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. Ed Sheeran More Quotes by Ed Sheeran More Quotes From Ed Sheeran 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. Ed Sheeran musician artist thinking I think I've been around for a while. But I still have to pay my dues. Ed Sheeran stills pay thinking Paper or razor blade, never give up And just remember just to hold out more A couple years ago I couldn't just control that thought You'd find me buskin' on the street When it was cold outdoors And now I'm sweating on the stage With the sold out tours Writing love songs for the sake of it Never to make a hit Ed Sheeran giving-up couple song I'm always doing something before I'm going to them. For instance, I was doing a show the night before this one. I never really think about it too much because it's always in the middle of a lot of things. Ed Sheeran too-much night thinking Why didn't kill me it never made me stronger at all. Ed Sheeran stronger drunk made I want to make the songs good. I think this is my main focus. Ed Sheeran focus song thinking I do like my hair. It took a while to come around to the fact that it was quite a unique value point. Ed Sheeran unique hair facts It was always meant to ease out of a big radio song and flow into the next one. Don't is the bridge song in between Sing and Thinking Out Loud. Ed Sheeran bridges song thinking You kind of half-prepare a speech in your head, and then you get up there and then you end up saying nothing that was in your head before you went up there. It's a very weird thing. I never do award speeches too well. Ed Sheeran awards speech half 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. Ed Sheeran odd sex thinking Harry Potter is awesome. Ed Sheeran harry-potter potters I don't kind of want to be known as a one-trick pony who just does the adult-alternative song once a year that makes it onto the radio and people sort of think it's nice. Ed Sheeran nice song thinking With music, you could stick someone with a musical instrument or even not a musical instrument, get them to showcase their talent, and within 30 seconds you could tell whether they were good or not, but with acting you have to give them the right part. Ed Sheeran musical acting giving I would say, you can never do enough gigs and you can never do enough songs. Make sure that every opportunity you can, play a show and every opportunity you can, write a song. Ed Sheeran writing opportunity song I really don't know what's good or bad art because all the art I like people tell me is tasteless. Ed Sheeran art-is people art The more you write tunes, the better they will become. The more you do gigs, the better you will become. It’s just kind of like the facts of life; the practice makes perfect thing. Keep your fingers crossed, start from the bottom and work your way up. Ed Sheeran practice perfect writing [Miley Cyrus] got a fantastic voice. I do think she's a fantastic artist and does great songs. I wish her all the best. Ed Sheeran artist song thinking A sense of humor is an important thing to have because when you get into an argument, one of the best ways to diffuse it is to be funny. Ed Sheeran sense-of-humor important way I kind of like the way that I came up as an artist. I like experimenting. Ed Sheeran kind artist way For me, Spotify is not even a necessary evil. It helps me do what I want to do. Ed Sheeran evil want helping
