A career as a new age guru beckons for Ed Sheeran if this pop music malarkey ever falters.
A career as a new age guru beckons for Ed Sheeran if this pop music malarkey ever falters.
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Jonathan Geddes
At one point he encouraged the crowd to hush anyone chatting by stroking their arm, while the troubadour later demanded an outbreak of hugs.
Sheeran certainly has a hold over his fans, but the messianic tendencies might have been a sideshow, save the fact an image of him in a Christ-like pose served as a backdrop. Mostly Sheeran's mannerisms bow to energetic pop convention, from leading audience sing-a-longs to choosing opportune moments to dispense with his guitar and sprint to the front of the stage.
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