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Ed Sheeran had nearly missed scoring for ‘The Hobbit’

Ed Sheeran confesses to be drunk when he received the offer to record for 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of smaug'.

Written by PTI
London | December 24, 2013 09:52 AM IST

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English song writer Ed Sheeran was drunk and had nearly missed the chance to record for the adventure-fantasy movie ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of smaug’.

The 22-year-old singer said his brain could not “process” the email sent to him by Peter Jackson,the movie’s director as he was too drunk,reported Contactmusic.

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“I was off my face drunk. There was a lot of champagne and champagne gets me drunk quite quickly. I looked at my email. It was like a dream. I didn’t process it.

“So then I put my phone away and continued partying. The next day I read it again and was worried,” Sheeran said.

Six months later,after a few recordings and meeting sessions,Sheeran was called to be part of end-credit of the movie which features the song ‘I See Fire’ scored by him.