He played in more than 300 shows in 2009 alone. In London, he was playing in small venues, producing more of his own music, releasing albums, auditioning and doing collaborations with singers he met along the way.
He had some nights when he didn’t have any money for food and was often on the verge of giving up. He shares that when he couldn’t find a couch for the night, he had to sleep in parks or in the subway. Credit: Pinterest When life gets tough…īeing on the road was far from easy. That continued for four years, and not long after he was already recording CDs and selling them.Īt the age of 14, Ed Sheeran took his guitar, packed some clothes, and headed to London to officially start his music career and see where it can take him. So in addition to playing the guitar and writing songs, he started performing in different venues. You can listen to him openly share his experience in this powerful speech:Įd knew music was his calling and he had to do something about it. He began writing more of his own music, and suddenly his stutter was gone. This inspired him and he learned every word by the time he was 10. Ed Sheeran was amazed by how fast the singer was rapping. But things changed when one day his dad brought him Eminem’s record. Speech therapy wasn’t going well and one of his biggest fears was that he’ll be like that for the rest of his life.
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“Being ginger can seem like a bad thing when you are young but as a musician it has been my saving grace – because if you see a ginger kid on TV and there is only one messy-haired ginger kid who plays guitar, it is very easy to find them on YouTube.” The start of a career in music In addition, he shares it’s what saved him as a musician. However, he realized early on that while ginger men aren’t attractive, they do need to count on taking action if they want to make something happen. His red hair wasn’t helping him with his image in school, of course. He enjoyed singing in the local church and shares that playing the guitar in his room was the only time he felt in control. Surprisingly, that wasn’t the case when it came to singing and making music. Soon, he stopped participating and raising his hand at all. Whenever he tried speaking up in class, his mouth would freeze and no word would come out. As a kid, he had a surgery that went wrong and left him with a lazy eye and severe speech problems.
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