The singer explains why he always Googles his reviews and his sadness that people have stopped being horrible
James Blunts nice-guy reputation precedes him. Sure, hes had four platinum albums, with his breakout hit Youre Beautiful going to No 1 in 10 countries, including the US. where it sold over three million copies. But it hasnt gone to his head: hes free of ego (Evening Standard), friendly and easy to talk to (the Telegraph), impressively unselfconscious (the Independent), just an all-round good bloke (Metro). When I mention Im going to interview him, people offer stories of how charming he is. Yes, they all say, his music isnt to everyones taste, but hes self-deprecating, a good egg, just a BLOODY NICE CHAP.
As I travel to Braunschweig in Germany to meet Blunt in the middle of a year-long world tour, I am steely in my insistence not to indulge in sycophancy. He might have charmed some journalists in the past, but I will force him to do the only thing that can reveal someones true narcissism: getting him to Google himself.
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