Ed Sheeran Listens to Himself Perform at 14 Years Old

Ed Sheeran listens to a track he made at 14 and reflects on how much he has improved as a singer.
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[@joannemates6367]

“Success happens from failing hundreds of times.” Ed Sheeran. ❤

[@jennhoff03]

I LOVE that he just let us listen to that!

[@johnmcnulty2705]

Even though his voice at 14 wasn't in tune and cracking due to going through puberty, you can still hear a germ of talent in his singing.

[@audiodead7302]

His voice had nice tonal qualities even back then.

[@willbros1499]

More than a germ....you can already feel the emotion in the parts that weren't falsetto, which was really the only part he was struggling with. His standard register was a bit airy and thin, but where most wannabe singers fail (I'm one) is with lacking the ability to have intrigue in their voice. You could already hear he was going to possess that, and that's arguably the most important attribute to ever being a distinguished vocalist.

[@thephatalien]

He can also hear a spark of what his song writing would become.

[@Carrie957]

Failure is an amazing teacher - thank you, Ed!!

[@LM-uu8hy]

Though he is such a superstar, he still so down to earth and continues to encourage others to succeed.

[@writerinrwanda]

Seriously, this is something kids need to hear - you don't have to be born with something to get good at it. Life is a journey and along the way you can get good at things you weren't before. As the years go by, you can also forget things you used to be good at, but that's a different story 😄

[@jayparry1139]

As a singer myself, it took me 20 years of practice and persistence to get my voice to the ability it is today.

[@JohnStockton7459]

You don't make millions tho

[@Patrycja100x]

​​@@JohnStockton7459 if you dont have anything nice to say then say nothing...

[@alexschmidt-td9rn]

And to some ppl will take the entire life. Cause some just cant sing.. singing is not only the pitch. Is timing, emotion, dynamic, performance, technique. Some people just cant.

[@Esther-lp6jd]

I love this message and I love that a person with this level of fame is talking about it. Thank you!!!

[@kuntaldive2618]

“You learn nothing from success” that’s such an amazing quote!

[@Paul-sl9zm]

3:00 Imagine that couple now telling people "yeah Ed Sheeran played for 2 hours on our wedding night" 😃

[@garryleavy2028]

...and we only gave him 200 quid!

[@audiodead7302]

The last point he made about not having a plan B is a profound point. Success almost always requires commitment. And commitment is likely to be rewarded with success. Have faith and follow your heart/dream.

[@tom_steiner]

"You learn nothing from success. You learn everything from the failures." - What a great quote. So true for anything creative! (Hopefully not for doctors and stuff ;-) )

[@seandupont4414]

It is actually true for doctors too. I made mistakes during training. I was also supervised and they were caught before anything happened to the patient. Surgeons and doctors are trained, not born.

[@souleyes7467]

This is so inspirational! Thank you Ed, I really needed this!

[@jstringer4900]

Actually what he did at 14 was quite impressive.

[@scottjohnson921]

Sometimes Howard can be rude, but it is nice to hear him being nice on this clip. He's great.

[@EmilyJ_5]

“You learn nothing from success, you learn everything from the failures.” “There is nothing in success, success happens from failing hundreds of times.”

[@katemensen7711]

His voice was changing too...let's give him that! Xoxo

[@user-xc5oo3vb3i]

Wow! That shows an incredible resilience and determination of a true growth mindset. So good.

[@paulmarkferanil2802]

Such a quotable quote. Thanks Ed

[@ashleysmith1369]

love love love this. Going to show it to my son.

[@henriqueyoh]

this is actually one of the best songs of him I've ever heard

[@TakahikoSugimura]

Ed inspires me and i hope to someday open for him

[@garygoggin]

Great message for sure!

[@nm1983]

I think it's wonderful! All about learning....... Ed certainly did

[@random22026]

Sharing, is caring indeed! Sound counsel!

[@TanyaZhidkova]

OMG this is so inspiring! Thank you for sharing ❤

[@ameliacraiig4193]

I love this! What a sagacious lesson for the aspiring singer/songwriter out there! He played something similar on The Graham Norton Show.🖤

[@raulbustamante3748]

I love the honesty

[@hannathompson7998]

LOVE that he says failure is key and don’t have a plan B!!

[@rebeccamouse9294]

That song was actually beautiful.

[@aDubStepdrop]

Lol

[@kevingolden5675]

What a sound lad 💚👌

[@teresasarmanho]

such an inspiration!

[@mollycote1021]

I LOVE ED!!❤🎉

[@TownGirl04]

Good message ❤

[@AhhhSukeSuke]

😂😂 o God. It's cute that he can laugh at it. I love how down to earth he is!!

[@ScottishGoldHunter]

Best song writer since Freddie Mercury❤️

[@stevekdaniel]

Wooooow thanks for this😢

[@BradsPlayMixSo]

It's soo true what he said about failing

[@edithzeeb7102]

I love Ed Sheeran.

[@thenikeboyz]

Legend

[@azeezatallen4665]

Thank you! Now that’s what I do. Thank you 🙏

[@snakemont]

Thank you!

[@marioalejandro7549]

Gold 🙏🏼👏🏼

[@Dont_have_to_agree]

I respect him. We need more famous people to have this attitude.

[@vadim7590]

At 14 his voice was still changing, so it may not even needed any training, just a bit of time.

[@teresasarmanho]

maybe, but we can't ignore how much the guitar skills improved as well. that only could come from training

[@vadim7590]

@@teresasarmanho no we can't

[@potatochicko]

​@@teresasarmanho I love ed but the guitar in this is not at all far from what he does these days. In fact his touch in that clip is actually pretty good!

[@tanaminogarashi]

Yes and you can tell he had the musical sensibility

[@MrHf4l]

And…success is a large bell shaped curve. It’s unlikely that anyone will reach the stardom and financial success that Ed has earned. But, that doesn’t mean you can’t make a moderate income and call that success.

[@olakolade6656]

He still has a nice voice :)) lovely

[@reezefab]

❤️Ed Sheeran❤️

[@jonathanarvizu8868]

Love the way they ended on all that 😁👍

[@angeladowling]

I made poster at his Brisbane show to play this. This is a great song.

[@GooferDusty]

It would be interesting to hear him sing it with the voice he has now

[@Michael-Ray]

Just as it was with Johnny Depp, all this recent publicity Ed Sheeran is getting might be a boost for his career.

[@robcroft5132]

Much ❤ respect

[@tmc1473]

Fning living legend 🙌

[@brigitalabute1557]

You still need to have good ear for music to be able to hear your imperfections and improve. Some people don't hear how they actually sound

[@wonderwoman5528]

He still had â sweet voice

[@AussieTVMusic]

It's the same with great sports people. When they start out they are pretty crap too. But you love the thing that much you persist. It's really about persistence. Just keep going because you just love doing it.

[@ronniechilds2002]

I can't believe Howard didn't seize this opportunity to him him with 'Silver Nickels and Golden Dimes'.

[@jamiemacdonald436]

Jesus, I completely forgot about that gem. 🤣

[@rydellgarcia]

from that to having one of the highest grossing tours of all time. god damn…

[@lanzabrandao]

So true!

[@Mazeltof90]

What set people apart - how to deal with failure. It is not the success but how you met resistance and failure

[@TheOfficialYDB]

ive been failing at singing for the last 4 years, lets hope i make my own A Team soon! lol

[@user-mp4rm9vd6t]

Боже,как мило😊люблю этого парня.

[@JasperMerleHeartsongs]

❤️❤️

[@AB12344]

Is there anywhere where you can watch entire episodes of this show, outside the US?

[@markallan2973]

A vpn might help.

[@Livetoeat171]

Actually, it wasn't lack of a good voice or experience, he was 14 which is when most boys voices are crackly and are changing and they haven't figured out what level they are at yet, so saying, he learned how to sing isn't actually correct in that he was going thru puberty. He had to get out of it and four years later obviously when he was 18 his voice had settled into what it is now.

[@guprovasi]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@michaeljacksin9367]

the first vocals I recorded I accidentally made it the same melody as "dont worry be happy"

[@darchegonaccount9807]

I know most people will focus on the lessons from failure and how he used it, but excuse me: didn't he just say that there was a couple of newly weds that had an Ed Sheeran private concert for two hours and paid 200 UK pounds? :)

[@jammiedodger]

Is howard there in person?

[@michaelheron4753]

It's ridiculous. When you learn to play the guitar the first three chords everyone learns are A, E and D. There are so many songs that use those chords in the same sequence the whole song. For example, La Bamba and Twist and Shout, both have the same chord progression, and sound similar.

[@mess_noise]

Most serious case of being ginger, it’s kinda 500% harder to get successful, Ed’s is just gingers greatest singer (since Geri Halliwell of course)

[@Yungwalt]

This reminds me when Eric the actor would sing lmao

[@MaximDL1410]

👏❤️✊💪

[@BobbyinTn]

There was talent there. He definitely had an ear. You can’t teach a tone deaf person to really sing.

[@PatMeruseye]

Fuckin' GREAT 🌋

[@222INFINITY]

Sinéad O'Connor said she would take to Grafton st. to earn money if need be.

[@SilvertortoisePiano]

‘I just thought you could sing’ 😂 no he sang a lot and practiced

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

Don't give up.

[@jordanalbano9780]

I think they played the wrong song, shit was 🔥🔥🔥

[@FadiTerro]

Love you Ed

[@redpat8832]

Only having plan A: That’s what Travis Barker said! 😃👍🔥

[@tonydouglas334]

1:46 Learning from failing

[@anaboututurn]

Imaging booking Ed for your wedding for £200 😮

[@user-bn4zi2ok8p]

Sadly, it's clear that he was a lot better than I am now.

[@RalOliver]

1:45

[@TheBootlegger101]

14

[@TheBootlegger101]

Performing

[@randoquaid9409]

It's not improvement, it's puberty lol

[@alecisback1]

Everytime i see howard stern i think of south park ripping on him

[@sylvesterlalzahawma5983]

A good example of why you should not take advice from successful people or lottery winners 😂

[@___David___Savian]

Sheeran could easily be ex prime minister Boris Johnson's son.

[@PeterSedesse]

So I am 54 now...by 59???

[@Thleepricon]

He clearly was good before, but just puberty vocal flips

[@321edhp]

V captain sensible ? 😊🎉😂😂😂😂😂

[@BbYyTtOo]

!

[@theblissiplinedvegan7640]

14!?…. It’s called puberty. 😁 great talent, great advice.

[@jasmin-officialchanel6831]

arnold Schwarzenegger was born with muscles. No gym nothing. No training. Just woke up and BOOM. And he just went to acting...come on. Everything in life is practice..

[@johnhakiza9751]

you learn nothing froom success... we learn everything from failing

[@muffinman4353]

Does this kid know how to use a comb?

[@chadster123]

It's all fine saying not to have a "Plan B" but let's get in the real world for a second!?