James Blunt and Carrie Fisher were "best" friends before she died in 2016. The singer tells PEOPLE the emotional reason why he asked her to be his son's godmother.

British singer-songwriter James Blunt is opening up about his friendship with Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher.

Star Wars' actor Carrie Fisher once let James Blunt record music in her bathroom, resulting in him making 'Goodbye My Lover' ...

British singer-songwriter James Blunt is reflecting on his unlikely friendship with Carrie Fisher — and revealed that he wrote a song about her death. In a recent interview with the Guardian ...

The You're Beautiful' singer lived with the late 'Star Wars' star in the early 2000s while recording his debut album 'Back to Bedlam' and they remained close over the years, so when he and wife Sofia ...

James Blunt asked Carrie Fisher to be his son's godmother in the hope the honour would encourage her to "look after [herself]" better. The You're Beautiful' singer lived with the late 'Star Wars ...

He also spoke about his friendship with Carrie Fisher, and joked about their brief engagement in the late 1970s. James Blunt, who was not in attendance, wrote a special song dedicated to Carrie ...

James Blunt asked his good friend Carrie Fisher to be his son's godmother in the hope the honour would encourage her to "look ...

He asked her to be his child's godmother in the hope that she'd "look after [herself] a little bit better," he says Blunt ... James Blunt is reflecting on his close friendship with the late Carrie ...

As their bond deepened over the years, James Blunt asked Carrie Fisher to be godmother to his first son, naming Ed Sheeran as godfather ...