Sounded like either Daniel Bedingfield or the "Babylon" guy...David Gray. He just said "Damien Rice thing" whatever that means.
Here's the first comment from IMDB:
Date: 4 December 2004 Summary: FartherHow about this tidbit:I couldn't wait to see this movie. Now, I realize I should have waited to see this movie
until it could be rented.
Trivia: At the beginning of filming, Natalie Portman gave Julia Roberts a necklace that
said "c***" in honor of their characters' foul mouths. At the end of filming, Julia Roberts gave Natalie Portman a
necklace that said "lil' c***".