James Blunt applies new technique

The British singer confirmed he has emailed all this mates asking them to buy a copy of his third album called ''Some Kind Of Trouble''. "I've done that with every one of my albums and if you wrote a book I'm pretty sure you would do the same,'' he told AAP in Sydney during  promotion for the album and his forthcoming national tour.

It was a simple email saying, 'Hey my album's out and if you could spread the word I'd be grateful'. "Friends don't judge you on that, it's what friends are for," he reckons.

Guess they must be very good friends indeed. :)