Ed Sheeran has been so routinely savaged by the people of Twitter that he has decided yet again to quit the platform.
The 26-year-old with the biggest selling album in the world (‘÷‘, which came out in March this year) said:
“I’ve actually come off Twitter completely. I can’t read it.
“I go on it and there’s nothing but people saying mean things. Twitter’s a platform for that.“One comment ruins your day. But that’s why I’ve come off it.
“The headfuck for me has been trying to work out why people dislike me so much.”
His Insta automatically posts to his Twitter account though, so there will still be tweets from @edsheeran, who joined the platform in October 2009, and has 19.2 million followers.
Sheeran last quit Twitter at the end of 2015, when he grew tired of “seeing the world through a screen” and gave up his phone, emails and social media after his ‘X‘ world tour.
His last actual tweet on July 1 was a shoutout to fellow muso Fuse ODG and his campaign to build a school in Ghana, and was roundly met by support and excitement from fans.
Check out @FuseODG‘s brand new banger #WindowSeat & campaign to build a school in Ghana https://t.co/4ryXJHU4GN#NewAfricaNation
— Ed Sheeran (@edsheeran) 30 June 2017
Some were perhaps a little too enthusiastic:
Following his Glastonbury headline set at the end of last month, he faced accusations that he was playing to a backing track. He took to Twitter both to explain that he uses a loop station that records and repeats guitar and vocal lines on the spot, and to compliment the event.
Never thought I’d have to explain it, but everything I do in my live show is live, it’s a loop station, not a backing track. Please google x
— Ed Sheeran (@edsheeran) 26 June 2017
Anyway, great night, great atmosphere, family, friends, fun. Love you all x
— Ed Sheeran (@edsheeran) 26 June 2017
And with a quick hint, also at the end of June, that he plans to continue his stadium tour past its current end date of August 11 in Poland, Sheeran left behind the petty squabbling and also the honest-to-God supportive community of Twitter.
Still, let us not forget just what kind of cruelty Sheeran had to deal with:
Source: The Guardian.
Photo: Ian Gavan / Getty.
