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James Hillier Blount , better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter, record producer and former British Army officer.

Blunt rose to fame in 2004 with the release of his debut album Back to Bedlam, achieving worldwide fame with the singles "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover". The album has sold over 11 million copies worldwide, topping the UK Albums Chart and peaking at number two in the US. "You're Beautiful" was number one in the UK, the US and a dozen other countries. Back to Bedlam was the best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK, and is one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history.Blunt has sold over 20 million records worldwide. He has received several awards, including two Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 2006—two MTV Video Music Awards and two Ivor Novello Awards, as well as receiving five Grammy Award nominations.

Blunt was a reconnaissance officer in the Life Guards, a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and served under NATO in the Kosovo War in 1999. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for Music in 2016 by the University of Bristol. Wikipedia  

✵ 22. February 1974
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Famous James Blunt Quotes

“My life is brillant, My love is pure.”

James Blunt

"You're Beautiful"

“You can't break my spirit, it's my dreams you take.”

James Blunt

"Goodbye My Lover"

“JB: And the practical consequences of that political reason would be then aggression against the Russians interviewer: might have been world war III. JB: Absolutely. And that's why we were querying our instruction from an American general. Fortunately, up on the radio came Gen Mike Jackson, whose exact words at the time were, 'I'm not going to have my soldiers be responsible for starting World War III”

James Blunt

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11753050

“Maybe I should try singing like a man.”

James Blunt

Speaking at the 2006 BRIT Awards. http://news.superiorpics.com/print/2006/02/16/blunt_and_martin_attack_critics_0211_6.html

“It's time to the face the truth, I will never be with you.”

James Blunt

"You're Beautiful"

“If time is all I have,
I'll waste it all on you.”

James Blunt

"If Time Is All I Have", written by James Bluint and Eg White
Song lyrics, Some Kind of Trouble (2010)

James Blunt Quotes

“I don’t mean to be desperate or pretend that I’m not torn
But I don’t want to let go of the things that keep me warm”

James Blunt

"Cold", written by James Blunt, Cleo Tighe, Steve Robson
Song lyrics, Once Upon a Mind (2019)

“It's ok, cause I know
You shine even on a rainy day”

James Blunt

"Heart to Heart", written by James Blunt, Daniel Omelio, Daniel Parker
Song lyrics, Moon Landing (2013)

“Everybody wants a flame, they don’t want to get burnt.
And today is our turn.”

James Blunt

"Bonfire Heart", written by James Blunt and Ryan Tedder
Song lyrics, Moon Landing (2013)

“Saw the world turning in my sheets
And once again, I cannot sleep.”

James Blunt

"Same Mistake"
Song lyrics, All the Lost Souls (2007)

“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.”

James Blunt

"Goodbye My Lover", written by James Blunt and Sacha Skarbek
Song lyrics, Back to Bedlam (2004)

“You're beautiful, it's true.”

James Blunt

"You're Beautiful"
Song lyrics, Back to Bedlam (2004)

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