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‘I don’t believe artists don’t care about success’ – Ed Sheeran
British superstar Ed Sheeran shared his perspective on colleagues in the music industry who claim to be driven purely by passion rather than success.
Appearing on a recent episode of Therapuss With Jake Shane, the ‘Thinking Out Loud‘ hitmaker unequivocally stated his disbelief in such claims.
According to Sheeran, if these artists genuinely didn’t care about success, they wouldn’t release their music commercially or sign with record labels. The multiple Grammy-winning singer argued that all artists ultimately desire success and fame, asserting that those who claim otherwise do so because it “sounds cool.”
Sheeran emphasized that anyone in the pop scene “definitely cares” about success, challenging the notion that passion alone drives musicians in the industry.
He said: “I don’t believe any artist that says they don’t, otherwise, you wouldn’t release music because you’d be like, ‘If I don’t care what people think, then why would I even put it out?’ You’d just sort of make the music and be like, ‘Well, that’s made me feel good.’
“All artists, we want to be loved. That’s why we are on stage. And that’s why you sign to a record company, to go, ‘I would like people to hear the music that I’m making.’ I don’t really subscribe to this whole, like, not caring thing. That’s all a kind of ruse, because it sounds cool to say but every artist wants people to like their music.
“It really pisses me off when people are like, ‘Oh I don’t care how it does.’ I’m like, ‘F*cking shut up! You do! Everyone does.’ Anyone in the pop game definitely cares.”