Ed Sheeran

In his most revealing interviews ever, Ed Sheeran discusses making his new album '-,' falling into depression, his massive new tour and much more.

“I’ve got loads and loads and loads of shit,” he says. He walks into a room to write a song, and tells me how grateful he is to be doing this.” With Ed, his frequency band is so wide that it really can come from anywhere and be anything.” But it’s a mistake, McDaid argues, to confuse facility with being facile: “He approaches every song he writes as if it’s the first song and the last song. “I wrote 25 songs the week I wrote ‘Shape of You,’ ” he says. “It is something that will always be there and just has to be managed.” “I went to a really, really sport-orientated primary school,” he says. “People assumed that we were lovers,” Sheeran rapped on a recent tribute to his friend, “F64.” “But we’re brothers in arms.” “That was a big rumor in the industry,” Sheeran says. He loves Van Morrison, but if Sheeran wrote a song called “Listen to the Lion,” it would probably be about a trip to the zoo, and a Top Five worldwide hit to boot. If he’s grown up and is a father now, he sings, “I have grown up/I am a father now” — the opening line of 2021’s =. First of all, he imagines people seeing it through the highly unsympathetic lens of “Rich Pop Star Feels Sad.” And then there’s the fact of the particular pop star he is. “Yesterday,” Sheeran says, “we cooked, we watched an episode of The Simpsons, went to bed.” “I was the butt of jokes before this,” he says, “and I’m the butt of jokes now, and it’s not necessarily just my music.”

Ed Sheeran got teary eyed while talking about wife Cherry Seaborn's health issues in a new trailer for his upcoming docuseries.

“That guy doesn’t grow up to be a pop star,” he stated, adding, “It’s so unlikely.” “This song is about losing someone,” he explained via Instagram. within the space of a month,” he wrote earlier this month. And it should be me in the studio’ …. Sheeran added that he was “spiraling through fear, depression and anxiety” at the time, feeling like he was “drowning” with his head “below the surface.” “You guys said, ‘Do you want to make a documentary?’ And I went, ‘Yeah!

Ed Sheeran talks about his wife Cherry Seaborn's tumor in the 'Sum of It All' trailer. Watch the teaser for his upcoming docuseries.

“Within the space of a month, my pregnant wife got told she had a tumour, with no route to treatment until after the birth,” he shared in his album announcement for [Subtract, his fifth LP](https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ed-sheeran-new-album-subtract-1235277002/) set to arrive on May 5. Ahead of its premiere on the streaming platform, Disney+ shared the first trailer for program, which sees that “Bad Habits” singer opening up about the tough moments in his life, including [wife Cherry Seaborn](https://www.billboard.com/video/sheeranwibbit-8095438/)‘s tumor diagnosis and the loss of his best friend, Jamal Edwards. “Everything in my life sort of got so much better when Cherry got into it.

Ed Sheeran has spoken about his struggles with suicidal thoughts, and claimed that the UK still has a negative stigma around therapy.

[died in February 2022 after suffering a heart attack](https://www.nme.com/news/music/jamal-edwards-died-of-cardiac-arrest-after-using-cocaine-coroner-concludes-3281949), triggered by substance use. It is something that will always be there and just has to be managed.” “It helps me make sense of my feelings,” he said. The single will available this Friday. “People think it’s weird getting a therapist in England. [‘Eyes Closed’](https://www.nme.com/news/music/ed-sheeran-says-new-song-eyes-closed-is-about-losing-someone-jamal-edwards-3414615), the first single set for release, was written as a tribute to Jamal Edwards. They seemed selfish, especially as a father. Warne also passed away following a heart attack the following month, aged 52. Although he has faced these issues throughout his life, according to Sheeran, last March marked the toughest time yet. He continued: “Obviously, like, I’ve lived a very privileged life. “No one really talks about their feelings where I come from, he said. “Those thoughts were bad enough, but shame arrived as their companion.

'The A Team' singer, 32, was given his first big break by music producer Jamal – the son of 'Loose Women' star Brenda Edwards – who died aged 31 after a cardiac ...

Ed Sheeran shares his emotions on his upcoming "Subtract" album, but says he sought therapy after struggling with depression, drugs and bulimia.

[The Jonas Brothers prepare for new album with special show](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/03/18/jonas-brothers-nyc-concert-broadway-happiness-begins-the-album/11478612002/) [Check out lineups for Lollapalooza, Coachella and more](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/03/08/music-festival-2023-lineups-outside-lands-bonnaroo-coachella-more/11367234002/) While he still loves wine, Sheeran understands that harder substances “just became bad vibes.” I’m a real binge eater. [Inside opening night of Taylor Swift's 3-hour Eras Tour](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/03/18/taylor-swift-kicks-off-eras-tour-arizona-44-song-set/11490795002/) [Shawn Mendes](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/07/27/shawn-mendes-cancels-entire-tour-mental-health/10163710002/). “The help isn’t a button that is pressed, where you’re automatically OK,” he says. The days of partying until 7 a.m., waking up at 4 p.m. Sheeran also explains how life is different now with two young children and his wife joining him on tour. [traumas that emerged ](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/04/06/ed-sheeran-lawsuit-singer-wins-copyright-case/9481447002/)shifted his plans. You’re just sort of in this thing. [his upcoming album, “Subtract,”](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/03/01/ed-sheerans-fifth-album-subtract-arrives-may-5/11368707002/) will overflow with feelings.

In the Disney+ docuseries Ed Sheeran: The Sum Of It All the singer opens up on his difficult 2022, including his wife Cherry Seaborn's tumor diagnosis and ...

[wife Cherry Seaborn's recent health battle](https://www.eonline.com/news/1366429/ed-sheeran-shares-his-wife-had-a-tumor-during-pregnancy), in the new Disney+ documentary Ed Sheeran: The Sum Of It All. The result was his latest album – (Subtract), which debuts May 5. "You have to wait for one person to be like, ‘That's great,'" Ed said in the docuseries trailer. "It became something completely different to what I thought it would be. The tumor required surgery that wouldn't be able to be conducted until after she gave birth. "I got married, and I'm a dad who has two daughters."

In defence of Ed Sheeran – Sarah Farnand. When I was an angsty, emotional teenager, I regularly listened to Ed Sheeran's music. My entire family found his ...

French literary theorist [Roland Barthes](https://www.d.umn.edu/~cstroupe/handouts/8500/barthes_work_to_text.pdf) struck a distinction between a work, the physical space of media, and a text, the metaphysical, social space that carries the more genuine, inherent meaning of a story. [Metaverse](https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-the-metaverse/), celebrity memes may be one of the few silver linings that appeal to all users alike. Even if the Ed Sheeran discourse was actually rooted in appearance shaming, it still could never offset his lavish lifestyle. These jokes, however, ultimately do not aim to genuinely tear Sheeran down a peg—they serve as comfort to the envious witnesses of Sheeran’s expanding wealth and influence. When you put enough content and music out into the public consciousness, internet reactions gear toward the collective, [implied authorship](https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095959435;jsessionid=99B4D8DBFD4A90C21B02B70AD8508990) of a persona, not Sheeran or other writers themselves. If there’s one thing that avocado-toast-loving millennials, technologically hapless baby boomers, and Gen-Zers have in common, it’s this: As much as they try, none of them will ever really know the real Ed Sheeran. Now, this is not to say that Ed Sheeran is [Perfect](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vv-BfVoq4g). Ed Sheeran is a talented artist with a catalogue of quality songs. [songs](https://onedirection.fandom.com/wiki/Ed_Sheeran#:~:text=Sheeran%20has%20written%20four%20One,band%20at%20Simon%20Cowell's%20request.) written by Sheeran, they suddenly receive less criticism. If Ed Sheeran was a woman, he would not be famous. I won’t lie, when my grandma passed away, I may or may not have listened to “Visiting Hours” on repeat while sobbing in my bed. When I was an angsty, emotional teenager, I regularly listened to Ed Sheeran’s music.

Ed Sheeran is planning a new set of five more symbol-themed albums after he finishes his math series with “Subtract,” he told Rolling Stone in a new ...

Balvin, with collaborations with Daddy Yankee, Burna Boy, Pharrell, and [Shakira](https://www.vulture.com/2023/01/shakira-bizarrap-song-gerard-pique.html) (whom he’s also been writing with separately, for her new album). [collaboration with the National musician and producer Aaron Dessner](https://www.vulture.com/2022/03/ed-sheeran-wrote-songs-folklore-aaron-dessner.html) (of [folklore](https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/taylor-swift-folklore-aaron-dessner-breaks-down-every-song.html) and evermore fame) on Subtract, Sheeran said he has another album’s worth of Dessner music. “At least there’s enough banked up.” You think? [With his new album, - (Subtract](https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/ed-sheeran-new-album-subtract.html)), [Ed Sheeran](https://www.vulture.com/2014/04/ed-sheeran-debate-explainer.html) is finally finishing his decade-long project of mathematically named albums. He’s also been working with the British rapper Devlin, producer Benny Blanco, and his friend Justin Bieber for his new album. “I want to slowly make this album that is quote-unquote ‘perfect’ for the rest of my life, adding songs here and there,” he said.

The "Shape of You" singer opened up to Rolling Stone about his mental health and body image, calling himself a "real binge eater."

[cited Sheeran as a major influence on his songwriting](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/shawn-mendes-how-a-toronto-teen-became-the-superstar-next-door-237177/) and covered several of Sheeran's songs when he was active on YouTube and Vine. In crisis situations, NEDA offers 24/7 support — just text "NEDA" to 741741. The two stars later collaborated on the hit single "I Don't Care" in 2019. That's where you get lines like 'When I felt like I was an old cardigan under someone's bed, you put me on and said I was your favorite.' There wasn't anyone challenging that line. fat?'" "I'm self-conscious anyway, but you get into an industry where you're getting compared to every other pop star," he said. "All these people have fantastic figures. And I think that's what was brilliant about 'Folklore' and 'Evermore' — it's just complete brain-to-page. "There's certain things that, as a man talking about them, I feel mad uncomfortable. I know people are going to see it a type of way, but it's good to be honest about them," Sheeran said. But I'm now more of a binge exerciser, and a binge dad. I'm a binge-everything.

The star says he reached a low point after the deaths of his friends Jamal Edwards and Shane Warne.

"He hasn't had the time to process and be at peace with his thoughts." And just have it in my will that after I die, it comes out". "And then it just turns into a habit that you do once a week and then once a day and then, like, twice a day and then, like, without booze. It was all very, very, very fast." "I remember just being at a festival and being like, 'Well, if all of my friends do it, it can't be that bad,'" he said. "The help isn't a button that is pressed, where you're automatically OK," he continued. "There's nothing you can do about it." "And then it got done. "I would never, ever, ever touch anything again, because that's how Jamal died," he added. "People think it's weird getting a therapist in England.… You're just sort of in this thing. "No one really talks about their feelings where I come from," he said.

The superstar has a secret plan to release music after his death – and seven other things we learned from his Rolling Stone cover-story interviews.

“We’ll rise from the ashes and write in stars with our names,” he sings. Be happy with that and just be done.’ I love red wine, and I love beer. “I was in the One Direction wave, and I’m like, ‘Well, why don’t I have a six pack?’ And I was like, ‘Oh, because you love kebabs and drink beer.’ Then you do songs with Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes. “Who’s to say at what point creativity stops and you can’t write any more songs? “I was just drinking a lot,” he says. I don’t know any old rockers that aren’t alcoholics or sober, and I didn’t want to be either.” “I want to slowly make this album that is quote-unquote ‘perfect’ for the rest of my life, adding songs here and there,” says Sheeran. And I think that’s what was brilliant about Folklore and Evermore — it’s just complete brain-to-page. And that’s why it’s brilliant.” That’s where you get lines like ‘When I felt like I was an old cardigan under someone’s bed, you put me on and said I was your favorite.’ There wasn’t anyone challenging that line. “Everyone saw me as a joke, and no one thought I could do it. And the last of them won’t be released in his lifetime.

'The Sum Of It All' is due to be released on Disney+ on May 3, just a few days before his next album 'Subtract'.

Subtract has been in the works for a decade and is a compilation of his “deepest darkest thought” and is a “trapdoor” into his soul. In the new trailer, Ed is seen in the back of a car, accompanied by his wife, who later explains “He hasn’t had the time to process and be at peace with his thoughts.” Very excited to share this.

In a wide-ranging interview with Rolling Stone, Sheeran says he has quit drugs and spirits after the death of his close friend Jamal Edwards.

Be happy with that and just be done'." Sheeran was also in court [defending a plagiarism lawsuit](https://news.sky.com/story/ed-sheeran-awarded-more-than-900k-in-legal-fees-after-shape-of-you-copyright-win-12637920) over his hit song Shape Of You. You're just sort of in this thing. I was like, 'No, actually, I really don't.' And I don't ever want to be pissed holding my kid. "Because I was just drinking a lot. And you can't get out of it." "It's just a realisation of, 'I'm getting into my thirties. "I was always a drinker. It just became bad vibes." "I would never, ever, ever touch anything again, because that's how Jamal died. And then sort of dabbling. "Then it just turns into a habit that you do once a week and then once a day and then, like, twice a day and then, like, without booze.

Ed Sheeran decided never to touch drugs again as he thought taking illegal substances would be “disrespectful” to the memory of his late best friend Jamal ...

Ed Sheeran is preparing for a posthumous album to be released after his death, saying that he will be adding songs to it "here and there".

[But,] I think it’s very helpful to be able to speak with someone and just vent and not feel guilty about venting,” Sheeran said of the negative connotations surrounding therapy in the UK. And just have it in my will that after I die, it comes out.” “People think it’s weird getting a therapist in England. “I felt like I didn’t want to live anymore,” he told Rolling Stone. I feel really embarrassed about it.” [Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ed-sheeran-new-album-subtract-tour-cover-story-interview-1234694319/), the ‘Shape Of You’ singer revealed that he has plans to release at least five more records throughout his career, with a special album being planned for after his demise.