Ed Sheeran
Birthday: 17 February 1991, Yorkshire, England, UK
Birth Name: Edward Christopher Sheeran
Height: 173 cm
Ed Sheeran was born on February 17, 1991 in Yorkshire, England as Edward Christopher Sheeran.
The best thing about being on the road in general is just playing every single night in front of peo Show more
The best thing about being on the road in general is just playing every single night in front of people that are genuinely fans of your music. Hide
I think the music I've created is quite odd, and people are going to start talking about that.
I think the music I've created is quite odd, and people are going to start talking about that.
Growing up, I was inspired by The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Damian Rice was a huge influence for me mus Show more
Growing up, I was inspired by The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Damian Rice was a huge influence for me musically. Hide
My love songs are very personal and quite weird. They don't really have the big radio hit choruses b Show more
My love songs are very personal and quite weird. They don't really have the big radio hit choruses because basically they're my therapy, stuff I have to get off my chest. Hide
I've done some really weird gigs. The ones where no one turned up - they're probably not the interes Show more
I've done some really weird gigs. The ones where no one turned up - they're probably not the interesting ones to talk about. I played some pretty random ones in L.A. I signed to play all-R&B nights or an all-comedy night where I'd be the only white person there. They were fun. Hide
I do like my hair. It took a while to come around to the fact that it was quite a unique value point Show more
I do like my hair. It took a while to come around to the fact that it was quite a unique value point. Hide
But once you've made a song and you put it out there, you don't own it anymore. The public own it. I Show more
But once you've made a song and you put it out there, you don't own it anymore. The public own it. It's their song. It might be their song that they wake up to, or their song they have a shower to, or their song that they drive home to or their song they cry to, scream to, have babies to, have weddings to - like, it isn't your song anymore. Hide
The more you write tunes, the better they will become. The more you do gigs, the better you will bec Show more
The more you write tunes, the better they will become. The more you do gigs, the better you will become. Hide
Harry Potter is awesome.
Harry Potter is awesome.
Be original; don't be scared of being bold!
Be original; don't be scared of being bold!
Everyone knows almost everything about me. I make it very clear that I'm cool with people knowing al Show more
Everyone knows almost everything about me. I make it very clear that I'm cool with people knowing all my personal life through my songs. Hide
As far as songwriting, my inspirations came from love, life and death, and viewing other people's si Show more
As far as songwriting, my inspirations came from love, life and death, and viewing other people's situations. Hide
In my eyes, there's no one better than Stevie Wonder. He's a top dude.
In my eyes, there's no one better than Stevie Wonder. He's a top dude.
Nashville is wicked. It's like a proper music community, but it's also quintessentially American. Yo Show more
Nashville is wicked. It's like a proper music community, but it's also quintessentially American. You bump into people there with cowboy hats that spit in jars and call you 'boy.' I just love that. Hide
The thing that I took away as an early fan from Bob Dylan was the storytelling aspects. He can tell Show more
The thing that I took away as an early fan from Bob Dylan was the storytelling aspects. He can tell some wicked stories. Hide
I'm quite arty. I didn't know whether to become an artist or musician but I realised I could paint w Show more
I'm quite arty. I didn't know whether to become an artist or musician but I realised I could paint with music. All my songs have colours. Hide
I think YouTube has destroyed the genre barrier. People can be into Justin Bieber and Eminem at the Show more
I think YouTube has destroyed the genre barrier. People can be into Justin Bieber and Eminem at the same time. It's a good thing. Hide
I want to have a career that evolves as I go on.
I want to have a career that evolves as I go on.
I would love to get a Moonman! I'd put it next to my other awards. I don't have a cabinet right now; Show more
I would love to get a Moonman! I'd put it next to my other awards. I don't have a cabinet right now; they're just kind of all around my flat, one next to the TV, one in the bedroom. So, I'd have to build a cabinet. Hide
'Kiss Me.' That's my 'Twilight' tune, a song you'd have on the 'Twilight' soundtrack.
'Kiss Me.' That's my 'Twilight' tune, a song you'd have on the 'Twilight' soundtrack.
I think I need to accept the fact that I am where I am today because fans have shared my music illeg Show more
I think I need to accept the fact that I am where I am today because fans have shared my music illegally and legally, but I wouldn't be here today without the Internet, so I can't speak out against it. Hide
I find the whole concept of women screaming at me so odd. It's very flattering, but I don't think I Show more
I find the whole concept of women screaming at me so odd. It's very flattering, but I don't think I will ever consider myself to be a sex symbol. Hide
The public has heard the stereotypical love songs a million times, and they've heard the stereotypic Show more
The public has heard the stereotypical love songs a million times, and they've heard the stereotypical life-or-death songs millions of times. It's good to mix it up a little bit. Hide
I think the moment you start trying to please a fan base is when you start going downhill. I'm going Show more
I think the moment you start trying to please a fan base is when you start going downhill. I'm going to always, always write about what I want, even if it doesn't necessarily cater to most of them. Hide
Whenever you have an ex, and they're like, 'I hope we can still be friends!' and you weren't friends Show more
Whenever you have an ex, and they're like, 'I hope we can still be friends!' and you weren't friends before you started dating, then what do you go back to, really? Hide
[on not having become a paparazzi target] I always expected it to happen and then it never did. I th Show more
[on not having become a paparazzi target] I always expected it to happen and then it never did. I think it's because I've never done anything interesting. Like I've never been caught taking cocaine or having sex with a stripper or, you know, things that end up ruining people in the press. I haven't done these things. I haven't dated a famous person. I'm not that scandalous. Hide
I think I've been around for a while. But I still have to pay my dues.
I think I've been around for a while. But I still have to pay my dues.
If I can put on my album in a car or on my headphones and listen to the whole thing and love it, tha Show more
If I can put on my album in a car or on my headphones and listen to the whole thing and love it, that's what I'm going to be happy putting out there. Hide
I've always been a massive fan of John Mayer. I think he's very talented.
I've always been a massive fan of John Mayer. I think he's very talented.
I've never dated anyone in Hollywood - or anyone famous, for that matter. I don't know that I'm ever Show more
I've never dated anyone in Hollywood - or anyone famous, for that matter. I don't know that I'm ever gonna write a song that you will know who it's about. Hide
I'd like to have kids and a wife, and you know, drop them off at school and like, do normal things r Show more
I'd like to have kids and a wife, and you know, drop them off at school and like, do normal things rather that constantly being on tour. Because I'm young now and I haven't really got a social life. This is all I do. It's the best job in the world, but I'll get to the point where there's more to life than work. Hide
I get tweets every single day going, like, 'I'm so glad you weren't on 'The X Factor.'
I get tweets every single day going, like, 'I'm so glad you weren't on 'The X Factor.'
If Adele's seen as boring, then I'm happy to be boring as well.
If Adele's seen as boring, then I'm happy to be boring as well.
I think encouraging young people to twerk might be a bad thing. It's a stripper's move. If I had a d Show more
I think encouraging young people to twerk might be a bad thing. It's a stripper's move. If I had a daughter of nine, I wouldn't want her twerking. Hide
I saw Damien Rice in Dublin when I was 13, and that inspired me to want to pursue being a songwriter Show more
I saw Damien Rice in Dublin when I was 13, and that inspired me to want to pursue being a songwriter... I practised relentlessly and started recording my own EPs. At 16, I moved to London and played any gigs I could, selling CDs from my rucksack to fund recording the next, and it snowballed from there. Hide
The main thing that you have to remember on this journey is, just be nice to everyone and always smi Show more
The main thing that you have to remember on this journey is, just be nice to everyone and always smile. Hide
There were a couple of things I needed to do while I was in New York. One was to have a pizza pie, o Show more
There were a couple of things I needed to do while I was in New York. One was to have a pizza pie, one was to get a tattoo... and the other was to get a Yankees hat. Hide
Instead of writing songs for girls, I tend to write albums, which I guess is a bit weird.
Instead of writing songs for girls, I tend to write albums, which I guess is a bit weird.
Everyone still thinks I'm Scottish - that's totally wicked.
Everyone still thinks I'm Scottish - that's totally wicked.
It was my love for the guitar that first got me into music and singing. Growing up, I was inspired b Show more
It was my love for the guitar that first got me into music and singing. Growing up, I was inspired by The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Damian Rice was a huge influence for me musically. Hide
I'm a huge hip-hop fan from way back in the day.
I'm a huge hip-hop fan from way back in the day.
My parents worked in the art world. They were really supportive of my music in that they allowed me Show more
My parents worked in the art world. They were really supportive of my music in that they allowed me to drop out of school and move out of our home, which not many parents would do. Hide
I met Bill Clinton; he's a very nice guy. Yeah, Bill Clinton's cool.
I met Bill Clinton; he's a very nice guy. Yeah, Bill Clinton's cool.
I'd like to say that I'm a rock star, but I'm not - I'm honestly more of a relationship kind of guy. Show more
I'd like to say that I'm a rock star, but I'm not - I'm honestly more of a relationship kind of guy. I'm a guy you could take home to meet your mum rather than a guy your mum wouldn't like. Hide
You can't call me a Twitter phenomenon or a YouTube one. These things are useful, but so's hard gigg Show more
You can't call me a Twitter phenomenon or a YouTube one. These things are useful, but so's hard gigging. One year I did 311 shows. I did six in one night alone. Hide
Country music is some of the best-written music in the world, so yeah, one day, I would keep my mind Show more
Country music is some of the best-written music in the world, so yeah, one day, I would keep my mind open to doing a country record. Hide
I don't think that there's much that sets me apart from other musicians, but I think there are defin Show more
I don't think that there's much that sets me apart from other musicians, but I think there are definitely things that set me apart from other kinds of artists. I feel that musicians do it their own way, write their own songs and put on a great live shows. Hide
I was on some TV shows with Lady Gaga the other week, and you could see the difference in reaction b Show more
I was on some TV shows with Lady Gaga the other week, and you could see the difference in reaction between her fans and my fans outside. She comes out, and she looks like a star, and the reaction is just tears, crying, people going, 'Oh my God, Oh my God.' My fans are like: 'Alright, Ed.' Hide
I don't know if my songs fit in films.
I don't know if my songs fit in films.
I don't really do that whole 'single life' thing. I'm kind of heads down and get things done.
I don't really do that whole 'single life' thing. I'm kind of heads down and get things done.
Some of my tattoos are a bit silly, but I know where and what time I got them.
Some of my tattoos are a bit silly, but I know where and what time I got them.
I've had years of teasing about my red hair, but I definitely think it toughened me up. If you're gi Show more
I've had years of teasing about my red hair, but I definitely think it toughened me up. If you're ginger, you end up pretty quick-witted. Hide
The whole 'studly womaniser' thing, I mean, I quite enjoy the title - it's just not very accurate.
The whole 'studly womaniser' thing, I mean, I quite enjoy the title - it's just not very accurate.
I've always had really messy hair.
I've always had really messy hair.
It was my love for the guitar that first got me into music and singing.
It was my love for the guitar that first got me into music and singing.
Music is a powerful tool in galvanizing people around an issue. There's no better way to get your po Show more
Music is a powerful tool in galvanizing people around an issue. There's no better way to get your point across than to put it in a beautiful song. Hide
Try to find someone with a sense of humor. That's an important thing to have because when you get in Show more
Try to find someone with a sense of humor. That's an important thing to have because when you get into an argument, one of the best ways to diffuse it is to be funny. You don't want to hide away from a point, because some points are serious, but you'd rather have a discussion that was a discussion, rather than an argument. Hide
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