Ed Sheeran reveals he and BFF, Taylor Swift, can take things 'too far'
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Ed Sheeran's finally revealed what makes him and Taylor Swift BFFs.
He says it goes back to their school days when they were both underdogs.
"Taylor was never the popular kid in school. I was never the popular kid in school," he told GQ magazine, external. "Then you get to the point when you become the most popular kid in school - and we both take it a bit too far."
He's also revealed in the interview that there's some healthy competition between them.
"She wants to be the biggest female artist in the world and I want to be the biggest male artist in the world," he says.
"It also comes from always being told that you can't do something and being like, '[No], I can.'"
The 25-year-old's appearing on the front cover of the magazine's upcoming March issue.
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He's clearly delighted and feels it's about time, although... check the date Ed.
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His third studio album, Divide, is out in a few weeks after a gap year which, apparently, gave him lots of thinking time.
He's obviously given his competitive streak some thought - telling the magazine he has Adele in his sights.
"Adele is the one person who's sold more records than me in the past 10 years," he explains.
"She's the only person I need to sell more records than.
"That's a big... feat because her last album sold 20 million. But if I don't set her as the benchmark then I'm selling myself short."
He also spoke about how he doesn't mind inspiring other, perhaps younger, artists with his singer-songwriter style.
"There are a lot of singer-songwriters around now. I'm not the first but there are more than before," he explains.
"I'm very happy for everyone to be in the same race as me, even if they copy every single thing I've done."
And here comes that competition again - he's not taking any prisoners.
"In a 100m sprint to get a number one album I just know I'm going to win," he says.
"I don't care who's doing what. I just know I'm going to win. I'm going to make sure I come first."
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