Mar 30, 2008, 10:00 GMT
James Blunt has slammed the music industry for being "judgemental".
James Blunt arrives for the 2008 Brit Awards held at West London's Earls Court, Britain, 20 February 2008. EPA/DANIEL DEME
The 'You're Beautiful' singer says those who run his profession are obsessed with what is "cool", and couldn't care less about creativity.
He said: "I'm in the most judgemental industry in the world, and yet I'm supposed to be in an industry that deals with something true. The music industry doesn't give a stuff about music as a connective medium, it just cares about who's cool and who's not cool, and 'Can we get played on the radio station', and 'Is he the kind of person we want playing on that radio station?' "
Blunt - whose latest album 'All the Lost Souls' cover bears a picture of his face on the cover made up of hundreds of other, older pictures - revealed he wanted the LP artwork to feature a skull, but was vetoed by his record label Warner Music.
The singer, who is famed for his womanising ways, recently claimed getting married would make him happier than fame and fortune.
He said: "There are greater things in life than being rich and famous. I never set out to be rich and famous, I set out to be happy. I am still looking for the answer to questions like marriage."
Among the 34-year-old musician's alleged conquests are Paris Hilton, model Petra Nemcova and British socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson.
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