[Music] this singer-songwriters first singled
this singer-songwriters first singled
this singer-songwriters first singled the 18 made an impressive debut and
the 18 made an impressive debut and
the 18 made an impressive debut and paved the way for his future success
paved the way for his future success
paved the way for his future success why lips pale face breathing in
why lips pale face breathing in
why lips pale face breathing in snowflakes hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
snowflakes hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
snowflakes hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Ed Sheeran about + light’s
speaking with Ed Sheeran about + light’s
speaking with Ed Sheeran about + light’s gone day’s end struggling to pay rent
gone day’s end struggling to pay rent
gone day’s end struggling to pay rent long nights strange men let’s talk about
long nights strange men let’s talk about
long nights strange men let’s talk about + what were you going for what would you
+ what were you going for what would you
+ what were you going for what would you say is the overall sound the overall
say is the overall sound the overall
say is the overall sound the overall sound for + was uh quite similar I’d
sound for + was uh quite similar I’d
sound for + was uh quite similar I’d done around 7 7 PS 11 releases in in
done around 7 7 PS 11 releases in in
done around 7 7 PS 11 releases in in total bit before hand and throughout
total bit before hand and throughout
total bit before hand and throughout those 11 releases I kind of worked out
those 11 releases I kind of worked out
those 11 releases I kind of worked out my kind of sound and for the album it
my kind of sound and for the album it
my kind of sound and for the album it was just very simple I just did what I’d
was just very simple I just did what I’d
was just very simple I just did what I’d done on the last few keys for that and
done on the last few keys for that and
done on the last few keys for that and it was just the kind of collage of
it was just the kind of collage of
it was just the kind of collage of thoughts and memories / songs – to make
thoughts and memories / songs – to make
thoughts and memories / songs – to make the album and just a collection of the
the album and just a collection of the
the album and just a collection of the best the best work that I’d done up
best the best work that I’d done up
best the best work that I’d done up until that time whose inner pipe she’ll
until that time whose inner pipe she’ll
until that time whose inner pipe she’ll fly to the motherland and sell love to
fly to the motherland and sell love to
fly to the motherland and sell love to another man
another man
another man outside let’s talk about the song the
outside let’s talk about the song the
outside let’s talk about the song the a-team tell us a bit about the
a-team tell us a bit about the
a-team tell us a bit about the inspiration behind that song and the
inspiration behind that song and the
inspiration behind that song and the video well the inspiration behind the
video well the inspiration behind the
video well the inspiration behind the a-team came from I did a gig in a
a-team came from I did a gig in a
a-team came from I did a gig in a homeless shelter around two years ago
homeless shelter around two years ago
homeless shelter around two years ago and you know I was I was quite young and
and you know I was I was quite young and
and you know I was I was quite young and naive and hadn’t really witnessed that
naive and hadn’t really witnessed that
naive and hadn’t really witnessed that area or life before so it was kind of a
area or life before so it was kind of a
area or life before so it was kind of a big eye-opener for me and the song was
big eye-opener for me and the song was
big eye-opener for me and the song was just based around one of the women that
just based around one of the women that
just based around one of the women that I met there and that whole experience in
I met there and that whole experience in
I met there and that whole experience in the video depicts the story that I was
the video depicts the story that I was
the video depicts the story that I was trying to tell but not every TV channel
trying to tell but not every TV channel
trying to tell but not every TV channel plays a video really yeah it’s not that
plays a video really yeah it’s not that
plays a video really yeah it’s not that easy it’s not that racy no but I don’t
easy it’s not that racy no but I don’t
easy it’s not that racy no but I don’t know like I was I was watching the
know like I was I was watching the
know like I was I was watching the charts one day in in England and I was
charts one day in in England and I was
charts one day in in England and I was currently sitting at number three with
currently sitting at number three with
currently sitting at number three with the a-team and when it got to number
the a-team and when it got to number
the a-team and when it got to number three on the TV channels they didn’t
three on the TV channels they didn’t
three on the TV channels they didn’t play the video but then number two was
play the video but then number two was
play the video but then number two was like the video with Rihanna for SNM
like the video with Rihanna for SNM
like the video with Rihanna for SNM where she deep throats have been on it
where she deep throats have been on it
where she deep throats have been on it and then yeah I guess I guess just some
and then yeah I guess I guess just some
and then yeah I guess I guess just some things are more accepted in popular
things are more accepted in popular
things are more accepted in popular culture than other things and you’d
culture than other things and you’d
culture than other things and you’d rather you’d rather see someone sucking
rather you’d rather see someone sucking
rather you’d rather see someone sucking off a banana than someone with a pipe in
off a banana than someone with a pipe in
off a banana than someone with a pipe in a map I guess the worst things in life
a map I guess the worst things in life
a map I guess the worst things in life come free to us cause we’re just
come free to us cause we’re just
come free to us cause we’re just the upper hand
the upper hand
the upper hand for a couple grams she don’t want
for a couple grams she don’t want
for a couple grams she don’t want sigh were you expecting it to explode
sigh were you expecting it to explode
sigh were you expecting it to explode the way it did I didn’t necessarily
the way it did I didn’t necessarily
the way it did I didn’t necessarily expect the a-team to explode the way it
expect the a-team to explode the way it
expect the a-team to explode the way it did I mean I’d written songs for that
did I mean I’d written songs for that
did I mean I’d written songs for that there’s a song I did for the album
there’s a song I did for the album
there’s a song I did for the album called Lego house that when I wrote it I
called Lego house that when I wrote it I
called Lego house that when I wrote it I was like right this will be this will be
was like right this will be this will be
was like right this will be this will be my my hit but I kind of kept it back and
my my hit but I kind of kept it back and
my my hit but I kind of kept it back and wanted to release a team first to kind
wanted to release a team first to kind
wanted to release a team first to kind of show you what I was really about
of show you what I was really about
of show you what I was really about radio wouldn’t really touch it to begin
radio wouldn’t really touch it to begin
radio wouldn’t really touch it to begin with and and TV was the same and then
with and and TV was the same and then
with and and TV was the same and then radio one in England took a massive
radio one in England took a massive
radio one in England took a massive gamble through through the likes of
gamble through through the likes of
gamble through through the likes of people like Zane Lowe they just started
people like Zane Lowe they just started
people like Zane Lowe they just started playing it and it just caught on and and
playing it and it just caught on and and
playing it and it just caught on and and worked and then you know I was I was
worked and then you know I was I was
worked and then you know I was I was free to release another single called
free to release another single called
free to release another single called uni being I don’t need you which is a
uni being I don’t need you which is a
uni being I don’t need you which is a bit more left to Center and then I could
bit more left to Center and then I could
bit more left to Center and then I could come with like a house and really kind
come with like a house and really kind
come with like a house and really kind of sweep up I’m gonna pick up the pieces
of sweep up I’m gonna pick up the pieces
of sweep up I’m gonna pick up the pieces and build a Lego house things go wrong
and build a Lego house things go wrong
and build a Lego house things go wrong and look at them it was an interesting
and look at them it was an interesting
and look at them it was an interesting way how it broke I’m very happy I did it
way how it broke I’m very happy I did it
way how it broke I’m very happy I did it that way and I’m trying to create the
that way and I’m trying to create the
that way and I’m trying to create the same success in North America now it’s
same success in North America now it’s
same success in North America now it’s so cool
so cool
so cool [Music]
[Music]
[Music] and I call December but I got to the
and I call December but I got to the
and I call December but I got to the gaming ball
gaming ball
gaming ball speaking of Lego house tell us a bit
speaking of Lego house tell us a bit
speaking of Lego house tell us a bit about how that video came about the Lego
about how that video came about the Lego
about how that video came about the Lego house video came about just from like
house video came about just from like
house video came about just from like I’m not scared to kind of show some
I’m not scared to kind of show some
I’m not scared to kind of show some humor I know that I have bright red hair
humor I know that I have bright red hair
humor I know that I have bright red hair and I know that I might look like Ron
and I know that I might look like Ron
and I know that I might look like Ron Weasley from Harry Potter so my thing
Weasley from Harry Potter so my thing
Weasley from Harry Potter so my thing with it like I didn’t appear in my first
with it like I didn’t appear in my first
with it like I didn’t appear in my first three music videos so no one really knew
three music videos so no one really knew
three music videos so no one really knew what I look like
what I look like
what I look like unless they went on YouTube I kind of
unless they went on YouTube I kind of
unless they went on YouTube I kind of wanted to confuse people and make them
wanted to confuse people and make them
wanted to confuse people and make them think that Ron Weasley from Harry Potter
think that Ron Weasley from Harry Potter
think that Ron Weasley from Harry Potter it’s left and changed his name to my
it’s left and changed his name to my
it’s left and changed his name to my name and started up a music career so I
name and started up a music career so I
name and started up a music career so I got in touch with tom Felton the plays
got in touch with tom Felton the plays
got in touch with tom Felton the plays Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter and asked
Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter and asked
Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter and asked him if he could ask Rupert to do it and
him if he could ask Rupert to do it and
him if he could ask Rupert to do it and Rupert said yes it caused the desired
Rupert said yes it caused the desired
Rupert said yes it caused the desired effects I mean there are a lot of not so
effects I mean there are a lot of not so
effects I mean there are a lot of not so much the kids that kids knew what I look
much the kids that kids knew what I look
much the kids that kids knew what I look like but still guide to it I got a tweet
like but still guide to it I got a tweet
like but still guide to it I got a tweet this morning from from someone just
this morning from from someone just
this morning from from someone just saying that that moment said that Rupert
saying that that moment said that Rupert
saying that that moment said that Rupert Grint had changed his name and started
Grint had changed his name and started
Grint had changed his name and started off a music career and stuff and yeah
off a music career and stuff and yeah
off a music career and stuff and yeah it’s good to challenge people and none
it’s good to challenge people and none
it’s good to challenge people and none of all these things I’ve done I love you
of all these things I’ve done I love you
of all these things I’ve done I love you better now
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