When Ed Sheeran made James Blunt feel uncomfortable

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Mar 20 2017 | 9:13 AM IST
James Blunt says fellow singer Ed Sheeran made him feel uncomfortable when they wrote songs together on his new album.
The 43-year-old musician, who has co-written songs for the "You're Beautiful" hitmaker's latest LP titled 'The AfterLove', says he had never written songs from a personal point of view until Sheeran pushed him to write from the bottom of his heart, reported Daily Telegraph.
Talking about his new song "Make Me Better", which he wrote about his wife Sofia Wellesley, Blunt says, "It's a song I'm uncomfortable with for that reason. Ed said 'Come on, it's your job, you veil a lot of things', for that reason it was great to work with him."
Blunt adds the "Shape of You" singer "is so open and he dragged me into that space.

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First Published: Mar 20 2017 | 9:13 AM IST

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