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James Blunt's Spanish escape

Sep 23, 2007, 11:00 GMT

James Blunt fled to Spain last year to try and reclaim his identity. James Blunt plays at Wembley Park Stadium in London, Britain, EPA/DANIEL DEME

James Blunt plays at Wembley Park Stadium in London, Britain, EPA/DANIEL DEMEThe 'You're Beautiful' singer doesn't even recognise the 'James Blunt' written about in the press - so he decided to take a break on the Spanish party island of Ibiza to rediscover himself.He said: "Last summer I went to Ibiza to escape from the pressure and I began to realise that all the things that were bothering me, like reading about this person with the same name as me whom I didn't recognise, actually offered a fascinating social experiment."James, 33, also said listening to Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' when he was at school first encouraged him to start writing songs.He said: "When one enters one's teens anything that is expansive and free becomes attractive, and it was at boarding school that I would completely lose myself in this album."It taught me that there are different approaches to music than just writing a three-minute song. I wonder if it would be possible to make a record like that today, now that we live in an age of instant gratification."James' album, 'All The Lost Souls', is out on September 17.(C) BANG Media International

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