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When I first started writing songs, they were terrible
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Songwriter

When I first started writingsongs, they were terrible

When I first started writing
songs, they were terrible

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When I first started writing songs, they were terrible.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:06
Uploaded
Jun 21, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
Murray Pictures

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Movie Summary

'Songwriter' is an intimate and personal look into the writing process of one of the world's biggest artists - Ed Sheeran.
And that was the mud and grit coming out, and I was unplugging it. - Songwriter 00:05
And that was the mud and grit coming out, and I was unpluggi...
And I tried to write two or three songs a day for a while, - Songwriter 00:06
And I tried to write two or three songs a day for a while,
Now and then you'd get the odd good song, - Songwriter 00:06
Now and then you'd get the odd good song,
And then once it all... Once all the bad songs have gone, - Songwriter 00:06
And then once it all... Once all the bad songs have gone,
Now and then, I'd write a bad song, - Songwriter 00:10
Now and then, I'd write a bad song,
Try and write a song a day, even if it's terrible, - Songwriter 00:09
Try and write a song a day, even if it's terrible,
I have notes on my phone - Songwriter 00:06
I have notes on my phone
I remember, the way that I wrote "A Team" is, for a month, I had a... - Songwriter 00:05
I remember, the way that I wrote "A Team" is, for ...
I had friends that sold cocaine from just skating to people. - Songwriter 00:04
I had friends that sold cocaine from just skating to people.
And just selling it, and my initial thing was "Johnny is in the Class A Team," - Songwriter 00:07
And just selling it, and my initial thing was "Johnny i...
Then I went into in a homeless shelter I met this girl called Angel - Songwriter 00:07
Then I went into in a homeless shelter I met this girl calle...
And, like, the next thing I wrote down was "Her face crumbling like pastries." - Songwriter 00:10
And, like, the next thing I wrote down was "Her face cr...
All these rhymes in my phone - Songwriter 00:05
All these rhymes in my phone
My self-belief came from... I wasn't good at anything else, - Songwriter 00:14
My self-belief came from... I wasn't good at anything e...
That's me when I was 11, with Steve of eighth grade. - Songwriter 00:06
That's me when I was 11, with Steve of eighth grade.
Yeah. It'll sound much more unified with an actual orchestra - Songwriter 00:12
Yeah. It'll sound much more unified with an actual orch...
I think we're just gonna pull it all and make it one tight piece. - Songwriter 00:04
I think we're just gonna pull it all and make it one ti...
There's edges to it as well, you know what I mean? - Songwriter 00:05
There's edges to it as well, you know what I mean?
Yeah, 'cause her mom's ill... she's just been there. - Songwriter 00:04
Yeah, 'cause her mom's ill... she's just been...
Guys, if you want to come in the room when they're doing it, - Songwriter 00:05
Guys, if you want to come in the room when they're doin...