Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, + (pronounced "plus"), was released in September 2011. It topped the UK and Australian charts, reached number five in the US, and has since been certified eight-times platinum in the UK.
The album contains the single "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where he performed the song with Elton John.
Conan O'Brien Describes the 'Awful' Writers' Room While Working on 'The Simpsons'
justjared.comConan O’Brien is looking back at his days with The Simpsons. On a recent episode of his Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast, the 60-year-old former late-night host was asked by guest Ed Sheeran about his time as a writer and producer on the animated series from 1992 to 1993. “So many people think, ‘Oh my god, this epic television show [that's] known for its really good writers,’” he began. Keep reading to find out more… “These people I got to work with are insanely talented, and the room is just awful.
The room is terrible. It looks like the worst — I mean, it did at the time, I think it’s much nicer now — there was just a bad shag carpet.
Sofas that, if you’re in your first year at college or university, you just get them off the sidewalk.” He added that the writers would often “sit there and eat fried food” while waiting for inspiration to strike. “There was a writer who smoked all the time who sat next to me, so when I die, it will be because of him.” “It wasn’t sexy or fun or cool at all.
I remember, we all chewed up some caramel and put it together into a big blob and mashed it up into the ceiling and then tried to get things to stick to it because you’ll do anything to pass the time,” he continued. “I would go and say, ‘here’s what I think should happen,’ and I would have all these beats and ideas for an episode.
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