In 2005, former British Army captain James Blunt scored a number one single in both the UK and US with You're Beautiful, the third single taken from his 2004 debut album Back To Bedlam. The success of the single helped Back To Bedlam sell over 14 million copies worldwide, and seemingly put a few noses out of joint among his peers. For example, when Blunt received nominations in five BRIT Awards categories in 2006, Paul Weller issued a statement saying that he would rather eat his own shit than work with Blunt.
"This caught me by surprise," Blunt wrote in his highly entertaining 'non-memoir' Loosely Based On A Made-Up Story. "I'd never asked to work with him - so it seemed more an excuse for him to eat his own shit rather than anything to do with me."
