James Blunt

James Hillier Blount (born 22 February 1974), better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and former soldier. He had signed with EMI before securing a recording contract with Atlantic Records and Custard Records.

Blunt rose to prominence in 2004 with the release of his debut studio album Back to Bedlam, before achieving worldwide fame with the singles "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover". The album sold over 11 million copies worldwide, topping the UK Albums Chart and peaking at number two in the US. Blunt's second album, All the Lost Souls, which was released in 2007, topped the charts in over 20 countries and produced the hit single "1973". His third album, Some Kind of Trouble, was released in 2010, after its lead single Stay the Night. A deluxe edition was released the following year, titled Some Kind of Trouble: Revisited. In 2013, he released his fourth album, Moon Landing, which was preceded by the lead single "Bonfire Heart", which peaked at number four in the UK Singles Chart following promotion on The One Show and The Graham Norton Show, as well as receiving extensive radio airplay.

James Blount (disambiguation)

James Blount or James Blunt may refer to:

  • Sir James Blount (died 1493), sometimes rendered as James Blunt, English military commander
  • James Henderson Blount (1837–1903), American statesman
  • James Blount, 6th Baron Mountjoy, English peer
  • James Blunt (born 1974), British musician, whose given name is actually James Hillier Blount
  • James G. Blunt (1826–1881), American general
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    Famous quotes by James Blunt:

    "You're beautiful"
    "Goodbye My Lover."
    "But I think he might be too old for me at 27. I don't think my mum and dad would have that."
    "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."
    "If the Army helped towards my tuition fees I would then give them four years of my life."
    "I have been told by people that I should not be seen clubbing with good-looking women, but I can't see why not. Why be a pop star otherwise?"
    "I have fun with it and I am honest and open about the way I lead my life and don't mislead anyone. I've had the time of my life and thank God for that, it would be such a waste otherwise."
    "I guess if you're stupid enough to join the army without thinking about getting shot at, then you really are a fool."
    "Things take a long time, but when it's right things move fast."
    "My life is brillant, My love is pure."
    "You can't break my spirit, it's my dreams you take."
    "I know I'm a pop star. But sometime I'd like to be a rock star."
    "Absolutely, it's a really weird stage because at the minute, I can walk down the street and be unrecognised, lead a normal life, but my label and everybody is warning me that will be changing and I'm in for a rollercoaster ride."
    "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."
    "Being sent away to boarding school at seven is as great an inspiration as any songwriter could have - to be taken away from one's family and locked away for 10 years. It does create an incredible intensity of emotion."

    James Blunt

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    Goodbye My Lover

    by: James Blunt

    Did I disappoint you or let you down?
    Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?
    'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,
    Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.
    So I took what's mine by eternal right.
    Took your soul out into the night.
    It may be over but it won't stop there,
    I am here for you if you'd only care.
    You touched my heart you touched my soul.
    You changed my life and all my goals.
    And love is blind and that I knew when,
    My heart was blinded by you.
    I've kissed your lips and held your hand.
    Shared your dreams and shared your bed.
    I know you well, I know your smell.
    I've been addicted to you.
    Chorus (2x)
    Goodbye my lover.
    Goodbye my friend.
    You have been the one.
    You have been the one for me.
    I am a dreamer and when I wake,
    You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take.
    And as you move on, remember me,
    Remember us and all we used to be
    I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.
    I've watched you sleeping for a while.
    I'd be the father of your child.
    I'd spend a lifetime with you.
    I know your fears and you know mine.
    We've had our doubts but now we're fine,
    And I love you, I swear that's true.
    I cannot live without you.
    Chorus (2x)
    Goodbye my lover.
    Goodbye my friend.
    You have been the one.
    You have been the one for me.
    And I still hold your hand in my mine.
    In my mine when I'm asleep.
    And I will bear my soul in time,
    When I'm kneeling at your feet.
    Chorus (2x)
    Goodbye my lover.
    Goodbye my friend.
    You have been the one.
    You have been the one for me.
    Outro (2x)
    I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.




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