I write songs about my own experiences. You can't lie to yourself. You can't pose to yourself. James Blunt More Quotes by James Blunt More Quotes From James Blunt My parents are still together. I have two sisters. I travel the world and they are the people I speak to. James Blunt parenttwopeople No matter whether you are black or white, man or woman, gay or straight, Christian, Muslim, or Jew, we all share the same emotions, the same human condition. James Blunt gaychristianmen 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? James Blunt why-notstarspeople War is devastating, and it leaves its scars for generations. James Blunt scargenerationswar Every time I do an interview, it's like serious therapy. But real therapy isn't something that I'd ever have. I feel fortunate that mentally everything is functioning well. James Blunt interviewsseriousreal I try to tell one lie in every interview. It keeps people I know amused when they read the article. James Blunt tryinglyingpeople I don't think I picked up the guitar in the first place as a way of getting women. There are probably better ways of doing it. James Blunt guitarwaythinking Every person I've met has influenced my songs. James Blunt metspersonssong This will be my first visit [to Israel]. I've heard it's a special place, that Tel Aviv is exciting and that the atmosphere is excellent....I hope I'll have time to visit the holy places. James Blunt atmosphereisraelspecial It's always nice to be able to capture your life's experiences in a song and hold the emotion in that way. James Blunt ablenicesong I think sensitive is the wrong description of me. I'm British, actually, so quite bad at expressing myself in conversation, as any ex-girlfriend will tell you. I'm probably emotionally stunted. James Blunt sensitivegirlfriendthinking I used to have an eBay addiction. I was really good at selling stuff. My sister needed to get to a funeral in Ireland - the airlines were on strike - so I listed her on eBay: damsel in distress. Guys were outbidding guys to be the hero and help her. A guy who owned a helicopter won. James Blunt ebayaddictionhero We see differences in people and seem to be afraid of people. The black or white or gay or straight - I don't necessarily look for differences but for similarities. We need to be looking out for each other. James Blunt differencesgaywhite I am a troll. And do you know what? I really don't like social media apart from that aspect of it. Posting pictures of me doing this or that is really boring, but I enjoy engaging with people. I tell them it's just a laugh and to stay in touch if you're getting any grief. They're just opinions. James Blunt i-ammeyousocial-media I'm a short, fairly plain person who's bluffing his case and getting away with it. James Blunt shortawayhisperson 'Top Gear' changed people's perceptions of me. I've had much more positive responses from my TV appearances than written articles. And I have the weirdest voice. James Blunt mevoicepositivepeople We are in the entertainment business. This should be fun. We are musicians; we don't save lives. We shouldn't... we shouldn't take ourselves too seriously or be revered that much. James Blunt musiciansentertainmentbusinessfun I love hamburgers, but if you give me a hamburger for every meal, I'm gonna tire of it. James Blunt mealmeyoulove 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. James Blunt parentsmeexperiencefather I think having toured the world and seeing many places, I've just been blown away by how we've really scarred our home. I'm as guilty as the next person if not more so. I travel a lot. The damage we do to our planet is huge. James Blunt thinkhomeworldtravel
