Ed Sheeran isn't bothered about being the coolest musician
Ed Sheeran
He spoke about making music for people of all ages, shapes, and sizes
Singer Ed Sheeran who has been riding high on the success of his latest hit "Shape of You" comes out to speak about "not being bothered about being the coolest musician".
Speaking to MTV, he was quoted saying: "I am more focused on using music to inspire people of all ages, shapes, and sizes".
He said that he isn't worried about not being liked by a lot of people.
He added, "I often meet kids at the meet and greet that are, like, six and have just started playing guitar because they like 'Castle on the Hill' or something. I feel like that's why we make music. I might not be the coolest musician in the world but they enjoy it, and I enjoy it.I love it. The reason I make music is to get it to as many people as possible, so, like, having all ages, shapes, and sizes, a gig is great."
Previously, at the recently held Glastonbury Festival, the 26-year-old singer had called himself an"underdog" compared to the others in the industry.
He said, “Yeah. I’m definitely the one that’s out of place on that list. But I think that’s an exciting thing. You know doing this festival for the first time, like not even as a main headline but just playing it, it’s daunting. Like even though Foo Fighters have played it before, Foo Fighters are a band everyone assumes has headlined before because they’ve been so massive for so long.”
The hit singer also spoke about songwriting and how it is“a form of therapy to be honest".
He added,"I think any time I’ve ever got down or ever felt low the one thing that picks me up from that is writing a song about it because at least you’ve got a positive experience out of a bad experience.”
(WION)