1 00:00:05,900 --> 00:00:09,200 So, today, I'm going on a sartorial Journey with the 2 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:11,600 English singer-songwriter and musician. 3 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:14,700 James Blunt, a former reconnaissance officer in the 4 00:00:14,707 --> 00:00:16,800 Life guard, Regiment of the British army. 5 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:20,300 He served under NATO during the 1999 cost of a wall. 6 00:00:20,300 --> 00:00:23,600 After leaving the military, he shot to Fame in 2004 with the 7 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:26,900 release of his debut. Album back to Bedlam, You're 8 00:00:26,900 --> 00:00:29,800 Beautiful Goodbye. My Lover 1973. 9 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,300 A bonfire of the heart. All of those fabulous songs 10 00:00:33,300 --> 00:00:37,100 became worldwide, smashes, and the rest as they say, is 11 00:00:37,100 --> 00:00:40,900 history, as well as a record-breaking sales and 12 00:00:40,900 --> 00:00:43,600 accolades to countless, to mention, James has become a 13 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:47,800 Twitter icon, documenting his rise in the book, how to become 14 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:52,200 a complete and utter blunt Diary of a reluctant social media 15 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:55,800 sensation. So, welcome James, lovely, 16 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,100 lovely, sweety introduction. I've had ever. 17 00:00:58,100 --> 00:01:01,300 Thank you everyone, and when you come on before, Kant says, to 18 00:01:01,300 --> 00:01:04,099 visit, feel the warm up act. Yeah, thank hardly. 19 00:01:04,099 --> 00:01:07,100 Charging famously, known for my clothes and my style. 20 00:01:07,100 --> 00:01:10,000 So that's entirely why I'm here. Well, that's why I thought it 21 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,900 would the invitation essential that we should talk. 22 00:01:12,900 --> 00:01:16,900 I mean, look, the, the cover of your book, you're in a bright 23 00:01:16,900 --> 00:01:18,800 yellow suit Yanks. I promise. 24 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,700 It's not mine and will never be worn again. 25 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,000 How did that come about? Well, you know, I think we're 26 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:27,200 doing a photo shoot for, in for a newspaper and a found, an 27 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,800 amazing venue in London with Paris. 28 00:01:29,900 --> 00:01:34,700 It's everywhere and an amazing kind of tropical bushes and a 29 00:01:34,700 --> 00:01:36,500 swimming pool in. Stuck me in a suit and said, 30 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:38,200 jump off there and we'll take pictures. 31 00:01:38,300 --> 00:01:40,700 I don't believe it because honestly, I could have sworn 32 00:01:40,700 --> 00:01:43,600 that Senor. Beautiful pool in Ibiza in the 33 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:47,200 sun, that's its London. It isn't that amazing not for 34 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,600 real, not for real. Did you get the suit wet? 35 00:01:49,900 --> 00:01:51,800 I did. Yeah, they got me for hours, you 36 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:53,500 know, standing on the edge and then falling and trying to 37 00:01:53,500 --> 00:01:56,700 capture the moment. I fell in and then we'd have to 38 00:01:56,700 --> 00:01:58,800 take half an hour to dry the suit. 39 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:02,000 And so every, you know, Two pictures as you know, an hour in 40 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:03,700 the making. Whoa. 41 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:11,700 But let's paste right back to Childhood and your earliest sort 42 00:02:11,700 --> 00:02:17,900 of awareness of clothes and your earliest sartorial memory where 43 00:02:17,900 --> 00:02:22,800 your parents really stylish? No, I mean, my father, my 44 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,300 parents are, you know, my father's from the Army were 45 00:02:25,300 --> 00:02:28,300 pretty weird, pretty well, how well I can say not. 46 00:02:28,300 --> 00:02:32,200 Not over exciting when it comes to Close, I suppose as a child, 47 00:02:32,300 --> 00:02:35,000 what can I think of her clothes? Clowns always scared me. 48 00:02:35,300 --> 00:02:37,100 You know, parties. You could see people dressing 49 00:02:37,100 --> 00:02:38,700 up, an account. I think I still have nightmares. 50 00:02:38,700 --> 00:02:44,800 That counts will eat me but so I understand Getting dressed up. 51 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:47,900 I suppose that was what I remember most and and and 52 00:02:47,900 --> 00:02:51,000 probably enjoying parties because of that in fancy dress. 53 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,700 Yeah. And did you feel like you became 54 00:02:53,700 --> 00:02:56,700 someone else when you were in in a costume? 55 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:00,100 Yeah, I mean I, you know, I went on to join the Army myself and 56 00:03:00,100 --> 00:03:02,400 so obviously as any Soldier would tell you cross-dressing is 57 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:05,700 an important part soldiers routine. 58 00:03:05,700 --> 00:03:07,900 And and so, there's not many a fancy dress. 59 00:03:08,100 --> 00:03:11,000 Even as a child, that I wouldn't go dressed as a girl and those 60 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:15,000 as a smaller, man, as well. I suppose I have, you know, The 61 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:18,600 benefit of doing that as I could borrow some heels and give 62 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:20,500 myself a little extra bit of height. 63 00:03:20,500 --> 00:03:24,300 So, what size are you? No, you're not, you are 64 00:03:24,300 --> 00:03:27,700 absolutely not nicking my food. I mean, offering one often has 65 00:03:27,700 --> 00:03:30,400 it, you know, as in my twenties I probably try and go out with 66 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,800 people who are size 7, just so I could. 67 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:37,100 So I could swap. And did you wear tights and all 68 00:03:37,100 --> 00:03:41,900 of that sort of going as a girl, if it was chilly, and did you 69 00:03:41,900 --> 00:03:45,800 shave your legs first? I think, you know a dark tight. 70 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:49,300 You don't need to do, you don't look at me. 71 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,300 Sorry. But you know and I feel I have 72 00:03:52,300 --> 00:03:53,900 good legs and it's their worst showing off. 73 00:03:53,900 --> 00:03:56,600 If you get the opportunity, sounds good. 74 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:01,700 I coming back to the Army, you know, I sometimes think of 75 00:04:01,700 --> 00:04:04,800 clothes as being our armor, they're sort of what stands 76 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,900 between us and our naked selves and the rest of the world. 77 00:04:08,100 --> 00:04:13,500 But obviously, for you during your military time, you know, it 78 00:04:13,700 --> 00:04:17,899 It was your armor. What did it mean to you to wear 79 00:04:17,899 --> 00:04:20,899 a British military uniform? Well, I suppose you're really 80 00:04:20,899 --> 00:04:24,500 right in that respect that's, you know, uniform is I mean a 81 00:04:24,508 --> 00:04:28,400 perhaps it's seen as a way that your undefinable in between 82 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,900 amongst other soldiers. So then he looks at you and you 83 00:04:30,900 --> 00:04:34,600 and you appear all as one, but that is your arm in the sense 84 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:38,000 that as a reconnaissance officer, I was hiding, stalking 85 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:42,500 the enemy in the end in bushes arm and and said have camouflage 86 00:04:42,500 --> 00:04:45,600 on, you know it is Is talking about practicality everything 87 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:48,200 that we will was about practicality, how lightweight it 88 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:54,200 was, how easy access the pockets are and, and what and what you 89 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:55,900 strap onto yourself on top of that. 90 00:04:56,500 --> 00:04:59,600 And so, yeah, for me, it was about practicality news and I 91 00:04:59,608 --> 00:05:02,100 think that's probably what I've carried on in later life. 92 00:05:02,100 --> 00:05:05,700 Now, as a touring musician, you know, as you know me already. 93 00:05:05,700 --> 00:05:09,000 I've turned up here in jeans and a t-shirt and I only ever seen 94 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:11,600 you, I think exactly. And I'm very much about the 95 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:13,100 practicality of what I'm wearing. 96 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,700 And I suppose also maybe that goes with what I do with music, 97 00:05:17,700 --> 00:05:22,000 which is, you know, lots of artists dress up and put on a 98 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,500 Fanfare. But I'm singing very very open, 99 00:05:24,500 --> 00:05:30,200 very raw, very heartfelt songs, and not trying to deceive, or 100 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,600 show, something else. I'm trying to show real human 101 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,000 being. And in many ways, I'm, you know, 102 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,300 you talked about the arm and cover your nakedness in many 103 00:05:37,300 --> 00:05:39,700 ways. I'm trying to reveal myself to 104 00:05:39,700 --> 00:05:42,700 stand up there and as if with no clothes on and say, these are my 105 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,500 Frailty. He's my failings, my flaws. 106 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:48,600 And I here, I am unafraid to show them. 107 00:05:49,900 --> 00:05:53,000 I can feel a naked set coming on at some point. 108 00:05:53,000 --> 00:06:01,200 Maybe note, hopefully not. But with the stripping away of 109 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,400 that individuality that you have in the Army. 110 00:06:04,700 --> 00:06:08,600 How did that affect you did it affect you in any way? 111 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,500 Well, it's a strange thing that lots of people ask, you know, 112 00:06:11,500 --> 00:06:13,300 fantastic about the discipline within the Army. 113 00:06:13,300 --> 00:06:16,600 Do you struggle with that? You know, you're saying the loss 114 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,000 of individuality. But actually the Army isn't like 115 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,100 that. Perhaps, the uniform makes you 116 00:06:21,100 --> 00:06:23,700 think that but our army is very, very small. 117 00:06:23,700 --> 00:06:27,100 And so our army is actually about individuals using their 118 00:06:27,100 --> 00:06:30,400 Common Sense using their brains to work out a best the best 119 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,700 solution. And that's that a different way 120 00:06:32,900 --> 00:06:35,500 than say the Russian army, which we can see in action now where 121 00:06:35,500 --> 00:06:39,200 they just Chuck a massive soldiers in One Direction. 122 00:06:39,300 --> 00:06:41,500 Don't necessarily give them any free will. 123 00:06:41,700 --> 00:06:44,200 Where's as being a smaller Army told, you know, this is your 124 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:46,800 mission and how you complete that mission is up to you. 125 00:06:46,808 --> 00:06:48,500 So you really don't lose your individuality. 126 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:52,300 You know they are they talk about needing risk-takers people 127 00:06:52,300 --> 00:06:55,100 who have independent thought. Yeah. 128 00:06:55,100 --> 00:06:58,300 Just as long as you do it within certain guidelines it's a hell 129 00:06:58,300 --> 00:07:03,100 of a training for life isn't it? Definitely and completely for 130 00:07:03,100 --> 00:07:08,900 what I do now you know I used to tour the world in a tank sent 131 00:07:08,900 --> 00:07:12,100 off to different places. I now Tour the World in a 132 00:07:12,108 --> 00:07:16,000 slightly more comfortable tank a tour bus but you know it is 133 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,300 pretty fabulous at how pretty good if you're if you like 134 00:07:19,300 --> 00:07:25,400 sleep. 16 men every night, but you know, but there but the kind 135 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:27,100 of logistical side of that is very similar. 136 00:07:27,100 --> 00:07:31,900 I have a tour manager who is like my troop Sergeant who he 137 00:07:31,900 --> 00:07:34,800 knows what we're doing and then I have a crew who are like your 138 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:37,100 non-commissioned officers who are the guys who can make it 139 00:07:37,100 --> 00:07:40,200 happen, and then you have me in the band to just, you know, like 140 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:43,600 the soldiers who, who just get thrown out there and and have 141 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:44,800 fun. Yeah. 142 00:07:44,900 --> 00:07:49,100 And you do it. So, well, when you, when you're 143 00:07:49,100 --> 00:07:53,000 thinking about, About closed. Do you obviously, you've created 144 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:58,400 your sort of uniform of your jeans and your t-shirts and do 145 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:02,400 you think you are dressing for yourself for your audience? 146 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:05,300 Your wife? I'm well, I think I've 147 00:08:05,300 --> 00:08:07,400 definitely kind of gone through a sort of change in the way I 148 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:10,300 approach close once upon a time, I had a dream that I wanted to 149 00:08:10,308 --> 00:08:13,600 be, you know, a rock star and you are never achieve that. 150 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:17,000 So now I've just managed to try and be a pop star instead but 151 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:19,400 but in living that dream, I definitely warmer. 152 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,900 Small kind of loud outrageous clothes. 153 00:08:22,900 --> 00:08:26,500 I'm you know if you saw any old photos me hours in Pink jeans or 154 00:08:26,500 --> 00:08:30,800 purple jeans with flowers on them and and generally, yeah, 155 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:34,600 quite extrovert and weirdly. When I did succeed in the music 156 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:39,700 business, I wanted to be much less visible and understated and 157 00:08:39,700 --> 00:08:41,299 so now. Yeah, I am. 158 00:08:41,500 --> 00:08:45,300 I think I dressed for practicality for myself and 159 00:08:45,300 --> 00:08:47,400 something easier? I can so I can so I can run 160 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:51,000 away. Now, I think where you've got 161 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:54,000 his great. You're beautiful. 162 00:08:54,000 --> 00:09:00,500 Beautiful song Monsters about your relationship with your 163 00:09:00,700 --> 00:09:04,800 there at the time, very ill, father, and that sort of lovely 164 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:10,300 bond between Father and Son. I often think of that when I see 165 00:09:10,700 --> 00:09:16,300 you, and your two sons wearing either, exactly the same board 166 00:09:16,300 --> 00:09:20,000 shorts or exactly the same jeans and shirts and I I think the 167 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,300 something so Charming about that. 168 00:09:22,500 --> 00:09:25,800 How did that all come about? How does that when did that 169 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:28,200 first start wearing the same clothes? 170 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:31,500 Yes. Well because I'm small enough to 171 00:09:31,500 --> 00:09:35,100 where my children's clothes. So it just you know these are by 172 00:09:35,100 --> 00:09:39,100 the way mix and match. I think it's just amusing, isn't 173 00:09:39,100 --> 00:09:42,200 it really? I mean for the video, I was 174 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:44,000 wearing some of the clothes to my father because we want, you 175 00:09:44,008 --> 00:09:46,500 know, because we do licks look so similar and we wanted to 176 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:51,000 capture the fact that, you know, obviously I'm I'm his son and 177 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:53,400 and no one else has a chip off the old block. 178 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:56,600 And and yeah, I might do the same with my own because it's 179 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:59,900 just, he looks rather sweet. Oh, it looks so beautiful. 180 00:09:59,900 --> 00:10:03,400 And by the way, James and Sophia's children are my 181 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:07,700 absolute all-time favorites. You have been quoted as saying 182 00:10:08,100 --> 00:10:10,900 opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. 183 00:10:10,900 --> 00:10:14,700 And on that note, does your beautiful wife have opinions on 184 00:10:14,700 --> 00:10:18,300 your wardrobe and if so do you listen she definitely hasn't she 185 00:10:18,300 --> 00:10:21,000 really knows her stuff. Um, and I'm so glad to have her 186 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,300 opinion. Otherwise I would be at Sea. 187 00:10:23,300 --> 00:10:27,000 And so literally I will with almost anything whether I am 188 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,300 doing something professionally in the music business or 189 00:10:29,300 --> 00:10:30,600 privately. If I'm doing something 190 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:32,700 professionally, I'll step out and there's a manager and 191 00:10:32,700 --> 00:10:35,700 there's a record label and there and they'll be some stylist that 192 00:10:35,700 --> 00:10:39,900 they've roped in to guide me through my ignorance and the 193 00:10:39,900 --> 00:10:42,200 person I would normally turn to when they've all had their say 194 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:45,000 is severe and say what do you think? 195 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:48,100 And it's thumbs up or thumbs down that I really listened to 196 00:10:48,300 --> 00:10:49,400 good. Good. 197 00:10:49,500 --> 00:10:52,500 Good. Would you say you've had a worst 198 00:10:52,500 --> 00:10:56,100 fashion moment, many? So what was it? 199 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:59,900 Yeah, many. Well, going back to, you know, 200 00:10:59,900 --> 00:11:02,200 the dressing up. I'd I remember, you know, doing 201 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:05,400 walking back home from a party at something like 6:00 in the 202 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:07,200 morning was a long party. It's not the Walk of Shame, it 203 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:09,500 was the wrong party. Let's at least go for that, in 204 00:11:09,500 --> 00:11:13,900 this, the sake of talking to you and it was through verbier and I 205 00:11:13,900 --> 00:11:16,600 was dressed up as a woman in high heels and there's a guy in 206 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:20,500 a poor stuck in a snow drift and I offered to pay Pin push is 207 00:11:20,700 --> 00:11:24,000 pushed out of a snow drift, fully dressed as a woman, but 208 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:28,600 fairly obviously, not a woman. He'll he begged me not to help 209 00:11:29,100 --> 00:11:31,500 and and I definitely haven't had some terrible. 210 00:11:31,500 --> 00:11:35,800 Other ones, I went on the have I got news for you and you know, 211 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:39,200 I'd got a leather jacket because you know, because I do want to 212 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:41,000 be cool. So I think a leather jacket is a 213 00:11:41,008 --> 00:11:43,500 first step in that direction and the leather jacket. 214 00:11:43,500 --> 00:11:46,400 Like it kind of looked like a quilt rather than a leather 215 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:51,600 jacket, a black quilt on there. Pretty serious TV show. 216 00:11:52,300 --> 00:11:55,400 So, yeah, you know, it can't really delete these things. 217 00:11:55,900 --> 00:12:00,600 So now you absolutely can't be when we grew up was a lot easier 218 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:01,800 to yeah. To. 219 00:12:02,300 --> 00:12:04,600 But now it's sort of out there in The Ether. 220 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:07,600 Exactly. So, when you're unsure of the 221 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:10,900 dress code and being a global pop star, do you just sort of 222 00:12:10,900 --> 00:12:12,600 say soldered I can wear what I want? 223 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:16,800 Yeah, I mean, that's when, if people say you know, it's this 224 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:20,800 is whatever black tie. If you're supposed to be turning 225 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:23,100 up as a pop star, then it's a great moment. 226 00:12:23,100 --> 00:12:25,900 You can just say, I'm just going to turn up like this. 227 00:12:27,100 --> 00:12:29,600 But, but, you know me, I'm fairly institutionalized and 228 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,700 sometimes if I'm given the instruction and I'll turn up as 229 00:12:32,700 --> 00:12:35,300 instructed. So I did turn up to Elton, John 230 00:12:36,100 --> 00:12:39,500 his Elton, John and David furnish as white tie, and tiara 231 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:40,800 party. And I just left the Army and 232 00:12:40,808 --> 00:12:44,000 just become a pop star. So, I went out and hired white 233 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:49,000 tie and Tiara and turned up, you know, looking ridiculous and I 234 00:12:49,008 --> 00:12:50,400 never know. It was pop stars and they just 235 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:52,200 turned up as pop stars and so I was the end. 236 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:55,000 You are like a waiter looking like the weight and looks like 237 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,600 Pratt and I, and so I learned the hard way. 238 00:12:57,900 --> 00:13:00,700 I won't be doing that again. You've also been quoted as 239 00:13:00,700 --> 00:13:03,700 saying, I don't agree with superstitious routines, but 240 00:13:03,700 --> 00:13:05,800 there are a couple of things. I'll always do before 241 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:08,600 performing, I'll get together with the band and chill out. 242 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:11,100 And then, just before I go onstage, Al always check my 243 00:13:11,100 --> 00:13:14,500 flies. It's a story behind this. 244 00:13:15,100 --> 00:13:18,500 Well, you know, as someone who takes opens are flies of a lot, 245 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:24,200 It's just I think it's just a safe, a safe thing, you know 246 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:28,800 you're standing up over an audience and I've yeah, had, 247 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:30,700 yeah, it's just a sensible thing to do. 248 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,400 Don't feel other than Superstition seem silly, you 249 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:35,900 know, or rather practical, you know, don't walk under a ladder, 250 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:37,400 not because you're superstitious, but because 251 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:40,900 someone will drop something on your head potentially but 252 00:13:40,900 --> 00:13:44,600 checking my flyers before seems like a sensible thing and I know 253 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:46,700 you love a bit of fancy dress. Yes. 254 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:51,300 When did that actually Art with the so that was as a child. 255 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:53,100 Yeah. I mean, I even yeah. 256 00:13:53,100 --> 00:13:58,500 I mean, I really might my sister my and myself were working on 257 00:13:58,500 --> 00:14:00,600 doing that all the time. She'd even insist on going to 258 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:04,600 school still dressed as a clown. I think she even as an adult. 259 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:07,600 Now, picks up her children dressed as a clown so it's 260 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,500 definitely in s, you know, she was more clowns. 261 00:14:10,500 --> 00:14:12,800 I'm more scared of those maybe because my sister dressed as a 262 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:16,400 clown cross-dressing, I can't do that too much anymore apart from 263 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:21,000 back in the privacy of my own bedroom and So, but, but often, 264 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,100 when we've gone out, I mean, you know, you and I have seen each 265 00:14:23,100 --> 00:14:26,300 other in verbier, we often get dressed up as superheroes there 266 00:14:26,300 --> 00:14:28,400 because if you're having a party of you dressed as superheroes, 267 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:31,000 then it's very easy to identify who's with you. 268 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:34,400 If you're in a public space, you can just shout superheroes over 269 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:38,200 here and I hate having to do. Also, if you're in there like, 270 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:40,000 you're trying to get into a nightclub and then you're in the 271 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,000 queue and then the bouncer isn't, you're letting in, and 272 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:44,300 then suddenly he lets you in, you can literally gather all the 273 00:14:44,300 --> 00:14:48,300 super superheroes on me and and then you're like, yeah, I do 274 00:14:48,300 --> 00:14:49,300 remember this. Yeah. 275 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:51,500 Next time, the dress code is superheroes. 276 00:14:51,500 --> 00:14:54,400 I'll really do it properly rather than, and yeah. 277 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:56,400 Generally, people think are useful as well, if you like 278 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:59,400 that. So it's just who you are. 279 00:14:59,500 --> 00:15:01,700 You are. It's all of the sort of army 280 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:05,300 training behind you, you are a genuine superhero. 281 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,500 There's a great picture actually which they're bad brats, he 282 00:15:08,500 --> 00:15:09,900 caught. I don't normally enjoy pepper a 283 00:15:09,900 --> 00:15:13,500 see pictures but I was walking home from a party with my wife. 284 00:15:13,500 --> 00:15:16,500 She was dressed as Wonder Woman is just in our heels and I was 285 00:15:16,900 --> 00:15:22,000 dressed as as Obviously, you know, four inches shorter than 286 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:24,600 her wash. Is he and I just look like a 287 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:28,900 little child being me. Being left home in my. 288 00:15:30,900 --> 00:15:34,200 Did you ever have a go-to clubbing, outfit? 289 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:39,600 Um, yeah, I mean, I from from University, I was University of 290 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,900 Bristol and I really loved it for it's not nightclubs effect. 291 00:15:42,900 --> 00:15:45,000 It was a fantastic club. And then, I would come up here 292 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,400 to Hanover Grand which a man called, Roger, Michael would run 293 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:51,600 on Thursday and to a Ministry of Sound, which I absolutely loved. 294 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:54,800 And even in the Army I was still out clubbing. 295 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:59,000 And I mean, I remember being stopped by the police six in the 296 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,400 morning, when they were in the club had closed. 297 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:03,800 I was, you know, so because I was there, I was there 298 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:06,800 designated And drive. And so they were driving back to 299 00:16:06,808 --> 00:16:11,900 the barracks as well and I was and I got out, I had tight 300 00:16:11,900 --> 00:16:17,100 tight, lime green flares with daisies on them and a pink 301 00:16:17,100 --> 00:16:21,100 crop-top back to the very back to the barracks and he stopped 302 00:16:21,100 --> 00:16:24,200 me and said, you know, I at the car and they're gonna you know 303 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,200 breathalyze me and things like that and I pulled out my Army, 304 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:29,700 the ID card and said yeah hi there Lieutenant blunt mr. 305 00:16:29,700 --> 00:16:37,000 Dick is it said no fucking way. But you know but anyway it was 306 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:41,200 entirely sober sent on my way with him again, just shaking his 307 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:44,700 head. So yeah, I think anything tight, 308 00:16:44,900 --> 00:16:48,400 lime green, with flowers decent crop top a bit of neon and I'm 309 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:51,300 away, right? I'll be looking out for that. 310 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:55,900 Best raving accessory. Whistle glow. 311 00:16:55,900 --> 00:16:59,000 Stick rubber ring. Am I allowed to say vibrating 312 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:04,599 butt plug or not, you know, because no one knows he'll just 313 00:17:04,599 --> 00:17:06,300 away. A and and then there may be a 314 00:17:06,300 --> 00:17:10,500 little bit of cash in your pocket and just hey yay way. 315 00:17:10,500 --> 00:17:15,400 Too much information. Okay, Ona lighter note, maybe 316 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:19,900 not but I think as human beings were a little guilty of sizing 317 00:17:19,900 --> 00:17:24,200 people up when we first meet them especially by what they're 318 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:27,400 wearing is this something you're conscious of? 319 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:32,000 Do you ever look at the face or do you look at the total look? 320 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:34,800 Well weirdly and it most people when having a conversation was a 321 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,700 toad See the guy in the blue suit over there or the girl in 322 00:17:37,700 --> 00:17:41,100 the red dress and I really just don't see the clothing. 323 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:43,500 I would like to I see through the clothing, I don't do that 324 00:17:44,900 --> 00:17:48,400 and that's perverse but but now I normally see I suppose I see 325 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:52,800 the face the hair, that's the guys, six-foot-four little 326 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:59,900 fucker and yeah I don't really don't see the clothes that much 327 00:18:00,100 --> 00:18:05,000 you've attended Royal weddings. What do you have to take? 328 00:18:05,100 --> 00:18:10,400 Take into account sartorial E when when you're dressing for 329 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:12,200 that occasion will is really easy for a man. 330 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:13,700 Isn't it you know this conversation? 331 00:18:13,700 --> 00:18:17,500 Because as a man you know we just can stick on a tailcoat and 332 00:18:17,500 --> 00:18:19,100 we're away. You know, the only thing I think 333 00:18:19,100 --> 00:18:22,100 about is whether my socks are the right color to match my 334 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:25,400 wife's dress. But but do you ever sort of go 335 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:29,700 out of the box or for that sort of thing and change your sock 336 00:18:29,700 --> 00:18:32,400 color or do anything socks? As far? 337 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:35,700 I'm going to have literally, I have the most high Range of 338 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,000 colorful socks in the world. And I'm almost the thing that 339 00:18:39,300 --> 00:18:42,200 I'm obsessed by as a color that's or identify interest as I 340 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:47,200 get on that. But my only time with Harry's 341 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,400 wedding, I was on tour and so it's an amazing invitation to 342 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:53,400 get and and I was thrilled, but I was playing the night before 343 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:57,600 and the night of the wedding. So I flew back and the only 344 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:00,300 thing I had to really think about was whether I what I could 345 00:19:00,300 --> 00:19:04,000 wear, as I got the back of her most bike that drove me know. 346 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,200 I had a one of the career mode. Termites that drove me back to 347 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:07,700 an airport to get to my concert in time. 348 00:19:08,300 --> 00:19:11,800 And so, you know, in a morning coat was quite a look on the 349 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:14,700 back of that. And I arrived back in Estonia 350 00:19:14,700 --> 00:19:18,500 with 15 minutes to spare before I ran onto stage and played two 351 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:20,300 to jump into your jeans and t-shirts. 352 00:19:20,300 --> 00:19:24,900 Thank you fantastic. Would you say you've got a style 353 00:19:24,900 --> 00:19:29,400 icon? Was there anyone that you looked 354 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:32,900 at maybe as a kid growing up and thought? 355 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,800 Oh, he's cool. I mean I mean, you know, me 356 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:38,600 having jeans and t-shirt so who is the style icon? 357 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:41,000 No, I don't think. I mean I could walk and I think 358 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:46,400 of really I know this guy who who is probably a spy maybe it's 359 00:19:46,408 --> 00:19:47,500 not. Maybe just thinks it's by. 360 00:19:47,500 --> 00:19:51,200 He definitely, he definitely thinks he's James Bond and so 361 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:53,400 perhaps I idolized him as a jet. You know, his name is Hugh 362 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:55,500 Morrison. Oh stop it. 363 00:19:55,600 --> 00:20:00,200 He's definitely my partner could say you know somebody that's my 364 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:01,700 style icon to Martian is his name. 365 00:20:01,900 --> 00:20:04,400 Well thank you. I'll mention it to him. 366 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:09,300 Has nothing to do with the so toriel makeover that he's had 367 00:20:09,300 --> 00:20:12,500 over, the last decade in huge, any guiding him. 368 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,100 So you're also probably then is you if you're you know you're 369 00:20:15,100 --> 00:20:18,300 the one guiding him. Oh you're very only I only wear 370 00:20:18,300 --> 00:20:21,600 Amanda. Wait only Amanda wakeley. 371 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:25,100 Kashmir course. So many of these questions. 372 00:20:25,100 --> 00:20:26,900 How would you describe your style now? 373 00:20:26,900 --> 00:20:29,700 Your style DNA but it's a jeans and t-shirt. 374 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:37,600 Yeah, sort of Manchild child. Okay, and your looks. 375 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:42,000 How would you describe yourself? If you were say, if someone 376 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:48,000 didn't know of the, yeah, well, you know, a strange, but 377 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:51,900 beautiful mix somewhere between Tom Cruise and Alan Partridge 378 00:20:53,900 --> 00:20:55,800 favorite bits your body to show off. 379 00:20:56,100 --> 00:21:00,900 I have a great ass. And in fact, I've just been on, 380 00:21:00,900 --> 00:21:04,100 I have been very lucky to be gone on holiday my mouth. 381 00:21:04,300 --> 00:21:06,600 The coast. It was an amazing experience. 382 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:09,800 I didn't have any shorts so I went you know in the in the 383 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:12,900 airport until I could find was super dry and the woman said, 384 00:21:12,900 --> 00:21:18,300 you know, sorry this is the girl Sexton and I said I know because 385 00:21:18,300 --> 00:21:21,900 the men's were just a little bit big and so I spend my holiday 386 00:21:21,900 --> 00:21:29,100 and size 8 Women to know shorts and and my holiday friends said 387 00:21:29,100 --> 00:21:31,700 that it was yeah, definitely little bit revealing. 388 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:37,000 Serious note, what is the one item of clothing? 389 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:41,500 That means the most to you may and might be something that what 390 00:21:41,500 --> 00:21:45,900 your fathers or Uncle's or grandfather's or I do still have 391 00:21:45,900 --> 00:21:50,000 some bits of army uniform which from my ceremonial time near the 392 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:53,000 green bits of when I was you know a green Soldier cream and a 393 00:21:53,008 --> 00:21:57,000 versus I haven't really get their tool but from being 394 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:04,000 Majesty's ceremonial bodyguard to the queen mother's funeral to 395 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:07,700 the Bits of uniform that you wear when you're doing that or 396 00:22:07,700 --> 00:22:10,400 absolutely incredible. And you know that you you look 397 00:22:10,700 --> 00:22:13,600 you know, ridiculous and wonderful and it is so fashion 398 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:17,000 and and so I've managed to keep a few bits of uniform. 399 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,500 Actually I hope you had been broadcast this because if the 400 00:22:19,500 --> 00:22:21,500 Army find out there probably come knocking on my door and 401 00:22:21,500 --> 00:22:24,800 asked for them back. No, but yeah, some great hats 402 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:27,600 and jackets that that yeah. Again you know, sometimes I 403 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:33,200 dress up at home for the wife. Just so she remember you've got 404 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:38,400 one lucky way. Why would you ever consider 405 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:42,100 buying clothes on the metaverse? I don't know what the metaverse 406 00:22:42,100 --> 00:22:45,700 is Right finish. That's but, hey, but probably 407 00:22:45,700 --> 00:22:48,400 what do they sell? So it's all virtual. 408 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:52,600 Don't worry there. Is it like, it's matter? 409 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:59,000 Okay, it's not real. It's so you can be this Avatar 410 00:22:59,300 --> 00:23:02,500 and you can dress up in your designer clothes. 411 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:04,100 It's a bit like cyberdog, does anyone? 412 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:08,000 No cyberdog. Yeah, yeah, heels. 413 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:12,800 And yes and leather and I am kind of into it. 414 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:16,300 Sounds good. I'm gonna Google it later. 415 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:24,900 You mentioned earlier about using or using a stylist or 416 00:23:24,900 --> 00:23:28,900 having exposure to a stylist. Have you ever let them take you 417 00:23:28,900 --> 00:23:32,100 out of your comfort zone? Almost always and I've almost 418 00:23:32,100 --> 00:23:36,100 always regretted it, you know what I do because obviously, I 419 00:23:36,100 --> 00:23:39,400 need help in so many ways, but particularly with clothes. 420 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:41,800 And so, you know, doing any kind of photo shoot with the record 421 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:44,500 label or any TV show, they'll say, come on please. 422 00:23:44,500 --> 00:23:49,100 Can we put you in something? And so, Silas will turn up there 423 00:23:49,100 --> 00:23:51,600 with a, you know, racks and racks of clothes and I do try 424 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:53,300 app, see everything. You know, I think the best 425 00:23:53,300 --> 00:23:55,500 they've made a huge effort. They probably spend a couple of 426 00:23:55,500 --> 00:23:59,000 days looking stuff, and I will try on every single item of 427 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:02,200 clothing and then at the end. So, you know, please come out 428 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:04,700 just where these genes that I've come with and this t-shirt, but 429 00:24:04,700 --> 00:24:09,400 maybe I'll put on a jacket and yeah and, and, and quite often. 430 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:12,800 I'm yeah, when I, when they're pushed out of their my own 431 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:15,600 comfort zone, then I generally look back on the TV show, I 432 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:17,600 think, I just can't, I can't pull that off. 433 00:24:18,300 --> 00:24:23,300 Pull it off. If you've worn something to an 434 00:24:23,300 --> 00:24:27,200 award ceremony where you been presented with an award and you 435 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:33,000 know, wonderful moment. Do you keep that outfit as a 436 00:24:33,008 --> 00:24:37,000 sort of in a special place or does it get relevant relegated 437 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:38,900 to Archive? I mean, if it's a, if it's a 438 00:24:38,908 --> 00:24:41,400 freebie that's that fits. Yeah, I'll definitely keep it. 439 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:44,700 And it's, you know, that I that I work that I do the works. 440 00:24:44,700 --> 00:24:45,900 Definitely. I'll hang on to it. 441 00:24:45,900 --> 00:24:49,700 I mean, you know, I remember an MTV award, And getting a great 442 00:24:49,700 --> 00:24:53,600 cashmere hoodie in black with the words, Faith over it. 443 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:56,800 And I've still got that to this day after Ward's. 444 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:58,700 A woman came up and said, hey, you just kind of touch my chest. 445 00:24:58,700 --> 00:25:02,100 That's, that's my name Faith. I can make it a good for you, 446 00:25:02,300 --> 00:25:04,900 but you're not getting good for you left the faith. 447 00:25:04,900 --> 00:25:10,300 Anyways, her name is Faith. He'll have you ever? 448 00:25:10,300 --> 00:25:14,800 I mean, I often think that celebrities and pop stars and 449 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:17,700 rock stars and actors and actresses. 450 00:25:18,300 --> 00:25:22,800 Often asked for items of clothing to go into auctions to 451 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:26,200 raise money for charity. Have you ever done that and then 452 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:28,800 regretted it? Well no, I'm they don't normally 453 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:30,300 do auctions for children's clothes. 454 00:25:30,300 --> 00:25:33,000 Do they host? I'm so so then nobody asked me 455 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:36,000 for those clothes, but do you know? 456 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:39,600 But I mean, I most closely I yeah, I'm not good for charity 457 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:41,800 shop. A lot with clothes afterwards 458 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:43,500 and went around there and see if they'll take them. 459 00:25:43,500 --> 00:25:45,700 Because as you say, if you've been to any of those things like 460 00:25:45,700 --> 00:25:49,000 that, you normally only worn it once and And so it definitely 461 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:52,200 needs to be put back in a system and and you believe in the 462 00:25:52,700 --> 00:25:56,200 circularity of the system, I mean, definitely if you can, it 463 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:58,300 would be a criminal to throw those kind of things away. 464 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:01,300 I mean, because they're often the price of something, you'll 465 00:26:01,300 --> 00:26:03,600 give them for an award. Ceremony is just ridiculous. 466 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:06,500 So if someone else will have it, I'd be thrilled. 467 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:14,100 You good with your shopping. Do you plan the multi pack of 468 00:26:14,100 --> 00:26:18,300 t-shirts that you need to buy? And the multipack of jeans that 469 00:26:18,300 --> 00:26:23,900 you need to buy? So this set of genes is from I 470 00:26:23,900 --> 00:26:28,600 think it's on Barney and I have 20 pairs of these and I bought 471 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:31,700 them buy in bulk. So will I just went in the shop 472 00:26:31,700 --> 00:26:33,600 and said you know can you show me some jeans? 473 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:37,200 I was playing at Twickenham the next day and they found me these 474 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:39,400 pair of Ins. And I said fantastic. 475 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:42,600 And then I said, you know, do you have any more on this? 476 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:45,400 We have 20, I said, great, I'll take the lot and that I think 477 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:50,000 was in 2007 and if I have just torn them on the way here, but I 478 00:26:50,008 --> 00:26:54,400 take them into magic Stitch and I repair them almost, every, you 479 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:57,100 know, couple of weeks I'm back in Magic Stitch and these have 480 00:26:57,100 --> 00:26:59,300 been going. So that's the genes and these 481 00:26:59,300 --> 00:27:00,600 t-shirts. You know me. 482 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:02,900 I think you've seen me wear this t-shirt every single time. 483 00:27:02,900 --> 00:27:07,700 I think I'd probably have Mayhem pairs of these and I've just Had 484 00:27:07,700 --> 00:27:10,500 in the last week, kind of, you know, eight pairs of another 485 00:27:10,700 --> 00:27:12,600 thing. I walked past a shop and thought 486 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:14,800 that'll do. It's not blue, it's a blue, it's 487 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:18,600 a t-shirt. I love eight of those, I love 488 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:20,400 them. And so, yeah, as far as, yeah, 489 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:22,500 the only thing I really get that is totally different color. 490 00:27:22,500 --> 00:27:25,900 All the time of socks. Got it exciting life. 491 00:27:25,900 --> 00:27:28,700 I live where do you where do you get all these multicolored? 492 00:27:28,700 --> 00:27:34,900 Socks from Father Christmas she's really good and really 493 00:27:34,900 --> 00:27:38,300 good. I'm going to ask you about 494 00:27:38,300 --> 00:27:42,900 travel. When you are going through an 495 00:27:42,900 --> 00:27:48,600 airport, do pay attention to the fact that you will be 496 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:51,700 photographed. And or is it just? 497 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:54,900 I am James Blunt. I wear my jeans and T-shirt and 498 00:27:54,900 --> 00:27:58,700 my faith hoodie. And this is how I am. 499 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:02,000 Well, they really wise about the little fuckers in the airport. 500 00:28:02,500 --> 00:28:05,900 That's the paparazzi, not not, you know, your everyday guy guy 501 00:28:05,900 --> 00:28:09,300 or girl on the street, but Paparazzi in airports is really 502 00:28:09,300 --> 00:28:11,500 frustrating. Because and I've had, you know, 503 00:28:11,900 --> 00:28:14,600 there was really invasive, really invasive, and you've come 504 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:17,700 off a plane and it's a long haul, and you've slept a new 505 00:28:17,700 --> 00:28:20,200 dribbled on yourself and your hair's looking ridiculous. 506 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:23,100 And then there's some Paparazzi in your face and then it turns 507 00:28:23,100 --> 00:28:26,900 up in the Sun What's his name was that guy did always 508 00:28:26,900 --> 00:28:31,300 articles, you know, worked for radio ex Gordon smart, you 509 00:28:31,300 --> 00:28:35,800 little fucker and you know, writing your pathetic, little 510 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:37,800 stories about how badly someone looks. 511 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:40,800 When they've come off a long-haul flight, I mean, fuck 512 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:44,200 you let's let's see you and your grotty little face showing 513 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:49,400 yourself so but then you feel strongly, but I don't feel 514 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:54,500 strongly exactly. I'm not even going to ask If 515 00:28:54,500 --> 00:28:57,400 you're a good pack or a bad Packer because I know you're 516 00:28:57,400 --> 00:29:00,400 probably an excellent Packer post Army Post. 517 00:29:00,500 --> 00:29:02,800 Yeah. And so, I travel and tour the 518 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:06,000 world and I gone towards for sometimes 18 months at a time. 519 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:08,200 And I travel with hand luggage only. 520 00:29:09,100 --> 00:29:10,800 And that's mainly because, you know what? 521 00:29:10,900 --> 00:29:14,600 Often my bags have gone missing. Previously, if I stick them in 522 00:29:15,300 --> 00:29:18,500 and I can't believe it. That's an old Nick, my clothes 523 00:29:18,500 --> 00:29:19,900 again. You know, you're going to be a 524 00:29:19,900 --> 00:29:22,800 huge extra large, man. He was carried that suitcase, 525 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:25,700 and you come across this. A small T-shirt you can't fit in 526 00:29:25,900 --> 00:29:28,200 the fucking thing and still a robe. 527 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:32,300 So I travel with hand luggage only and and yet, I travel the 528 00:29:32,308 --> 00:29:34,500 world like that and it just makes life really easy. 529 00:29:34,500 --> 00:29:36,900 And also because if you're on tour and you've and it gets 530 00:29:36,900 --> 00:29:39,300 lost, then you know, they're going to send it to you in 531 00:29:39,300 --> 00:29:41,600 Denver and you've already reached Detroit. 532 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:43,800 And so it's just, it's just going to play catch up with the 533 00:29:43,808 --> 00:29:47,100 rest of the Torso hand luggage, and them, and you solve the 534 00:29:47,100 --> 00:29:49,800 problem. Guilty Secrets. 535 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:53,800 Then what is the most expensive item of clothing that you've 536 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:57,000 ever bought. Don't have to tell me how much. 537 00:29:57,700 --> 00:30:01,000 Thanks, you know. I don't know. 538 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:02,000 Nothing. You're going to have. 539 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,300 You're going to have some girls. You've got ridiculous dresses, 540 00:30:04,300 --> 00:30:05,500 aren't you? Yeah. 541 00:30:05,500 --> 00:30:09,700 I was an X Factor judge. And I was on as another guest 542 00:30:09,700 --> 00:30:12,700 was Chris Isaak and I thought, well, he's corny as hell. 543 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:15,700 So I'll buy myself. This is coming from me. 544 00:30:15,700 --> 00:30:20,300 Chris, I love, you know, I do. Ascension, competitive, dressing 545 00:30:20,300 --> 00:30:22,600 gown, actually. He and I are really, really 546 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:25,100 close friends, which is the only reason I said can say that in 547 00:30:25,100 --> 00:30:29,600 the first place. But I walked past Le Bouton and 548 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:32,500 they had a men's section and I and I saw this blue suede shoes 549 00:30:32,500 --> 00:30:35,000 and their ridiculous price. I mean, yeah. 550 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:40,800 I mean, I'm guessing how much 700-800 I would think probably 551 00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:43,300 more but anything just start the car down. 552 00:30:43,300 --> 00:30:46,500 Just worth it and it's going on with coming anyway. 553 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:50,700 And And just so I could look a little bit more like, Chris 554 00:30:50,700 --> 00:30:55,500 Isaak. And did you love them wear them 555 00:30:55,500 --> 00:30:57,400 today? I've still got them there. 556 00:30:57,400 --> 00:31:00,600 I really do your pride and joy sold with another red Ray, I 557 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:03,500 haven't, I mean, every time I go out, I winced a tiny bit at the, 558 00:31:03,500 --> 00:31:05,400 you know, because you know, I'm always going to spill a drink on 559 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:07,200 it. I'd say you've seen me stumble 560 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:11,300 out party. Yeah, it was a vodka, something 561 00:31:11,300 --> 00:31:14,100 on it, but that's good though, because it doesn't stain, but 562 00:31:14,100 --> 00:31:18,000 there you put Lee mixed with it. That suede is just, yes. 563 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:22,100 We It's just tricky, but it is. And I'm a little bit worried 564 00:31:22,100 --> 00:31:24,900 about the red sole because with a man that's, you know, you 565 00:31:24,900 --> 00:31:27,200 don't have the sort of benefit of that. 566 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:29,400 Lovely. Sweetness from your right soul 567 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:31,300 through to heal ya, the red Romaine? 568 00:31:31,300 --> 00:31:33,300 Yeah, yeah, my children to paint him. 569 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:39,700 Oh yeah, but not the suede. Do you have a brand? 570 00:31:39,700 --> 00:31:42,700 That's your guilty secret. Well, not really guilty secret. 571 00:31:42,700 --> 00:31:45,900 You know, I think I go to All Saints because it's because it's 572 00:31:45,900 --> 00:31:49,500 really easy. My My wife has thrown me in 573 00:31:49,500 --> 00:31:51,400 Ralph's around because they because you know they've got 574 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:56,200 some good kind of Fairly rugged bits of clothing to in a way, I 575 00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:58,500 don't know what the section is because thing that makes you try 576 00:31:58,500 --> 00:32:02,500 and look like a cowboy mr. Marlboro Man, exactly. 577 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:09,900 And and no otherwise nothing I can all senses pretty easy. 578 00:32:09,900 --> 00:32:12,400 It's great and it's cool. Thanks. 579 00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:13,700 Most of the time. No, it is. 580 00:32:13,700 --> 00:32:16,800 It's cool. What if anything do you feel? 581 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:19,200 You've got an excessive amount of In your wardrobe, you're 582 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:20,900 going to say t-shirts and jeans, aren't you? 583 00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:25,600 Yeah, I mean it's a pretty simple wardrobe, colorful socks 584 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:30,000 on the top drawer t-shirts on the middle drawer and jeans the 585 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:35,200 bottom and life is good and your approach to sustainable fashion. 586 00:32:35,500 --> 00:32:39,800 Um yeah, it's a tricky question I'm because you're talking to an 587 00:32:39,808 --> 00:32:44,600 Eco hypocrite but yeah I'm you know anything I'm given that I'm 588 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:49,300 allowed to give to anyone else at any stage, I absolutely will 589 00:32:49,300 --> 00:32:52,200 but otherwise come on I'm Les. I said, I'm wearing the same 590 00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:55,300 jeans, but I think that's pretty easy going to reach two decades 591 00:32:55,300 --> 00:32:59,800 pretty soon. And yeah, I mean, can you know, 592 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:01,400 I'm not going to show you my crotch to look. 593 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:05,900 This is everything that can be, these are our most impressively 594 00:33:05,900 --> 00:33:09,100 restate. Yeah, Impressions, every pair of 595 00:33:09,100 --> 00:33:11,600 them is like that. I'm so, I don't even ask you 596 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:13,300 what you do with your clothes when you've had enough of them, 597 00:33:13,300 --> 00:33:16,200 because they obviously are so worn out that they. 598 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:19,500 So, what I do is I go into the shop and they this they're 599 00:33:19,500 --> 00:33:21,000 really nice to me than, you know, this. 600 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:24,000 I mean, every in pretty much every week and they say, you 601 00:33:24,008 --> 00:33:28,900 know, it would be cheaper just to get a new pair and and I go, 602 00:33:28,900 --> 00:33:34,400 you know, but but if you've got something that you say to your 603 00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:40,300 beautiful wife, Sofia, I'm, I am never going to wear this again, 604 00:33:41,900 --> 00:33:43,700 let's get this to a charity shop. 605 00:33:43,900 --> 00:33:50,900 Do is she sort of able to say this was James Blunt's to 606 00:33:51,100 --> 00:33:52,800 Hopefully raise more money from it. 607 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:55,200 Well, I think we both know that would probably make it go down 608 00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:59,400 in value. Um, I definitely if I've got 609 00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:01,800 something brand new in the box, take it in there and I'll say 610 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:05,600 this is just been used for a video shoot or I might say if 611 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:07,300 it's a brand which I think, you know, because you just don't 612 00:34:07,300 --> 00:34:09,300 know if they know that. I think this is a really 613 00:34:09,300 --> 00:34:11,900 expensive brand and and hopefully be able to flag it for 614 00:34:11,900 --> 00:34:14,300 a decent amount of money. It's probably worth pointing 615 00:34:14,300 --> 00:34:15,199 out. I don't think it's worth 616 00:34:15,199 --> 00:34:17,900 pointing out that it's mine. I don't think that's gonna that 617 00:34:17,900 --> 00:34:22,100 you, you underestimate yourself help but I really Love clearing 618 00:34:22,100 --> 00:34:25,300 out generally. I mean I do try and clear out 619 00:34:25,300 --> 00:34:28,000 the things that if I had been given a staff and then I'm not 620 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:31,000 going to wear like you know, that it doesn't look exactly 621 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:34,400 like what I'm wearing. Now then I do try and care as 622 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:36,300 much as possible and what I've learned when you have children 623 00:34:36,300 --> 00:34:38,400 as well, is that the only way you're ever going to make more 624 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:42,699 space in your house is by losing your own possessions and so I'm 625 00:34:42,699 --> 00:34:46,300 constantly throwing my own things away and giving up one 626 00:34:46,300 --> 00:34:50,400 drawer to someone else harking. Back to Army days, you obviously 627 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:54,199 had to be Unbelievably tidy and disciplined. 628 00:34:54,800 --> 00:35:00,100 How I'm saying this with purpose having re merchandize my 629 00:35:00,100 --> 00:35:05,900 partner's wardrobe last night. How tidy are you Immaculate? 630 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:10,200 I like to be able to find everything when the lights are 631 00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:12,200 off, can you have a word with you about this? 632 00:35:12,200 --> 00:35:14,300 Is he not? Ah, well in the Army when I 633 00:35:14,308 --> 00:35:18,100 joined and, and I was sent to Sandhurst after a very free 634 00:35:18,100 --> 00:35:21,300 experience of, you know, four years at University then It's 635 00:35:21,300 --> 00:35:24,200 kind of like going into a kind of a present really, you're in a 636 00:35:24,207 --> 00:35:29,000 room, you your room is inspected at 6:30 in the morning, it takes 637 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:32,500 maybe a couple of hours to make your room, the way it's required 638 00:35:32,500 --> 00:35:36,600 to be. And so the shirts are ironed 639 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:40,400 with the arms folded into position and then hung up 640 00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:42,100 everything an inch apart from each other. 641 00:35:42,400 --> 00:35:45,100 And the socks in the sock drawer alone is a work of art, 642 00:35:45,100 --> 00:35:47,500 everything rolled up. And you know again with a ruler 643 00:35:47,500 --> 00:35:51,200 Immaculate, the bed is again. God, I was proud of my bed You 644 00:35:51,200 --> 00:35:53,500 could, you know, Iron it and fold the sheets, measure it with 645 00:35:53,500 --> 00:35:56,000 a Bible that took 45 minutes to do a whole bed. 646 00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:58,300 So make sure it with a pipe and iron in space. 647 00:35:58,300 --> 00:36:01,500 So I'll sleep on the floor, beside the bed with the curtains 648 00:36:01,500 --> 00:36:04,600 that are also, you know, I'm pleated and folded onto the 649 00:36:04,607 --> 00:36:06,800 windowsill and Burying my, we got spot lights coming through 650 00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:08,800 the window because we're, you know, buildings that need 651 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:10,500 Security on them. So, you're sleeping on the floor 652 00:36:10,500 --> 00:36:14,600 beside a beautiful bed and with the curtains open, and, and your 653 00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:18,300 sock drawer, and your shirts and everything is just an Immaculate 654 00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:20,800 and, and that's as completely stayed with me. 655 00:36:21,100 --> 00:36:23,700 And then what they would do, they do in the morning is, they 656 00:36:23,700 --> 00:36:27,400 would have the inspection you'd stand outside in your boxes, and 657 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:32,300 that, and the troop leader in command will come in anywhere, 658 00:36:32,300 --> 00:36:35,300 white gloves, and you come into your room and he'd swipe 659 00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:37,700 underneath the window. Sill now, bearing in mind, I 660 00:36:37,700 --> 00:36:40,700 dusted under that window. So maybe five minutes, maybe 661 00:36:40,700 --> 00:36:42,000 five or six minutes before we came in. 662 00:36:42,100 --> 00:36:44,600 I've dusted every way I, you know, got up at six to finish 663 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:47,600 the last dusting Beetle, swipe under the window sill with his 664 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:48,900 white glove? He won't look at the White 665 00:36:48,900 --> 00:36:50,600 Glove. He'll just stick it in your 666 00:36:50,600 --> 00:36:53,000 face. And say what's that? 667 00:36:53,500 --> 00:36:58,300 Go, it's dust sir and he'll go, it's fucking dust. 668 00:36:58,600 --> 00:37:02,200 That's not my dust that's probably dust from his own but 669 00:37:02,200 --> 00:37:05,600 he would say it's fucking dust and then he will throw open the 670 00:37:05,600 --> 00:37:09,900 windows and then throw out the contents of your room onto the 671 00:37:09,900 --> 00:37:14,800 playground below and and those are our daily and you say thank 672 00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:17,200 you so much. And that was our, my daily 673 00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:20,900 experiences and testing and it's maybe enjoy it. 674 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:25,900 Adam sadomasochism generally and and I'm pretty anal about where 675 00:37:25,900 --> 00:37:28,200 I put everything in the, you know, and attention to detail 676 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:33,400 is, yeah, my dad, my part of the house is immaculate and your 677 00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:39,000 part is Sophia as tidy as you. Sadly, sadly, not, is that a 678 00:37:39,008 --> 00:37:40,700 bone of contention? You would use, I don't want to. 679 00:37:40,700 --> 00:37:43,800 I don't feel, I can discuss it. So you just quietly go through 680 00:37:43,800 --> 00:37:47,000 her wardrobe and refold them. Like I do with huge, exactly 681 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:49,400 sir. It's a work in progress. 682 00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:54,000 Everyone needs a work in progress, quick fire questions, 683 00:37:54,600 --> 00:37:58,800 high-end Ohio Street. I mean High Street really it was 684 00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:03,000 all Saints High Street. Mmm in between, thanks, 685 00:38:03,900 --> 00:38:08,400 minimalism or maximalism. I mean, minimalism on the 686 00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:12,200 surface maximum under the, under that under that, in the heart, 687 00:38:12,600 --> 00:38:16,800 one awful bog off. I mean, not the one off, oh 688 00:38:16,800 --> 00:38:19,300 well, if it's a one-off piece of clothing, but then I'll 689 00:38:19,300 --> 00:38:23,800 definitely get out of my wife Crocs, Que te puke terrible, 690 00:38:24,300 --> 00:38:30,300 sports Luxe or rock and roll. Softly rock and roll Glam or 691 00:38:30,300 --> 00:38:34,500 grunge? Well, I think, you know, I I 692 00:38:34,500 --> 00:38:36,400 look pretty. I look pretty jeans and t-shirt 693 00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:38,300 Granite. Don't I throw in another jacket 694 00:38:38,300 --> 00:38:39,900 once in a while? I think. 695 00:38:39,900 --> 00:38:43,700 I think you own that. Yeah, several genes will I'm in 696 00:38:43,700 --> 00:38:46,100 jeans but then I do lead a double life, a little bit. 697 00:38:46,100 --> 00:38:49,200 You do you know, you take me along to some wonderful events, 698 00:38:49,600 --> 00:38:53,200 um, where you tell me I need to dress up and I do have, I, I 699 00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:55,800 have sorry, I didn't take you to a royal wedding. 700 00:38:56,100 --> 00:39:00,000 So I, you know, I do have And I was at, you know, I'm a posh 701 00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:02,100 twat. So I also sort of useful Taylor 702 00:39:02,100 --> 00:39:03,600 are, you know, we knew Jesus the hook. 703 00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:08,400 So I so I have got a couple of jeeps suits and so I can, I can 704 00:39:08,400 --> 00:39:09,700 Bluff. My, you can do the Savile Row. 705 00:39:09,700 --> 00:39:12,600 I can do, I can Bluff my way but into Trend or style. 706 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:15,600 I mean, either you're asking the wrong person, aren't you? 707 00:39:16,700 --> 00:39:18,800 Thanks for asking color or monochrome? 708 00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:23,000 I really do love a little bit of color if I was allowed more in 709 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:26,000 my life, I would pattern or plain. 710 00:39:26,100 --> 00:39:29,600 Plain please. Experimental or uniform and 711 00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:36,100 really into experimental in a uniform cashmere cotton. 712 00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:42,000 Well, I'm talking to you guys, I only wear Amanda hoarder or 713 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:43,900 editor very much. An editor. 714 00:39:43,900 --> 00:39:46,200 Charity shop will resell charity shop. 715 00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:47,700 No one's going to buy it off me again. 716 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:51,200 Y-fronts briefs or boxers, I'm an ex-soldier and I'm going 717 00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:54,900 commando that. Shut me up t-shirt or button 718 00:39:54,900 --> 00:39:56,900 down. I really don't like the button 719 00:39:56,900 --> 00:39:59,300 down. At all, I mean shouldn't have a, 720 00:39:59,300 --> 00:40:02,200 you know, just a nice color without, but I'm fat, but I'm in 721 00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:05,400 a t-shirt, muscle fit or oversize. 722 00:40:05,400 --> 00:40:12,100 When you've got these muscles, then get yourself to mother. 723 00:40:12,100 --> 00:40:15,600 Cat yourself, to mother cat either one for their children 724 00:40:15,800 --> 00:40:21,700 aged 10, and squeeze into them. That is a guilty secret budgie 725 00:40:21,700 --> 00:40:26,000 Smugglers or board shorts. Well, in my case Paris Madness. 726 00:40:28,300 --> 00:40:31,100 Beanie or baseball, cap baseball, cap please. 727 00:40:31,700 --> 00:40:36,100 And finally, James Blunt, one last question at the end of the 728 00:40:36,100 --> 00:40:39,000 day, what do you or don't you wear in bed? 729 00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:47,400 Don't pretend you don't know. You're gonna tell me the story 730 00:40:47,400 --> 00:40:52,300 of you chasing the Phantom burglar around the house Stark 731 00:40:52,300 --> 00:40:54,000 naked now. Yeah, exactly. 732 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:58,800 I did have a moment where we had been robbed three times and but 733 00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:01,700 I hadn't been in the house and then and then Windows smashed 734 00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:04,800 and and I got out and I had kind of tooled up. 735 00:41:05,100 --> 00:41:08,900 And so I was running. Now, my house with various 736 00:41:08,900 --> 00:41:13,700 weaponry Naked and actually discovered of just a picture of 737 00:41:13,707 --> 00:41:18,600 it, broken off of all that but my wife was impressed. 738 00:41:20,900 --> 00:41:25,700 James, thank you so much. This is just been hysterical and 739 00:41:25,700 --> 00:41:29,700 great fun and a great excuse to hang out with you. 740 00:41:29,700 --> 00:41:31,800 So good to see you always mad. The thank you so much for having 741 00:41:31,800 --> 00:41:32,800 me. Thank you.