English singer-songwriter James Blunt skyrocketed to fame on the success of his megahit single Youre Beautiful in 2004. The syrupy ballad, complete with its chorus that sounded like it was lifted straight out of a third graders love note to his sweetheart, introduced the world to Blunts unique voice and wonderfully punchable face. The song was loved by women and reviled by men and turned the vocalist into the object of disdain and ridicule by a segment of the population who resented his popularity and overall sappiness. From his music and videos, it would be easy to assume James Blunt is a humorless husk who spends his time feeding ducks at the park with his loved one and writing poems about hummingbirds. So when he became the victim of a barrage of twitter insults, what no one expected was the endless gems of witty retorts and self-deprecating humor he would respond with. Instead of lashing out in anger at the numerous assaults on his character, talent and general existence, the singer took it all in stride, trolling his detractors by firing back at tweet after tweet of vitriol and hate. Its become some of the most entertaining reading material on social networks. Check out some of these classics: And no mortgage. RT @hettjones: James Blunt just has an annoying face and a highly irritating voice Only coz I turned her down. RT @anadinskywalker: my grandma just called james blunt a queer Nope, you're on your own. RT @chickenoriental: I must be 1 of only 2 who genuinely likes every @jamesblunt song. The other person being him. Your god can't hear you. He's listening to track 3. RT @HollieShand: Oh god...who let James Blunt release another album?! Jesus only needed twelve. RT @garymoody65: @JamesBlunt why you only got 200k followers? Easy spelling mistake as K and L are right beside each other. RT @lizziea1: I want to kick James Blunt... repeatedly... I dont know why James Blunts existence has singlehandedly justified the invention of Twitter. And he couldn't possibly give less of a f*ck.
Brad Hamilton is a writer, musician and marketer/social media manager from Atlanta, Georgia. He's an undefeated freestyle rap battle champion, spends too little time being productive and defines himself as the literary version of Brock Lesnar.
