meaningless and shallow and and no great
meaningless and shallow and and no great depth compared to you know what his
depth compared to you know what his
depth compared to you know what his music and I used to be in a business in
music and I used to be in a business in
music and I used to be in a business in the army which dealt with life and death
the army which dealt with life and death
the army which dealt with life and death and those were very real to suddenly
and those were very real to suddenly
and those were very real to suddenly have to try and concentrate on him on
have to try and concentrate on him on
have to try and concentrate on him on failure unfortunately I sometimes
failure unfortunately I sometimes
failure unfortunately I sometimes struggle there
yes ironic that the juxtaposition there
yes ironic that the juxtaposition there between you know the music industry
between you know the music industry
between you know the music industry which can be so shallow but the music
which can be so shallow but the music
which can be so shallow but the music itself is so you know deep and
itself is so you know deep and
itself is so you know deep and meaningful to so many people yeah it’s a
meaningful to so many people yeah it’s a
meaningful to so many people yeah it’s a strange thing even the notion of charts
strange thing even the notion of charts
strange thing even the notion of charts I find you know confusing sometimes
I find you know confusing sometimes
I find you know confusing sometimes because you know to try and make music a
because you know to try and make music a
because you know to try and make music a competition it seems like a bit of a
competition it seems like a bit of a
competition it seems like a bit of a joke but you know that we create charts
joke but you know that we create charts
joke but you know that we create charts in order to boost sales that’s the way
in order to boost sales that’s the way
in order to boost sales that’s the way it goes and you know and I am part of
it goes and you know and I am part of
it goes and you know and I am part of that I throw myself into that I throw
that I throw myself into that I throw
that I throw myself into that I throw myself into it really because at the end
myself into it really because at the end
myself into it really because at the end of a I love touring and you know and and
of a I love touring and you know and and
of a I love touring and you know and and so if I can get a bit of visibility it
so if I can get a bit of visibility it
so if I can get a bit of visibility it means I can turn up here and that’s the
means I can turn up here and that’s the
means I can turn up here and that’s the bit that I really absolutely love
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