James Blunt’s name is known around the world, however, his fans may soon have to call him something else.
In honor of his debut album, Return to BedlamTurning 20 years old this year, Blunt made a promise to fans if the album reached No. 1 on the charts.
Speaking to Radio X’s Chris Moyles, Blunt said that if the album topped the charts, he would change the name to “whatever the public wanted.”
“I have applied to change my name to whatever the public wants – they can change my name,” he said. Metro UK
“It’s a genuine thing. I swear on my life and the life of my one and only fan – Brian from Glasgow – I will change the name if it goes to number one,” Blunt added. “Yes. I swear on Brian’s life and my life. Whatever the public wants – and of course the public will be kind, they wouldn’t choose anything that resonates with Blunt, would they? But you know, as long as it’s not, you know, Blunty McBluntface.”
Return to Bedlam gave Blunt some of his biggest hits when it was released. The record includes the hits “You’re Beautiful”, “High”, “Wisemen” and “Goodbye My Lover”.
Elsewhere in the interview, Blunt spoke about his string of successful singles and how it launched his career.
“‘High’ was the first single. So we released ‘High’ and that song got a bit of airplay on Radio X at that stage – this was my natural home!” he shared. “And then we put ‘Wisemen’ out, the top 20 album, and then the killer ‘You’re Beautiful,’ in 2005 at that stage, and the rest is terrible, terrible history.” terrible!”
Return to Bedlam previously spent 10 weeks at the top of the UK albums chart and spent a total of 40 weeks in the top 10.
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