În urmă cu 11 ani, pe când avea 25 de ani, Blunt a fost detaşat în Kosovo. Era liderul unei părţi a trupelor britanice şi generalul NATO Wesley Clark îi ceruse să preia controlul aeroportului din Pristina, deţinut atunci de 200 de soldaţi ruşi. Artistul a refuzat să execute ordinul, înfruntând chiar pericolul Curţii Marţiale.
„Am refuzat să execut ordinul şi am fost foarte ferm pe poziţie. «Nu vreau să pornesc Al Treilea Război Mondial pentru voi», i-am transmis generalului Clark, prin vocea generalul britanic Sir Mike Jackson”, a povestit Blunt.
Întrebat dacă chiar crede că ar fi putut porni un nou război mondial, solistul a răspuns sigur pe el: „Absolut!”.
James Blunt a renunţat la cariera militară în 2002, pentru una muzicală. Hitul său „You’re Beautiful” s-a cocoţat pe primul loc în topurile de pretutindeni.
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