his soft-spoken demeanor belies his reputation as a rock star hi I’m Rebecca
reputation as a rock star hi I’m Rebecca
reputation as a rock star hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with James Blunt
what do you credit with first speaking
what do you credit with first speaking your interest in music I think to begin
your interest in music I think to begin
your interest in music I think to begin with I wasn’t that interested in music
with I wasn’t that interested in music
with I wasn’t that interested in music because I was being forced to do it by
because I was being forced to do it by
because I was being forced to do it by my mom
my mom
my mom you know I enjoyed the sport astir and
you know I enjoyed the sport astir and
you know I enjoyed the sport astir and stuff like that she kind of pushed
stuff like that she kind of pushed
stuff like that she kind of pushed something to see if it would be more in
something to see if it would be more in
something to see if it would be more in artistic or creative I can’t draw so it
artistic or creative I can’t draw so it
artistic or creative I can’t draw so it was it was music and from an early age
was it was music and from an early age
was it was music and from an early age you know she gave me a record or no
you know she gave me a record or no
you know she gave me a record or no three and took out the violin when I was
three and took out the violin when I was
three and took out the violin when I was four the piano when I was seven
four the piano when I was seven
four the piano when I was seven but you know what you can’t really to
but you know what you can’t really to
but you know what you can’t really to say to your friends hey come and listen
say to your friends hey come and listen
say to your friends hey come and listen to me playing Mozart’s or Beethoven’s
to me playing Mozart’s or Beethoven’s
to me playing Mozart’s or Beethoven’s sonata own f-sharp minor so yeah I
sonata own f-sharp minor so yeah I
sonata own f-sharp minor so yeah I didn’t enjoy that so much until I got to
didn’t enjoy that so much until I got to
didn’t enjoy that so much until I got to school where a friend of mine was
school where a friend of mine was
school where a friend of mine was playing the electric guitar I was 14 at
playing the electric guitar I was 14 at
playing the electric guitar I was 14 at a time and instan that’s a whole
a time and instan that’s a whole
a time and instan that’s a whole different thing because he’s playing
different thing because he’s playing
different thing because he’s playing along to solves her on the radio and he
along to solves her on the radio and he
along to solves her on the radio and he told me a few cause I started playing
told me a few cause I started playing
told me a few cause I started playing that and immediately I said you know
that and immediately I said you know
that and immediately I said you know what this is great fun learnt some of
what this is great fun learnt some of
what this is great fun learnt some of those learn to play songs and started
those learn to play songs and started
those learn to play songs and started writing my own stuff and that’s when I
writing my own stuff and that’s when I
writing my own stuff and that’s when I said you know I wanna I want to do music
said you know I wanna I want to do music
said you know I wanna I want to do music as a teenager that’s when you struggle
as a teenager that’s when you struggle
as a teenager that’s when you struggle to express yourself um and I started
to express yourself um and I started
to express yourself um and I started writing songs and yeah and that was that
writing songs and yeah and that was that
writing songs and yeah and that was that moment
moment
moment singing Billie Jean mixing vodka with
singing Billie Jean mixing vodka with
singing Billie Jean mixing vodka with caffeine
caffeine
caffeine we got stranger stopping
what artist did you grow up listening to
what artist did you grow up listening to you and do credit with kind of inspiring
you and do credit with kind of inspiring
you and do credit with kind of inspiring you to say this is what I want to do I
you to say this is what I want to do I
you to say this is what I want to do I didn’t have much of a record collection
didn’t have much of a record collection
didn’t have much of a record collection myself but at school you know lots
myself but at school you know lots
myself but at school you know lots people were playing their own things was
people were playing their own things was
people were playing their own things was a period where I suppose there a lot of
a period where I suppose there a lot of
a period where I suppose there a lot of American guitar bands even but for
American guitar bands even but for
American guitar bands even but for whether or not I have my music then
whether or not I have my music then
whether or not I have my music then sounds like them or not in lism it was
sounds like them or not in lism it was
sounds like them or not in lism it was just a litte you know an amazing moment
just a litte you know an amazing moment
just a litte you know an amazing moment of of really understanding the music is
of of really understanding the music is
of of really understanding the music is a great form of expression and and I
a great form of expression and and I
a great form of expression and and I learned that more than anything now that
learned that more than anything now that
learned that more than anything now that I’m playing all across the world and
I’m playing all across the world and
I’m playing all across the world and this world tour and you’re in places
this world tour and you’re in places
this world tour and you’re in places where many people don’t understand or
where many people don’t understand or
where many people don’t understand or don’t speak the language that I’m
don’t speak the language that I’m
don’t speak the language that I’m singing in and yet they really still
singing in and yet they really still
singing in and yet they really still feel the emotion behind the music
you have a reputation for being very
you have a reputation for being very sensitive and serious because of your
sensitive and serious because of your
sensitive and serious because of your introspective lyrics what do you think
introspective lyrics what do you think
introspective lyrics what do you think of that reputation it’s not something I
of that reputation it’s not something I
of that reputation it’s not something I think about too much because you know
think about too much because you know
think about too much because you know who you are and what your reputation
who you are and what your reputation
who you are and what your reputation might be in it would be you’d have to be
might be in it would be you’d have to be
might be in it would be you’d have to be young quite egocentric to just be why
young quite egocentric to just be why
young quite egocentric to just be why they were all concerned about whether I
they were all concerned about whether I
they were all concerned about whether I should change it slightly here or there
should change it slightly here or there
should change it slightly here or there you think about me too much I have mine
you think about me too much I have mine
you think about me too much I have mine own firm as a sensitive
own firm as a sensitive
own firm as a sensitive singer/songwriter definitely I am
singer/songwriter definitely I am
singer/songwriter definitely I am because of the singles that have come
because of the singles that have come
because of the singles that have come out is there more to that on the albums
out is there more to that on the albums
out is there more to that on the albums yeah I think so you know where will
yeah I think so you know where will
yeah I think so you know where will people discover it some well and some
people discover it some well and some
people discover it some well and some won’t
won’t
won’t your friends will know about it and the
your friends will know about it and the
your friends will know about it and the people who listen to what you do might
people who listen to what you do might
people who listen to what you do might not you know you don’t have to force
not you know you don’t have to force
not you know you don’t have to force yourself on people I don’t expect to
yourself on people I don’t expect to
yourself on people I don’t expect to kind of you know a loyalty of hey you
kind of you know a loyalty of hey you
kind of you know a loyalty of hey you know you’ve got once and one album so
know you’ve got once and one album so
know you’ve got once and one album so you need to buy the next I don’t think
you need to buy the next I don’t think
you need to buy the next I don’t think you know the world doesn’t work in that
you know the world doesn’t work in that
you know the world doesn’t work in that way and I think you know you let people
way and I think you know you let people
way and I think you know you let people do what they want to do and enjoy your
do what they want to do and enjoy your
do what they want to do and enjoy your music the way they want to and you know
music the way they want to and you know
music the way they want to and you know when I when I write song it’s very
when I when I write song it’s very
when I when I write song it’s very personal to me when you put it out you
personal to me when you put it out you
personal to me when you put it out you give it to other people to use and
give it to other people to use and
give it to other people to use and abused and understand in any way that
abused and understand in any way that
abused and understand in any way that they want to and I love that
they want to and I love that
they want to and I love that you very much for you time better
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