Facts

Opinions

"Taylor likes to say that I have the wisdom of an eighty-year-old man, the conversation of a twenty-three-year-old and the sense of humour of an eight-year-old" (Sheeran 127).

"When I saw Damien Rice standing on stage on his own with an acoustic guitar, I thought 'ok, that looks possible. If I get an acoustic guitar, I can write songs myself. I won't need a band, I can do it myself.'" (Sheeran 32).

"When your a kid, you don't know how songs are influencing you, but I guess they have an effect"

(Sheeran 20).

"I also wrote a song about Nizlopi and how they inspired me, 'Two Blokes and a Double Bass'. I emailed it to them and said I was a massive fan" (Sheeran 45).

"The next day I emailed Wild UK, a promotions company, and became a street teamer for them" (Sheeran 47).

"I didn't have anywhere to live for much of 2008 and the whole of 2009 and 2010, but somehow I made it work" (Sheeran 60).