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The Irish Sun
5 hours ago
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- The Irish Sun
I got bizarre 6am wake-up call at hotel from Irish music icon to have a chat about how Spotify works, Ed Sheeran reveals
POP star Ed Sheeran has said that despite being born in England he sees his Irish heritage as his 'culture'. The Galway Girl singer said he was immersed in Irish 4 Ed Sheeran sees his Irish heritage as his 'culture' Credit: Getty Images - Getty 4 The Galway Girl singer said he was immersed in Irish music from a young age Credit: Getty Images - Getty 4 Ed with his parents Ed, 34, explained: 'My dad is Irish. Well, his dad's from 'I wear an England 'I think that that's what I grew up with. You know, my mum's family is very, very small. It's her and her parents. 'And my dad's family, he's got seven brothers and sisters, which is massive, so we'd spend all of our READ MORE IN SHOWBIZ 'My first musical experiences were in Ireland. I grew up with trad music in the house. 'So I do identify culturally as Irish, but I was obviously born and raised in 'I don't overthink it, but I do feel like my culture is something that I'm really proud of and grew up with and want to express. 'And I feel like just because I was born in Most read in the Irish Sun 'I think that's allowed. I don't think there's any rules to it. It should be how you feel and how you were raised and what you are leaning into it.' Ed Sheeran reveals he was ten pints down before awkward Sky Sports moment that left Ruben Amorim looking fuming He said: 'I'd say it's basically my second home musically. I'd say Ireland is the place that I am most successful musically.' Ed also told the new episode of The Louis Theroux podcast how he had a bizarre 6am wake-up call at his hotel from Van Morrison - who asked him to explain how The Shape of You hitmaker was staying at the plush Culloden Hotel near Holywood, Co CALL SHOCK He revealed: 'I met Van Morrison weirdly, actually. I was doing a gig in 'She loves golf and 'I'd say we went to bed at like 4am and then at about 6am, I got a call on my hotel phone from the hotel being like, 'Mr Morrison's in the lobby. He wants to have breakfast with you.' 'And I was half asleep and half MEETING HIS IDOL He continued: 'It's a posh hotel - they're not going to say Van the Man. And then I get another call, and they said, 'Sorry, Van Morrison is in.' 'And I suddenly sort of woke up, had a really quick shower, ran downstairs, and there he was waiting for me. And we had 'I'm a huge, huge Van Morrison fan. One of my favourite albums is his album he did with the Chieftain's, Irish Heartbeat. 'And yeah, we spoke for ages about everything. One of the subjects was actually Spotify. 'Spotify was quite a new thing at that point and I had embraced Spotify quite early in my career, and I think he was like asking me to explain Spotify to him.' 'I wear an England football shirt when they play. But I would identify. . . like, I class my culture as Irish." Ed Sheeran He replied: 'I think anyone that I've met in the industry can be grumpy if you meet them in the wrong way and I think I met him as an artist, a fellow artist. 'FANTASTIC' 'And we had a lovely conversation. I've met him since and really get on with him. He's incredible. "And I think his output of music... I think also because I was so schooled in his output of music, he liked that I didn't just come in and go, 'Astral Weeks and Moondance are great.' Like, I've dug into his discography with him and I think he liked that. 'He's fantastic. Do you know what I've found about people's reputations in the industry is you just have to judge them on how you meet them. 'I think I was very nervous to meet him because of that. Same thing with 4 Van Morrison had an early morning catch-up with Ed Sheeran Credit: Getty Images - Getty
The Journal
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Journal
'It's what I grew up with': Ed Sheeran says he identifies culturally as Irish
POP SINGER ED Sheeran has said he identifies culturally as Irish – despite being born and raised in England. The 34-year-old Galway Girl singer, who was brought up in Suffolk, has a large Irish family and said he would spend his holidays in the country as a child. 'I class my culture as Irish. I think that's what I grew up with,' Sheeran admitted on the latest episode of The Louis Theroux Podcast. 'My mum's family is very, very small, it's her and her parents, and my dad's family is… he's got seven brothers and sisters. 'We'd spend all of our holidays in Ireland. My first musical experiences were in Ireland, I grew up with trad music in the house. So I identify culturally as Irish, but I was obviously born and raised in Britain. He added that his Irish family culture is 'something that I'm really proud of and grew up with'. 'I feel like just because I was born in Britain, doesn't necessarily mean that I have to just be (British), there's loads of people I know that are half-this or quarter-this,' he said. 'I don't think there's any rules to it. It should be how you feel and how you were raised and what you lean into.' Advertisement Asked if he gets 'a lot of love' in Ireland, he said: 'I'd say it's basically my second home musically. I'd say Ireland is the place that I am most successful musically.' Sheeran previously told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs that he has Irish family and spent most of his childhood summers, birthdays and Christmases in the country. Also on the podcast, Sheeran reflected on the drawbacks of fame and said he is 'really sensitive' to people taking pictures of his children. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Louis Theroux (@officiallouistheroux) 'My first daughter, six weeks after she was born, we hadn't sent any photos of her whatsoever, but there was paparazzi outside our house that got a photo of her, and it was in the paper and I just found it weird that some strange old man that I'd never met was the only person with an image of my kid on their device. 'It's a strange trade-off because, obviously, to be successful in the music industry, you end up being rich, famous and successful, and those things are things that people go, 'Well, that's the trade-off.' 'But my kids have not signed up to that, and I find it weird that it's normal to take pictures of other people's children if they're famous.' Sheeran is married to Cherry Seaborn, and the couple have two children. The four-time Grammy-winning singer also revealed that he does not own a private jet and likes to travel via train. 'I like the environment, I like trees. I'd find it hard to justify. No one's perfect. When we're doing intense promo trips, there will be the odd time', he told Theroux.
Telegraph
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Ed Sheeran: I identify as culturally Irish despite being born in England
Ed Sheeran has said he identifies culturally as Irish despite being born and raised in England. The Galway Girl singer, 34, brought up in Suffolk, has a large Irish family and said he would spend holidays in the country as a child. 'I class my culture as Irish. I think that's what I grew up with,' he told The Louis Theroux Podcast. Sheeran's father's parents are Irish. His grandmother Anne Mary, also known as Nancy Mulligan, from Gorey in County Wexford, married Bill Sheeran, from County Derry, in London in 1951. One of Sheeran's hits was named after his grandmother and paid tribute to their relationship. He told Theroux: 'My mum's family is very, very small, it's her and her parents, and my dad's family is... he's got seven brothers and sisters. 'We'd spend all of our holidays in Ireland. My first musical experiences were in Ireland, I grew up with trad music in the house. So I identify culturally as Irish, but I was obviously born and raised in Britain.' 'I don't think there's any rules to it' Sheeran said 'just because I was born in Britain doesn't necessarily mean that I have to just be [British]'. He added: 'I do feel like my culture is something that I'm really proud of and grew up with and want to express. There's loads of people I know that are half this or quarter this. I don't think there's any rules to it. It should be how you feel and how you were raised and what you lean into.' Asked whether he gets 'a lot of love' in Ireland, he said: 'I'd say it's basically my second home musically. I'd say Ireland is the place that I am most successful musically.' Sheeran previously told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs that he has Irish family and spent most of his childhood summers, birthdays and Christmases in the country. 'A strange trade-off' Sheeran married Cherry Seaborn in 2019, and the couple have two children. Reflecting on the drawbacks of fame, he said he was 'really sensitive' to people taking pictures of his children. 'My first daughter, six weeks after she was born, we hadn't sent any photos of her whatsoever, but there was paparazzi outside our house that got a photo of her. It was in the paper and I just found it weird that some strange old man that I'd never met was the only person with an image of my kid on their device. 'It's a strange trade-off, because obviously to be successful in the music industry you end up being rich, famous and successful, and those things are things that people go, 'well, that's the trade-off.' 'But my kids have not signed up to that, and I find it weird that it's normal to take pictures of other people's children if they're famous.' The four-time Grammy-winning singer also revealed that he does not own a private jet and likes to travel by train, saying: 'I like the environment, I like trees. I'd find it hard to justify. No one's perfect. When we're doing intense promo trips, there will be the odd time,' he told Theroux.
Wales Online
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Ed Sheeran says he identifies culturally as Irish
Ed Sheeran says he identifies culturally as Irish The Galway Girl singer, 34, who was brought up in Suffolk, has a large Irish family and said he would spend his holidays in the country as a child Ed Sheeran (Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo ) Pop singer Ed Sheeran has said he identifies culturally as Irish despite being born and raised in England. The Galway Girl singer, 34, who was brought up in Suffolk, has a large Irish family and said he would spend his holidays in the country as a child. "I class my culture as Irish. I think that's what I grew up with," he told The Louis Theroux Podcast. "My mum's family is very, very small, it's her and her parents, and my dad's family is... he's got seven brothers and sisters. "We'd spend all of our holidays in Ireland. My first musical experiences were in Ireland, I grew up with trad music in the house. So I identify culturally as Irish, but I was obviously born and raised in Britain. "I do feel like my culture is something that I'm really proud of and grew up with and want to express. Article continues below "And I feel like just because I was born in Britain doesn't necessarily mean that I have to just be (British), there's loads of people I know that are half this or quarter this." He added: "I don't think there's any rules to it. It should be how you feel and how you were raised and what you lean into." Asked if he gets "a lot of love" in Ireland, he said: "I'd say it's basically my second home musically. I'd say Ireland is the place that I am most successful musically." Sheeran previously told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs that he has Irish family and spent most of his childhood summers, birthdays and Christmases in the country. Also on the podcast, Sheeran reflected on the drawbacks of fame and said he is "really sensitive" to people taking pictures of his children. "My first daughter, six weeks after she was born, we hadn't sent any photos of her whatsoever, but there was paparazzi outside our house that got a photo of her, and it was in the paper and I just found it weird that some strange old man that I'd never met was the only person with an image of my kid on their device. "It's a strange trade-off because, obviously, to be successful in the music industry, you end up being rich, famous and successful, and those things are things that people go, 'Well, that's the trade-off.' "But my kids have not signed up to that, and I find it weird that it's normal to take pictures of other people's children if they're famous." Sheeran is married to Cherry Seaborn and the couple have two children. Article continues below The four-time Grammy-winning singer also revealed that he does not own a private jet and likes to travel via train. "I like the environment, I like trees. I'd find it hard to justify. No one's perfect. When we're doing intense promo trips, there will be the odd time", he told Theroux.
Sunday World
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Ed Sheeran says he identifies as ‘culturally Irish'
'I do feel like my culture is something that I'm really proud of and grew up with and want to express.' English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has said that he identifies as culturally Irish. The 34-year-old hitmaker, who was born and raised in England, has said that the Emerald Isle is where he is most successful 'musically.' 'I class my culture as Irish. I think that's what I grew up with,' he said on The Louis Theroux Podcast. Ed Sheeran spoke to Louis Theroux (Ian West/PA) News in 90 Seconds - Tuesday June 10 'My mum's family is very, very small, it's her and her parents, and my dad's family is… he's got seven brothers and sisters. 'We'd spend all of our holidays in Ireland. My first musical experiences were in Ireland, I grew up with trad music in the house,' he continued. 'So I identify culturally as Irish, but I was obviously born and raised in Britain. 'I do feel like my culture is something that I'm really proud of and grew up with and want to express,' he added. Sheeran said just because he was born in Britain, doesn't mean he has to be 'British.' 'There's loads of people I know that are half this or quarter this,' he said. 'I don't think there's any rules to it. It should be how you feel and how you were raised and what you lean into. 'I'd say [Ireland's] basically my second home musically. I'd say Ireland is the place that I am most successful musically.' The Galway Girl singer recently recorded the music video for his new song 'Old Phone' at an pop-up Irish pub in Boston. 'The Old Phone' was open to fans for one weekend only, as Sheeran performed the track to lucky attendees. 'Inspired by a journey through time, The Old Phone is a place where memories are celebrated and new ones are made,' a description of the bar reads. 'Blending the nostalgia of times gone by with the comfort of your favourite local establishment, guests are a part of something much larger than just a night out.' His highly anticipated eighth album Play is set for release on September 12th. He said the LP is one of five new albums in the works, and said the next four will be called Pause, Rewind, Fast Forward, and Stop. The albums will complete the cycle he began with his first five albums titled +, x, ÷, =, and –. He said he was inspired by Quentin Tarantino's idea of crafting a 10-film legacy.
