I put a lot of thought into making this perfect for all audiences. This is a special show because I'm popping up and performing all over New York City for the new fans, and those who have been rocking with me for years. Damien says, 'My goal is always to give the fans a show they will never forget. The sign reading: #WhoAmi? encouraged onlookers to share their experiences and take to their social networks to find out more about the not-so-nameless pop-up performer who put on an incredible show and made three minutes of their day a little more exciting. The fun part: not many onlookers knew they were being entertained by a world-famous violinist, but got clued in with the help of a simple sign held by a member of his street team. The two-time Emmy award winning violinist put on mini pop-up performances for unsuspecting audiences around NYC. "Damien Escobar is taking over Twitter and having the online world buzzing with his latest #WhoAmi? social experiment campaign. When you get a little bit older, you're able to look at the past and you see something different and time becomes much, much more interesting to you. When you're young, you look in front a lot of the time, at what's coming towards you and what's happening to you. Although, I have to say, I think that getting older, I am probably working more in an area where I'm thinking about time more, and you look at the past from a different perspective. A poem is probably more of a meditation on mortality or on time and it can get quite complex. Songs employ a different vocabulary that seems to have been dictated over time. To give you an example, a poet would use certain words from the lexicon that a songwriter just wouldn't use, or I certainly wouldn't use. When you're working as a lyricist, it's a different thing. It's a different set of muscles, it really is. The thing is that just because you can write a song doesn't mean you can write like a novelist. As well as injecting a spark of vibrancy into Moon Landing, it reminds us that James Blunt really isn't as bad as people say he is.MK: You know, I think I'd be a terrible novelist. "I have never been a beautiful boy/ Never liked the sound of my own voice," he admits on the pulsing pop number, before the chorus actually manages to induce a slight adrenaline rush. That said, those moments are counterbalanced by the surprisingly bouncy 'Bones', which needs to be pencilled in for a future single release. Unfortunately, the album doesn't escape a fleshing of sleepy MOR, from Whitney Houston tribute 'Miss America' failing to surpass its clichéd lyrics, to the blandly obvious critique of modern society and technology on 'Satellites'. 'Heart To Heart' marks his first collaboration with producer Robopop (Lana Del Rey, Ke$ha) that results in a jaunty, clap-happy ditty, while 'The Only One' is led by trickling piano and bounding beats that echoes the successful formula of his debut Back To Bedlam. It's very clearly the highlight on Moon Landing, but Blunt does offer up a few more toe-tappers. Its uplifting folk-tinged chorus has seen it scale the charts to become one of his most popular tracks in years, despite a snubbing from BBC Radio 1's playlist. Lead single 'Bonfire Heart' hears him team up once again with resident hit-maker Ryan Tedder. It's a shame more of this humour hasn't made it on to his fourth collection Moon Landing, which underwent the usual ridicule before it was even available on shelves. It's almost become a stigma he will never be able to escape, and rather amusingly, he occasionally likes to poke fun at his detractors.
Is there anyone in the music business more critically bashed than James Blunt? Ever since soaring to global fame back in 2005 with 'You're Beautiful', the former Army officer has faced a major backlash for his popularity, despite continuing to achieve healthy chart success.
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