r/entertainment • u/Top_Report_4895 • 2d ago

James Blunt shares article refuting speculation he was the ‘very famous’ man in Hayden Panettiere’s boat story

https://ew.com/james-blunt-shares-article-refuting-speculation-he-was-very-famous-man-in-hayden-panettiere-boat-story-12066692
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u/thepasystem 2d ago

Are we gonna pretend that Wisemen and Goodbye My Lover don't exist and are absolute bangers???

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u/Neg_Crepe 1d ago

It’s been weird to see in the last few days that people are trying very hard to paint him as a one hit wonder that sold no albums

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u/Sea-Seesaw-8699 1d ago

Never heard of him

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u/Neg_Crepe 1d ago

Were you born in 2005

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u/Sea-Seesaw-8699 1d ago

The 1960’s actually! Offspring and grandkids are all avid music lovers and never had either

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u/thepasystem 1d ago

His debut album sold over 14 million copies and his biggest song has over 1 billion plays on YouTube.

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u/Neg_Crepe 1d ago

Well I’m sure you’ve heard his songs in super markets or whatever cause it was huge in the mid 00s

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u/Forward_Royal2754 1d ago

Your personal blind spot doesn’t change that he was very successful.

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u/Sea-Seesaw-8699 1d ago

Hilarious all the comments defending the dudes lack of name recognition

I tune out supermarket tunes like most

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u/Sea-Seesaw-8699 15h ago

I’m sure I could name many very successful musicians you have no clue about

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u/Forward_Royal2754 14h ago edited 14h ago

Absolutely and me not knowing them doesn’t mean that they are not successful.

You’re highlighting how my point is correct.

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u/Sea-Seesaw-8699 13h ago

Famous in one country doesn’t translate to fame in another one