Paolo Nutini ignores Blunt comparisons

Paolo Nutini has insisted that he is unfazed by comparisons to his fellow singer-songwriters James Blunt and James Morrison.

The Scottish star admitted that he used to feel frustrated when he was likened to his rivals in the press - but now prefers to focus solely on his own music.

"We are three different folk with three different images," Nutini told the Daily Record. "At first, these comparisons were a bit frustrating. It's not a competition."

"James Morrison is a nice guy, and I've never met James Blunt," he continued. "But he probably gets bored with being tarred with that singer-songwriter brush as well.

"If that's why I'm making music, to separate myself from James Blunt and James Morrison, I might as well give up. I've got no relevance to be here if my drive for making a record is not being them. I might as well disappear."

Nutini's second album Sunny Side Up will be released on Monday.

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