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When fame turns out to be a really big plus

A sign of getting famous is clearly when other pop acts start sneaking notes into your hotel room asking to see you.

Sadly for Ed Sheeran, the offer on the table was not quite as glamorous as it might initially sound, although it might reap dividends on the BRIT award winner's second record.

"I played in a stadium with Lenny Kravitz and Snow Patrol in Switzerland, and Gary Lightbody slipped a note under my door later on saying he was a big fan and asking me to come and have a pint with him," recalls Sheeran with a chuckle.

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