Ed Sheeran has expressed his disappointment towards the government for providing more support to bankers than artists. During an interview on Theo Von’s podcast, the singer-songwriter, who attended a state school in his hometown, criticised how the government has cut funding to the arts. Sheeran revealed that his music teacher came to him in 2017/2018 to inform him that the government did not value arts, drama, or music, therefore, cutting all funding for comprehensive high schools. He began funding his local high school where he noticed a massive uptick in the number of kids getting involved in songwriting, production, and other musical activities.
In response, Sheeran built a recording studio in his hometown which was made available to all high school students, regardless of their level of education or background. The studio now has a range of instruments that are all properly maintained. Sheeran also visits more high schools around the country which are in need of music funding. He is now getting proper funding for art, music, and drama back to schools, and he believes this will be a crucial part of his career.
The singer-songwriter went on to say that other countries such as Ireland do a good job of funding music education and the UK should follow suit. Sheeran believes that music education worked well for him and that it can also work for other kids. He plans on getting proper funding for music, art, and drama back to schools, and if Labour wins the general election, he believes support for state schools will improve.
It was recently confirmed that Ed Sheeran was the most played artist of 2023, beating out Taylor Swift. Last week, he teamed up with Hozier at Pinkpop to perform ‘Work Song’. Sheeran remains one of the most popular artists not only in the UK but in the world
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