Singer songwriter James Blunt talks about rock star rejection and moving to Ibiza as his hilarious new memoir is published. He tells Hannah Stephenson why fame is a double-edged sword.
James Blunt is recalling the rock stars who have blanked him over the years, not wanting to hang out with a man who now describes himself as a ‘one-hit wonder’, creator of the famous romantic song, You’re Beautiful. A-listers Mick Jagger, Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn all feature in his latest book, Loosely Based On A Made-Up Story, a sort of autobiography, although Blunt says some of it is made up and some of it isn’t, which makes him quite tricky to pin down.
” His army experience – he served as a reconnaissance officer in the Kosovo conflict, crossing minefields in tanks, witnessing the deaths of fellow soldiers as well as civilian atrocities and mass graves – has given him further perspective, he agrees. “When things were tough, I could call a mate in Iraq or Afghanistan, and he would say, ‘So-and-so’s leg has just been blown off. What’s up with you?’ And actually, I don’t really have much to complain about.
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