Ed Sheeran Addresses Whether He'd Ever Do the Super Bowl Halftime Show, Reveals Which Performer He Was in Talks to Join
Don’t expect Ed Sheeran to be in the running as the next Super Bowl halftime show performer.
The 32-year-old “Shape of You” singer-songwriter confirmed that he’s not interested in taking on the high-pressure gig anytime soon.
In a new interview with Andy Cohen on the Deep & Shallow Podcast on SiriusXM ahead of a special performance in New York, Ed addressed the possibility of taking to the stage for the halftime show.
During the conversation, he revealed there was a conversation at one point about joining Coldplay onstage to do “Thinking Out Loud.”
“There was a conversation a while ago, I think it was when Coldplay was doing it, of me going on to play ‘Thinking Out Loud,’” he said.
“I think that would be the only way that I would do it, is if I was joining someone else.”
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He added that he feels the show is “an American thing” and that his more stripped-down style wouldn’t work on the NFL stage.
“I don’t have pizazz,” he said, comparing himself to performers in the past like Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson and Beyoncé.
“Like, all of these amazing performers — I’m just not that. I’m not gonna have dancers on stage. I’m not gonna have fireworks…The Weeknd‘s one was all of that. I just can’t, that’s not me. I don’t think that anyone wants to see me do the Super Bowl either.”
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