Ed Sheeran 'really grateful' as he celebrates major career milestone
Ed Sheeran has opened up about his chart-topping career after celebrating a huge musical achievement. The 33 year old singer revealed that his debut single The A Team, which was released in 2011, has surpassed one billion streams.
To mark the occasion that 12 of his tracks that have reached the milestone, the Lego House singer revealed that he was touched to know that his music had been listened to by so many people across the world, and reflected on how each song would allow people to connect with “different memories and emotions”. Joining forces with Spotify for its Billions Club: The Series, Ed visited his home county of Suffolk where he showed off some of his favourite locations - and he even used one of his awards as a plate to eat some scampi and chips off of.
“This is what England's about. This is my go-to meal on a Friday. Seeing [the plaques] all laid out is pretty mad because it's been 15 years of work,” he said, speaking about his career.
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“Everyone uses music for different things and everyone has different memories and emotions connected to songs,” he added. “I'm really grateful that my music has travelled so far and I get to sit here and eat fish and chips out of them.” As part of his visit to Suffolk, the Shape Of You singer visited locations including his old secondary school. He also visited Framlingham Castle, which he sings about in his single Castle on the Hill.
Speaking about his childhood in the county, the dad-of-two explained that he “loved” growing up in Suffolk and admitted that he could “run wild”. He continued” This hill is where me and my mates used to come as kids to roll down. And then we used to come as teenagers to drink cider and smoke.” He added: “It doesn't get more British than that castle.”
Ed also visited Decoy Studio and showed off various keepsakes and memorabilia, including a photo with his wife Cherry Seaborn while on a skiing holiday. “Her family are big, big skiers so she taught me how to ski,” he explained. In addition to the sweet snap, other nostalgic items included the puppet from Ed's Happier music video, a Ralph Lauren sweater from his first video as well as the pink suit from his Bad Habits music video.
Meanwhile, a panda head from the I Don't Care collab with Justin Bieber also featured among the items, as did a gorgeous pair of Gucci sunglasses that were gifted to him by Sir Elton John.
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