The 32-year-old singer began recording his first songs in 2005, but six years later he released his first studio album “+”, which opened the door to his international career. Since then, he has been one of the most listened to artists in the world, and tickets for his concerts sell out in the blink of an eye.
February 2022 – the worst month of Ed Sheeran’s life
But all this time, Ed Sheeran’s life wasn’t all roses. The worst period was in February 2022, when three unpleasant situations accumulated for him. The first is the news that his wife, Cherry Seaborn, was diagnosed with a tumor when she was six months pregnant. The woman could not be operated on until after the birth of her daughter Jupiter in June.
At the same time, the singer’s longtime friend Jamal Edwards – an entrepreneur and music producer, about whom Sheeran has repeatedly said that he owes the development of his career to him, also passed away. The man was a peer of the singer and died at the age of only 31. The cause of death was drug-induced heart problems.
In addition, the artist faced a court after being accused of plagiarism in the case of the song “Shape of You”. Ed Sheeran recently gave an interview to “”, which is the singer’s first such effusive conversation in five years. In it, he directly addressed the matter:
I’ve been called a thief and a liar
Ed Sheeran straight on depression and therapy
The singer confessed that these events left a mark on his mental health. “Within a month, my pregnant wife found out she had a tumor, with no treatment option until she gave birth. My best friend Jamal, my brother, died suddenly and I was brought to justice defending my integrity. I was in a spiral of fear, depression and anxiety. I felt like I was drowning, with my head below the surface, looking up, but unable to break through for air,” said Ed Sheeran. It was only then that he realized he had to do something about it:
I’ve always had deep lows in my life. But I only got into it last year
However, it was his wife who convinced him to go to therapy. As he explained in an interview with an American magazine, in his homeland it was not perceived as something normal:
Where I come from, no one really talks about their feelings. In England, people think it’s weird to have a therapist. I think it’s very helpful to be able to talk to someone, let out your feelings and not feel guilty about it. ‘Cause I live, of course, a very privileged life, so my friends always looked at me like ‘it’s not that bad’
A documentary about the life of Ed Sheeran is coming. Premiered on Disney+
We will be able to see the backstage of the singer’s difficult times in the documentary series “Ed Sheeran: Music and Everything”, which will appear on the Disney+ streaming platform on May 3. The premiere will take place two days before the release of the artist’s latest album “-“, where we will be able to hear about all the emotions that accompanied him in 2022.
In addition to moments of triumph in the artist’s life, we will also see scenes in which Ed Sheeran opens up like never before. We see the singer weeping as he says, “We’ve peaked and then… Cherry had serious health issues and suddenly my best friend Jamal passed away.”
Later we can hear why Ed Sheeran decided to create such a documentary. He confessed that it will not consist solely of scenes in the recording studio and concert stages, because real life is unpredictable. After this scene in the trailer, we see the artist again in tears.
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Source: Gazeta
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