James Blunt's recently released "non-memoir" has caused something of a stir this Saturday afternoon, after Irish musician David Kitt called out a story which appears in it about him.
Blunt released his book 'Loosely Based On A Made-Up Story' last October, and stressed upon its release that it was not meant to be taken as a strictly factual retelling of his now-20 years of fame.
He burst onto the scene in 2004 off the back of his massive debut album Back to Bedlam, which spawned the hit singles 'Goodbye My Lover' and 'You're Beautiful.'
One story in Blunt's "non-biography" which has now caused a stir is that of how he landed the crucial record deal with Atlantic Records which allowed him to release Back to Bedlam, in which he goes in on Irish musician David Kitt.
Kitt has now taken to Twitter to call out Blunt for his "fabricated Alan Partridge version" of the true events.
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David Kitt clarifies bizarre story in James Blunt book
In 'Loosely Based On A Made-Up Story,' James Blunt alleges that he and David Kitt were pitted against each other for the seventh and final spot on the roster of new record company Atlantic Records in 2004.
Blunt claims that they both performed at a gig at Bush Hall on the Uxbridge Road that year, with Kitt headlining off the back of his best-known album The Big Romance and Blunt supporting.
The Englishman suggested that Kitt, with a full band, offered Blunt the opportunity to use their sound man and that they would split the sound check time between the two acts, before reneging on both promises. To add insult to injury, he claims that Kitt addressed him as "James C*nt" backstage ahead of the gig.
There's a magnificent, borderline vicious couple of pages on David Kitt in James Blunt's book (which, much like the man himself, is hilarious). pic.twitter.com/9N3L1lXi4k
— James Hendicott (@jameshendicott) February 2, 2024
Despite the allegations of Kitt seeming to sabotage Blunt's chances, the Brit would ultimately win the final spot on Atlantic Records' roster and shoot to enormous worldwide fame.
After the above excerpt was shared to X/Twitter by Dublin music writer James Hendicott, Kitt responded by calling out what he said was a fabrication:
Just reading James Blunt's completely fabricated Alan Partridge version of what happened this day in 2004.
Congrats to him on his great career and being a funny guy but the truth I simply said a polite hello backstage and had no idea who he was or any of the issues mentioned
He added:
@JamesBlunt v funny if it was but this is completely untrue. i had no idea who he was or what the situation was with his support to be totally honest and was not privy to any of the details of the use of my soundman. i said a brief polite hello backstage that was it. gas man https://t.co/KgrUy4Dn9o
— David Kitt (@David_Kitt) February 3, 2024
The core of the story seems to be true. This is not the first time that Blunt has told the tale of being signed to Atlantic off the back of a gig at Bush Hall on the Uxbridge Road - he previously said as much to MusicWeek in 2018.
However, judging by Kitt's aggrieved response and Blunt's admission that he may have stretched the truth at points in writing his "non-memoir," we can perhaps safely assume that the nature of the alleged rivalry between him and Kitt might be slightly different to that depicted in his book.
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