James Morrison is a 24 year-old British singer who was born James Morrison Catchpole but dropped his last name professionally to have the same moniker as the late lead singer of the Doors. You may know him from his successful single “You Give Me Something” from his 2006 debut album “Undiscovered,” which went on to critical and commercial success and sold over a million copies. Morrison recently talked about the first time he met Madonna in which he was perfectly civil to her but she treated him like a pariah. He called her “just rude” and added that “there’s no excuse for it.”

James Morrison has described Madonna as the rudest popstar he has ever met.

The singer-songwriter revealed how he was introduced to the pop icon while working on new material in Los Angeles.

He told Metro: “I’m not her biggest fan but thought I’d say hello so I went over and said, ‘Hello, I’m James, nice to meet you,’ and put my hand out to shake hands. She just looked at it and said, ‘And what do you do?’ I told her I was a singer and she just stared at me and didn’t say anything.

“It was really uncomfortable. Then she just ignored me. F**k her, though, it’s just a matter of common courtesy. It doesn’t matter what someone does for a living. She’s just rude. There’s no excuse for it.”

Morrison’s new album For You, Truths For Me will be released on September 29. Its first single ‘You Make It Real’ will arrive in stores the week before.

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Maybe Madonna thought he was just a fan or something, but she shouldn’t even treat her fans that way. She’s so full of herself it’s incredible. If the guy was wearing a red bracelet and dropped some Kabbalah terms she’d probably warm right up and start in with the cult speak.

Madonna is said to have put on a rolicking good show in London last night. Her celebrity friends Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson, and singer Fergie were in the audience looking visibly impressed. She can still bring it even if she’s so far up her own ass she’ll never need another colonic.

In related Madonna news her husband Guy Ritchie celebrated his 40th birthday out at his pub The Punchbowl on Wednesday night. Madonna came and went with the children at 10pm after about an hour, with Guy partying until 4:30 am. Guests including Sting’s wife Trudie Styler, David Gest and Jamie Hince, feasted on traditional British pies stuffed with fish, egg and chicken, and sang English songs.

Here’s James Morrison’s video “You Make It Real” in honor of a musician who talks smack about Madonna.

And here’s “You Give Me Something”

Update: Here’s footage from Madonna’s show last night:

Morrison is shown performing on 8/24/08 at the Olympic handover celebrations in London. Credit: Daniel Deme / WENN. Madonna is shown at Wembley stadium in London last night. Credit: WENN