I contemplated adding this to my MSF blog, but decided against it. Mr. “Beautiful Blunt” (as they are calling him) deserves his own shout out. From the Warner Music Group:
“Perhaps Blunt’s proudest accomplishment, however, has been his work throughout the year raising funds for Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the international medical humanitarian organization. As of this writing, Blunt has raised an extraordinary $205,000 for DWB/MSF, whose life-saving work he first encountered while stationed with the British army in Kosovo, where he served as a reconnaissance officer with the NATO peacekeeping force. One of his most powerful songs, “No Bravery,” was written in response to the genocide he had witnessed while in Kosovo.
The “Back To Bedlam World Tour” allowed Blunt the unique opportunity to both increase awareness and generate much-needed monies for Doctors Without Borders/MSF. Beginning with this past spring’s headline tour, a personal, one-on-one aftershow meet-and-greet with James was auctioned after each and every show – one recent auction earned $8600 in a single night. In November, Blunt played a sold-out DWB/MSF benefit concert at Los Angeles’ House of Blues, a high point of a seven-week, 35-city itinerary.”
To read the full article, go here.
Mr. Blunt also received five, count ’em, five Grammy nominations for his album Back to Bedlam. I’d like to thank my sister for getting me into Mr. Beautiful. Even though he’s a little whiney, I like his message. Back to good.
~ps~ For another melancholy type of guy, check out Gary Jules. I’m addicted to Mad World, thanks to Gears of War.
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