Ed Sheeran takes inspiration from Coldplay

Ed Sheeran said Coldplay’s lead singer, Chris Martin, and their albums Parachutes and A Rush of Blood to the Head have been critical to his creations.

Singer Ed Sheeran says his career has been inspired by Coldplay. The ‘Thinking Out Loud’ hitmaker said the band’s lead singer, Chris Martin, and their albums Parachutes and A Rush of Blood to the Head have been critical to his creations, reported BBC online.

“I think Chris Martin is really interesting. I based the first half of my career off Coldplay. + is my Para chutes and X my Rush Of Blood so… The next album will be X&Y,” he said. Sheeran, 23, recently revealed he didn’t do his school homework because he was busy trying to make music.

“I was not stimulated by school whatsoever. In almost every lesson I thought, ‘This is pointless. What am I going to do with Biology or Chemistry?’ I was sure that I could find a job in music.

“I could make tea at Island Records or be a studio hand, or I could end up being a songwriter. I didn’t do homework and
I remember not turning up to school for a long time. I had a lot of detentions and suspensions, which didn’t go down well.”