Ed Sheeran

“In my eyes, there's no one better than Stevie Wonder. He's a top dude.”

“Some of my tattoos are a bit silly, but I know where and what time I got them.”

“I think the moment you start trying to please a fan base is when you start going downhill. I'm going to always, always write about what I want, even if it doesn't necessarily cater to most of them.”

“I think the music I've created is quite odd, and people are going to start talking about that.”

“Try to find someone with a sense of humor. That's an important thing to have because when you get into an argument, one of the best ways to diffuse it is to be funny. You don't want to hide away from a point, because some points are serious, but you'd rather have a discussion that was a discussion, rather than an argument.”

“The more you write tunes, the better they will become. The more you do gigs, the better you will become.”

“I met Bill Clinton; he's a very nice guy. Yeah, Bill Clinton's cool.”

“The main thing that you have to remember on this journey is, just be nice to everyone and always smile.”

“Everyone still thinks I'm Scottish - that's totally wicked.”

“I'm quite arty. I didn't know whether to become an artist or musician but I realised I could paint with music. All my songs have colours.”

“Just be you. That's the best advice I can give. There are seven billion people in this world and there is no one like you.”

“I'm a huge hip-hop fan from way back in the day.”

“I'd like to say that I'm a rock star, but I'm not - I'm honestly more of a relationship kind of guy. I'm a guy you could take home to meet your mum rather than a guy your mum wouldn't like.”

“I want to have a career that evolves as I go on.”

“I personally don't think ginger men have a habit of being attractive. We have to make ourselves seem attractive by doing stuff.”

“Music is a powerful tool in galvanizing people around an issue. There's no better way to get your point across than to put it in a beautiful song.”

“I don't know if my songs fit in films.”

“And I will stop trying to fall in love again, and keep it a secret. It never works out anyway”

“Be a true Heart, not a follower.”

“The thing that I took away as an early fan from Bob Dylan was the storytelling aspects. He can tell some wicked stories.”