The singer presented his new documentary
The 32-year-old GRAMMY-winning singer revealed Tuesday night at the Times Center in New York at the premiere of his documentary that this year has been difficult for many reasons, and that the trial over his track «Thinking Out Loud» is just the tip of the iceberg.
Right now he lives on a roller coaster of emotions.
«This week, for me right now, the documentary comes out, the album comes out on Friday, I start my tour on Saturday, my grandmother’s funeral is on Wednesday and I’m still in this court case,» Sheeran said while speaking with moderator Gayle King.
Does not believe that 2023 will be a lost year
«It’s just another moment in life where life is happening. It doesn’t mean that 2023 is a lost year. The worst days of your life always end at midnight» stated the artist.
The singer’s grandmother passed away and he was unable to attend the funeral.
Sheeran’s grandmother, Anne Nancy Sheeran, was buried Wednesday in Ireland. She was 98 years old.
The trial in which he is involved prevented him from attending the funeral.
As reported by the Daily Mail, the singer was forced to miss the funeral to «defend his integrity» in court. Sheeran’s father, John, spoke to a packed church while holding back tears eulogizing his mother.
Defending its moral integrity
«I’m very sad that our son, Edward, can’t be here today,» John said at the church, according to the media outlet. «He’s very upset that he can’t be present. He has to be thousands of miles away in a courtroom in the United States defending his integrity.»
Sheeran was able to spend quality time with his grandmother just a month ago
The media outlet also quoted John as saying that he is «comforted by the fact that Ed was able to spend time alone with his grandmother just a month ago.»
Mourns the loss of a friend
Also at the premiere of his Disney+ documentary, Sheeran revealed that he mourns the death of his best friend, Jamal Edwards.
A hard time for his family
Sheeran learned on February 20, 2022, just one day after Sheeran and his wife, Cherry Seaborn, received the news of her cancer, that Edwards, founder of SBTV and British music executive, had died. He was 31.
The trial has reached the pleadings stage
As for the lawsuit, stemming from a lawsuit accusing him of copying parts of Marvin Gaye’s iconic song «Let’s Get It On» for use in his song «Thinking Out Loud,» it has reached the closing arguments phase of the trial that began last week.
