Ed Sheeran
He’s been knocking out hits with Jake Gosling. He’s (already) put out one of the highlight releases of 2011. He’s now been signed to Atlantic Records. His name’s Ed Sheeran! Kix’s own, Chiino, managed to exchange a few words with him to find out how he’s coping with all the new attention, his plans for the rest of the year and how exactly he gets his kix.
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Kix Mag: Hi Ed. As Kix Magazine, we want to know how you get your kix? Ed Sheeran: Playing live. That’s probably the only way I get my kix at the moment.
Actually, making a wicked song in the studio. I get a pretty big buzz out of that. I’ve stopped drinking, smoking and I’ve kind of cut down on everything unhealthy, so it’s just the music vibes at the moment.
Kix: Obviously SBTV’s been a big driving force in bringing
exposure to your music, but how would you say things have changed since meeting Jake Gosling? Ed: Well I’ve been in with Jake for about three years now. Some of the first studios ses- sions that I had were with Jake, so me and Jake have been a team for a long time. I’ve been sleeping on his sofa and doing all of that for a while. Jake’s sort of the ying to my yang; I’ve never been able to create ‘The Sound’ with anyone else. Even though and I’ll say “this is the
guitar part”, “this is the bass”, “this is [how I know I want] the drums”, with other studios they cost more and I can’t get that sound. Whereas with Jake, there’s just a vibe there. There’s something in that studio, some- thing magic.
Kix: We’ve also heard quite a bit about a ‘Tommy C’ at Sticky Studios (Jake Gosling’s record- ing studios), what’s the hype about? Ed: Tommy C just helps out Jake, man, but he’s sick. He’s
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