James Blunt called it the “most important democratic moment of the year.” The American election? No, you’re not there. Internet users will have the power to change the singer’s marital status.
“You want to ruin my life? If the 20th anniversary edition of my album Back to Bedlam returns to number one in the charts, I will legally change my name – to whatever you decide,” James Blunt announced on Instagram this week.
Blunty McBluntface
The 50-year-old British singer-songwriter may indeed have some surprises. Among the names mentioned by fans who have already achieved great success, we find “Blunty McBluntface”, which has accumulated more than 23,000 likes in 24 hours. This refers to Boaty McBoatface, a nickname chosen by Internet users for a submarine during a call from the Natural Environment Research Council in 2016. The institute will never again ask Internet users for their opinion.
Among the anthology proposed by James Blunt fans, some like “Yerb Eautiful” or “Inigo Montoya You Killed My Father Prepare to Die”, in reference to a famous line from The Princess Bridealso achieved great success. And the artist showed once again that he did not lack humor.
As well as referring to the album as “something that has kept me rich for the last 20 years”, he responded to those who suggested “James and the giant blunt”, proposing himself… “Jimmy Spliff”!
Internet users have until October 11 to “comment on the post with suggestions for my name change, or to like someone else’s comment to vote.”
If it is not said that Back to Bedlamreleased in 2004, reached first place in the hit parade, it is in any case a nice publicity and humor stunt offered by the one who admits that he was often called “the most hated man pop.” Those who are traumatized just by reading the words “You’re Beautiful” will understand…
