The 23-year-old "Money On My Mind" hitmaker is expecting his income to go up this year as he celebrates the successes of his debut album "In The Lonely Hour" which has sold over nine million copies worldwide, reported Female First.
However, he want to take a break from earning money after making music continuously for three years.
"I've been playing now for three years nonstop. And it feels right for me to just go home and live my life ,just be a 23-year-old. It'd be good to actually spend some time dating I think," he shared.
"I have been writing a little bit, and already I've found direction on what I want to say and how I want things to sound. But there's a long way to go," he said.
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