137 Quotes by James Blunt

I write, “Give me reason but don’t give me choice, because I’ll make the same mistake again.” I think that’s what most men want to be told.

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.

Wish I had known what seemed so strong has been and gone.

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.

If you get up on stage and brag, I don’t think that’s very brave. It’s braver to get up and take your clothes off. And I do that every night.

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.

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.

The showbiz world has to be manipulated to make it more interesting because most people’s lives are boring.

I don’t know how to write without thinking what people would want. You don’t know whether they want you to be black or white, so you kind of get a gray, something in the middle.