Ed Sheeran shared a series of unpublished photographs Taken from his former mobile phone as part of the promotion of his new single “Old Phone”
The British singer revealed intimate images of his past, including A selfie with Taylor Swift, and a joke written by the pop star that makes Kanye West.
The 34 -year -old musician published the material through social networks along with a message in which he explained how he agreed to these files while preparing for a new musical stage.
“I put the sound and listen. I got rid of my phone in 2015 and I used email exclusively. I simply turned off my phone in December of that year and that was all, ”Sheeran wrote.
Among the images are a snack with swift, photos with his wife Cherry Seabornand a note written on November 4, 2015.
Moments of work also appear with the producer Benny Blanco and email screenshots sent by colleagues, such as Elton John.
In that same line, Ed Sheeran He explained how he regained this trunk of the memories he had completely forgotten:
“When they sued me, The judge ordered me to deliver my old devices To the lawyers of the other party, to check messages, emails, voice notes, videos, etc., in case they found something that helped them in their case ”.
The judicial process against the artist was given by copyright related to his song “Thinking out loud”
When he turned on his old phone, he found messages from Your deceased friend Jamal Edwardswho died in 2022, in addition to communications of an ex -girlfriend with which he had not talked for years and a relative with whom he had not had contact for a decade.
“It felt like a time capsule, a stage of life that lived at that time, in 2015. Turning itI found myself reviewing messages and conversations with people who are no longer, ”explained the singer.
And he added moved: “I cried when reading messages from friends who are now deadwith whom I will not be able to speak again. I found old photos with very close people at the time, but with whom I lost contact. ”
This moment of introspection served as a source of inspiration for his new song. “It was a very emotional trip,” said Sheeran, who wrote “Old Phone”While he finished his next album in India.
“It seems a song that should have been in my debut album, but it is also a song that I could not have written without having lived certain things. I am excited to sing it, I hope you also wake up some emotion in you,” he said.
Finally, he dedicated this topic to those who have had multiple life experiences and need to look back only for a moment.
“Maybe drives them to turn on their old phone and see where they were ten years ago. Whatever, I’m glad to have written it, ”he said.
In parallel, Ed Sheeran opened a secondary account in Instagramunder the name @Teddysoldphonewhere he shared more personal photos.
One of the most striking is an image of a jam of jam with A handwritten label by Taylor Swiftwhich said:
“Hey, ed – I’m very happy for you and I’m going to finish youbut this is the best jam of all time – t ”.
The phrase refers to the interruption of Kanye West during Swift’s acceptance speech in the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
“Taylor, I’m very happy for you, I’m going to let you finish, but Beyoncé has made one of the best videos of all time,” the rapper told him during that award.
