James Blunt tired of writing self-pitying songs
The `You`re Beautiful` singer said he initially tried to write piano led songs for his third album `Some Kind Of Trouble`, but found he was repeating himself, so took time off and returned to writing when he had a more positive outlook.
James said: "After the last tour I tried writing at the piano, but I was repeating myself, writing sad songs about Poor Old Me. I needed to get away from music for a while. My new songs are more optimistic."
James - who has sold some 16 million albums in his career - also said he realised when he got to a certain level of fame that his songs would be interpreted by people without thinking about his original intentions for them.
He added: "One thing I did learn is that your artistic credibility goes out the window when you have a record that big. `You`re Beautiful` meant something to me, but to most people, it`s a song they sing when they`re drunk."
`Some Kind Of Trouble` is released on November 8.
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