Ed Sheeran, the popular singer-songwriter, is about to release his latest album titled ‘-‘ (Subtract) on Sunday. In a recent interview, Sheeran revealed that the inspiration behind this album was a mix of personal grief and hope.
According to the artist, he had been working on Subtract for 10 years, trying to create the perfect acoustic album. However, at the beginning of 2022, a series of events changed his life, mental health, and perspective on music and art. At this point in his life, his wife Cherry Seaborn was pregnant with their second daughter, Jupiter. The couple welcomed their second child in May 2022, after their first daughter Lyra Antarctica was born in August 2020.
Sheeran described writing songs as his therapy and revealed that he wrote this album based on his deepest, darkest thoughts. “Within the space of a month, my pregnant wife got told she had a tumour, with no route to treatment until after the birth. My best friend Jamal, a brother to me, died suddenly and I found myself standing in court defending my integrity and career as a songwriter. I was spiralling through fear, depression and anxiety,” he said.
