James Blunt autobiography

[Ari]

I'm currently reading James Blunt's 'Loosely Based On A Made-Up Story: A Non-Memoir'.

It's a great read with some properly laugh out loud moments!

[Stella Tortoise]

Agreed

[Stan the Bat]

Don't like his music, but love the guy's sense of humour.

[p1doc]

it is very funny with some interesting stories

[beambeam1]

I listened to this the other week, narrated by himself. It was brilliant, he's quite the raconteur. I was in bits at the thought of an acid-infused fig tree.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

The Netflix documentary is worth watching too.

Seems like a thoroughly decent bloke who became a figure of hate and ridicule just because he was very successful and from an affluent background.

[Ari]

Yes, watched that and it was fascinating.

In particular, just how easily lead the general public are. A few press hacks got bored/envious of him and started writing derisory articles and the great British public eagerly joined in!

Reminded me a little of the Covid response and the way that so many of the public eagerly joined in with the nonsense (face masks not needed in busy restaurants apart from the 10 seconds it takes to walk across the room and sit down, etc).

[milesgiles]

He was quite the player back in the day. Can’t remember who

[21TonyK]

Never liked or disliked the guy but read the book some time ago and since follow him online. His replies to fans and critics are very very good sometimes

Seems like a pretty genuine guy who is happy to say fk you to those who try to annoy him.

[Arrivalist]

Thanks for this OP.

Just started listening to this on Spotify and very enjoyable it is too

[Ari]

21TonyK said:

Seems like a pretty genuine guy who is happy to say fk you to those who try to annoy him.

I suspect that his army experiences have given him a sense of perspective regarding what's really important that few very wealthy and successful people ever get.

[98elise]

Ari said:

21TonyK said:

Seems like a pretty genuine guy who is happy to say fk you to those who try to annoy him.

I suspect that his army experiences have given him a sense of perspective regarding what's really important that few very wealthy and successful people ever get.

Most people who've been in the forces aren't fazed by insults or digs. You wouldn't last long if you got wound up easily.

[Ari]

98elise said:

Most people who've been in the forces aren't fazed by insults or digs. You wouldn't last long if you got wound up easily.

Indeed. But beyond that, when you've been to war zones and seen the pain and the death, people losing everything, it probably gives you a very strong sense of what is really important in life, and puts all the glitz and nonsense into sharp perspective.

[98elise]

Ari said:

98elise said:

Most people who've been in the forces aren't fazed by insults or digs. You wouldn't last long if you got wound up easily.

Indeed. But beyond that, when you've been to war zones and seen the pain and the death, people losing everything, it probably gives you a very strong sense of what is really important in life, and puts all the glitz and nonsense into sharp perspective.

Good point.

[Siko]

Listened to this on Spotify and enjoyed it so much I finished it in one day - great fun but you realise it must have taken a toll on him too. He has a brilliant self-deprecating sense of humour that just makes you instantly like him. The chapters where he describes how he was pretty much totally blanked by the likes of Damon albarn, mick jagger etc are pretty brutal. Great book though and highly recommended.