Ed Sheeran on living without a cell phone in 2025

Ed Sheeran is one of the best-selling artists of all time with the English singer/songwriter having sold over 150 million records worldwide. He also has numerous best-selling digital singles on streaming platforms such as Apple Music and Spotify.

The 34-year-old is currently on the European leg of his Mathematics tour which kicked off with two sold-out shows at Madrid’s Metropolitano Stadium (home to LaLiga soccer side Atletico Madrid) last weekend where Sheeran played to a total of 140,000 fans over the two nights.

During his time in the Spanish capital, the ‘Shape of You’ singer was a guest on the popular ‘La Revuelta’ television chat show, where he spoke frankly about a series of various topics and confessed to host David Broncano that he didn’t possess a cell phone.

Broncano was amazed by the confession and found it staggering that a high profile media personality such as Sheeran could survive without a phone in 2025.

Sheeran confessed that an iPad is his means of communication but it’s size ensures that he’s not under the obligation of having to carry it around and constantly look at it.

‘Good for the brain’

The Ipswich Town minority shareholder Sheeran stated that not being tied constantly to a device can be good for the brain adding that many of his songs wouldn’t have occurred to him if he’d had a cell phone handy, emphasizing that boredom is the best thing for creativity with the track ‘Old Phone’ being a case in point.

He added that once a week he dedicates time to reply to emails and via his iPad and access social media and he uses FaceTime to make calls but he makes it clear to those around him that he’s not constantly online, available or connected.

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