James Blunt – HuffPost 1.18.11

Mike Ragogna: Do you have advice for new artists?

James Blunt: I think that everyone finds their own path in their own way. Mine wouldn’t necessarily be the only way. If you have good songs and a real desire to make music, the next thing to do, instead of approach record companies, is to get yourself a really good manager because then it allows you to focus on your profession of being a musician. Then they can focus on the darker art of the record label and the music industry.

MR: Are there areas new artists should be focusing on over other areas?

JB: I think the only important thing is that you have to be yourself and express yourself as honestly and openly as you can. When you do that, it’s fulfilling for yourself. I hear people say, “I’m trying to find my sound,” or “…find out who I am,” but you are who you are. To get up and play to write songs honest to yourself will be the thing that other people connect to.