Ed Sheeran and Harry Styles have been friends since they were teenagers and the former recently gushed over the pop star's massive success globally.
Speaking with "The Spout Podcast," the singer looked back at their connection in the past and how they managed to be successful throughout the years.
The "Shape of You" hitmaker said there's "something quite weird" during the formative years of a person, wherein Styles was involved in his, and he's proud of his good pal from being in one of the biggest boy bands to being the "biggest solo artist in the world."
"And it's just it's an amazing journey to see. I'm, like, really, like super, super proud of him," he added. (via Billboard)
Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles Friendship
Billboard noted that the singer had been friends with the "Sushi for a Music Restaurant" singer before he even become a world-renowned artist.
He would sleep at a friend's place only to wake up with Styles sleeping on the other side of the room.
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Aside from their friendship, the two singers are also professional collaborators as Sheeran wrote tracks for "One Direction" like "Little Things," "18," "Moments," and more.
To seal their life-long connection, the two have several friendship tattoos.
Giving fans an insight into their relationship, the "Thinking Out Loud" hitmaker said his friendship with Styles can be compared to his connection with Taylor Swift.
"It's the same thing as Taylor... there's an understanding there that you don't necessarily get from everyone," he explained.
Ed Sheeran Updates
In other reports, Ed Sheeran recently went country for his performance of "Love You Anyway" with Luke Combs at this year's ACM Awards.
The song originally appeared as a solo track on his "- (Subtract)" album, but he re-released it after the show along with the country superstar.
Speaking with Billboard a day before the performance, the singer opened up about transitioning into the world of country music.
The main reason why he wanted to do so was because he thinks the songwriting in the said genre is brilliant.
He became exposed to country music when he lived in the country music capital of Nashville twice in the past. He noted that he was inspired by a lot of local artists in the area.
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