Monday 13 October 2014

Ed Sheeran Used To Be Homeless And Slept Outside Buckingham Palace

But on the plus side, it inspired his song “Homeless”, right ?


Ed Sheeran used to be homeless and slept outside Buckingham Palace for a couple of nights to try and keep himself warm.


Ed Sheeran used to be homeless and slept outside Buckingham Palace for a couple of nights to try and keep himself warm.


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I didn't have anywhere to live for much of 2008 and the whole of 2009 and 2010, but somehow I made it work. I knew where I could get a bed at a certain time of night and I knew who I could call at any time to get a floor to sleep on. Being sociable helped. Drinking helped.


He spent much of his time crashing on friends' sofas rather than on the streets. Although he has revealed he spent a couple of nights sleeping outside Queen Elizabeth II's residence.


He spent much of his time crashing on friends' sofas rather than on the streets. Although he has revealed he spent a couple of nights sleeping outside Queen Elizabeth II's residence.


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There was an arch outside Buckingham Palace that has a heating duct and I spent a couple of nights there. That's where I wrote the song "Homeless" and the lines 'It's not a homeless night for me, I'm just home less than I'd like to be'.




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