In comparison

Ed's CD in my opinion is the beginning of a great new genre of music! Rap mixed with folk mixed with soul! Great combo! What more could you ask for than a natural, down to earth new artist who writes about real things and makes a good variety of music?

Some people may not understand his unique style - however, Ed has such a big fan base that that doesn't matter!

Ed had an interview with 'The Wrap Up' and he stated what inspired him:
'TWU: You’ve been performing for four years plus, but who and what inspires you musically?
Ed Sheeran: I’ve been playing the guitar since I was 11 years old, so for about eight years now. It was my love for the guitar that first got me into music and singing. Growing up, I was inspired by The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Damian Rice was a huge influence for me musically. My dad took me to a small intimate gig of his in Dublin and I met him backstage afterwards and told him that I really wanted to get into songwriting. He gave me such great advice, and I can honestly say he’s one of my main inspirations.'

Ed has a similar style to Jason Mraz because it is a mixture of hiphop, folk and soul. Here is a video of Jason perfroming Geek in the Pink (one of his songs) to a crowd at the Ootmarsum LVR (Garden party) on July 15th 2007.

There are almost zero artists that can be compared to Ed because there is no one with the same style, however, watching Ed, he reminds me a little of an artist named David Gray, both artists are a massive inspiration to me as i am a singer/ songwriter myself. Ed reminds me of David because when he performs, everything comes out so naturally, there is no need for a band or backup because they can just produce beautiful music by themselves. They both have soul sounding voices and although their styles are totally different... a collaboration together would be magical!