“I write songs about my own experiences. You can't lie to yourself. You can't pose to yourself.” WritingLyingSongMy Own Author:James Blunt
“To get up on stage with a band is fantastic. To play songs to an audience is mindblowing.” PlaySongAudienceStageBandGet UpFantastic Author:James Blunt
“In a way song writing can almost be detrimental, because suddenly you find an outlet that is a kind of cheating. You don't need to have direct communication. You can say, 'I can't describe it to you, but I will record it and send it to you.'” WayNeedsWritingKindI CanSongRecordsCommunicationDirectCheatingOutletsDetrimentalDirect Communication Author:James Blunt
“The song is about love, life, fear and hope... and more than anything, you... and me...” SongLove Life Author:James Blunt
“It's always nice to be able to capture your life's experiences in a song and hold the emotion in that way.” WayAbleSongEmotionNiceCapture Author:James Blunt
“It's taken a long time but eventually when I had the songs in place and demos right and I found myself a manager, that's when everything started happening quickly but I think that's always the way it is.” ThinkingWayLongSongFoundTakenStupidLong TimeHappeningsManagersDemos Author:James Blunt
“On the song 'Dangerous,' it feels like a teenager picking up a new instrument and writing something with all of that naive excitement.” FeelsWritingSongDangerousInstrumentsTeenagerExcitementNaive Author:James Blunt
