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While certainly not the first overtly-sensitive bloke to&nbsp;find success with a guitar and a mellow tune or two,&nbsp;English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has been on&nbsp;a seemingly never-ending roll these past few years,&nbsp;releasing hit after hit and breaking worldwide tour-taking&nbsp;records in the process, most recently selling out his two night&nbsp;residency at Hong Kong Disneyland, though breaking&nbsp;hearts yet again when the second show had to be cancelled&nbsp;due to uncooperative weather. In fact, the ginger singer’s&nbsp;ongoing ÷ (pronounced “divide”) tour has already brought in&nbsp;some US$432 million, while Forbes estimates his net worth&nbsp;to be around US$80 million. Not bad for a tousle-haired&nbsp;troubadour not long out of school.
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His studiedly unstudied Mister&nbsp;Average charm, mellow persona and&nbsp;wilfully wispy chin have managed&nbsp;to capture the hearts of ‘Sheerios’&nbsp;on a global basis.&nbsp;Admittedly, his catchy chart toppers&nbsp;and occasionally saccharine&nbsp;lyrics have also played a part in his&nbsp;indefatigable rise – all of which&nbsp;begs the question, what exactly&nbsp;are Ed Sheeran’s songs about? And&nbsp;what was it about his seemingly&nbsp;unremarkable upbringing that gifted&nbsp;him such a clearly prodigious talent?
His singer-songwriter persona –&nbsp;heartfelt chap with a guitar – seemed&nbsp;already fully formed when he released&nbsp;The A-Team, his debut single back in&nbsp;2011. While many were enamoured by&nbsp;the song’s folksy qualities, underpinning&nbsp;it all was a far darker tale than a&nbsp;casual listen might suggest. In fact, its&nbsp;gentle melody masks the tragic story&nbsp;of a homeless woman (‘Angel’) who&nbsp;is obliged to become a sex-worker to&nbsp;support her Class-A drug habit.
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According to Sheeran, the&nbsp;inspiration for the song came to him after&nbsp;he played a gig at a homeless shelter,&nbsp;presumably a locale where many similar&nbsp;hard-luck stories lurk. Whatever its&nbsp;exact genesis, it went on to be a smash&nbsp;hit for the young songsmith – debuting&nbsp;at number three on the UK Singles chart,&nbsp;while also scaling the Top 10s of Germany&nbsp;and Australia, to name but two.&nbsp;
His success reached&nbsp;a new high with&nbsp;the release &nbsp;of x (“multiply”) in 2014, his second album, which went&nbsp;on to top charts across the world, including securing the&nbsp;number one slot in the crucial US market. The break-out&nbsp;tune here was Thinking Out Loud, the third song from the&nbsp;album to be released as a single.
Declaring the soulful ballad to be his walking-down the-&nbsp;aisle song, many fans detected a new maturity&nbsp;lurking below the hummability of this particular ditty.&nbsp;While some saw his advocacy of fidelity and forever&nbsp;love as betraying a more adult world view, others&nbsp;cynically dismissed it as the product of his increasingly&nbsp;sophisticated personal PR mill.
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While Thinking Out Loud would remain&nbsp;x’s signature anthem, the album’s fifth&nbsp;single, Photograph, also proved itself&nbsp;no slouch, going double-platinum in the&nbsp;UK and quadruple-platinum in the US.&nbsp;While that would be an astonishing&nbsp;achievement for any song, it’s&nbsp;particularly remarkable&nbsp;for one that nearly didn’t&nbsp;get released at all.
During the production&nbsp;of x, it was recorded&nbsp;some 60-70 times, with&nbsp;Sheeran apparently&nbsp;unconvinced it matched&nbsp;the feel of the rest of&nbsp;the album. As take 71,&nbsp;presumably, pressed&nbsp;all the opposite quality&nbsp;control buttons, the&nbsp;world did ultimately get&nbsp;to hear this brooding&nbsp;musical meditation on homesickness and the travails&nbsp;of long-distance love. It subsequently transpired that&nbsp;the track was a heartfelt paean, within which the lovestruck&nbsp;lyricist had coalesced his feelings about Nina&nbsp;Nesbitt, a fellow musician and his former girlfriend.
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For many, it seems as though Sheeran’s entire&nbsp;oeuvre revolves around his emotional attachment to&nbsp;troubled, unloved or much-missed women. Despite&nbsp;his clear predilection for the ladies, though, he&nbsp;has managed to duck any suggestions that he is&nbsp;merely a jobbing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothario">Lothario</a>, with his reputation for&nbsp;straightforward sentimentality and one-man-womanry&nbsp;remaining – perhaps surprisingly – intact. Indeed, in&nbsp;March 2017 with the release of his third and most&nbsp;recent album – ÷ (“divide”) – his role as the world’s&nbsp;pre-eminent choirboy-cum-chart-topper seemed more&nbsp;secure than ever.
Despite this, the now-super-rich strummer&nbsp;showed no sign of resting on his laurels. Indeed, he&nbsp;told one journalist that he’d approached the latest&nbsp;collection as though on a mission to write the best love&nbsp;song of his career. When Perfect, the fifth single from&nbsp;the album, hit the airwaves in August 2017, the overall&nbsp;sentiment of fans and the music press alike was:&nbsp;“Mission accomplished”.
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Even for an artist no stranger to superlatives,&nbsp;Perfect did extraordinarily well. In total, it went on to&nbsp;reach number one on 36 national music charts across&nbsp;the world, with the consensus very much that this was,&nbsp;indeed, the best love song of Sheeran’s career – to&nbsp;date at least. As the song focussed on his relationship&nbsp;with girlfriend – and, later, wife – Cherry Seaborn,&nbsp;its success was doubly-sweet for the plectrum wielding&nbsp;poet.
Now, with the mixture of cheers and&nbsp;cries of disappointment (thanks to&nbsp;one of the shows becoming a victim&nbsp;of a downpour) of his Hong Kong&nbsp;audience still ringing in his ears,&nbsp;what’s next for the the boy-next door&nbsp;that the whole world&nbsp;loves? Well, a new album for&nbsp;one thing, with the smart&nbsp;money being on him issuing&nbsp;a new set of songs in time&nbsp;for Christmas 2019. The&nbsp;even smarter money goes on&nbsp;his upcoming – apparently&nbsp;Springsteen-influenced&nbsp;– release being entitled –&nbsp;(“minus”). Even if he does&nbsp;surprise fans and dumps his&nbsp;love of mathematical album&nbsp;titles, it is most unlikely,&nbsp;however, to subtract from&nbsp;his global popularity.


Text: <a href="mailto:bailey@itotalmedia.com">Bailey Atkinson</a>
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ED Space: A closer look into the life and songs of Ed Sheeran

In a month full of public holidays, many in Hong Kong will be understandably tempted to leave its shores and venture farther afield to take full advantage of the surplus of free time. However, to assume that this means a dearth of exciting SAR-based events this month would be grossly mistaken. Below is a round-up of the hottest April events happening right here in Hong Kong.
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<a href="http://hkticketing.com/">Beauty and Sadness: 5-12 Apr</a>
Much to the apparent delight of theatregoers everywhere, Nobel Prize-winning Japanese novelist Yasunari Kawabata’s novel Utsukushisa To Kanashimi To (Beauty and Sadness) has been reinvented as a chamber opera. Famously, the piece traces the relationship of an accomplished classical painter and her student, an abstract artist with a passion for adventure. An engrossing reflection on desire, infatuation, jealousy and revenge, audiences are said to be provoked into reassessing the very meaning of love. 
Lyric Theatre, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Wan Chai. HK$380–880.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-44434" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-Rugby-Sevens.jpg" alt="April Events Rugby Sevens" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-Rugby-Sevens.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-Rugby-Sevens-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-Rugby-Sevens-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-Rugby-Sevens-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-Rugby-Sevens-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-Rugby-Sevens-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-Rugby-Sevens-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
<a href="http://hksevens.com/">Hong Kong Rugby Sevens: 5-7 Apr</a>
Arguably Hong Kong’s grandest &nbsp;– or, at the very least, most anticipated – sporting event of the year, the HK Rugby Sevens returns this month, much to&nbsp; the delight of the city’s fancy dress outfitters, no doubt. Truly far more than just a rugby tournament, the Sevens is undoubtedly one of the most jubilant events on city’s annual calendar and gives sports fans the opportunity to dress up and cheer for their favourite teams. Liquor is also, occasionally, taken too.&nbsp; 
Hong Kong Stadium, 55 Eastern Hospital Rd, Causeway Bay. $HK425 onwards.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-44427" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-Van-Gogh-Alive.jpg" alt="April Events Van Gogh Alive" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-Van-Gogh-Alive.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-Van-Gogh-Alive-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-Van-Gogh-Alive-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-Van-Gogh-Alive-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-Van-Gogh-Alive-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-Van-Gogh-Alive-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-Van-Gogh-Alive-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
<a href="http://vangoghalive.hk/">Van Gogh Alive: The Experience: 6-7 Apr</a>
Art lovers may want to stock up on the absinthe if they want to fully immerse themselves in the imminently-arriving Van Gogh Alive Experience. A genuinely multisensory exhibition, it is said to give visitors a unique insight into the world of the 19th-century Dutch Post-Modernist grand master. Tag along with the tortured visionary as he tours Arles, Saint Rémy, Auvers-sur-Oise and the other sites that inspired his many timeless masterpieces. 
1/F, FTLife Tower, 18 Sheung Yuet Rd, Kowloon Bay. HK$230. 
&nbsp;<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-44432" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-John-Mayer.jpg" alt="April Events John Mayer" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-John-Mayer.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-John-Mayer-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-John-Mayer-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-John-Mayer-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/April-Events-John-Mayer-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
<a href="http://hkticketing.com/">John Mayer Asia Tour 2019: 8 Apr</a>
If your crush on Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter John Mayer was more than just a passing teenage fad, you’ll be delighted to hear that he is making his Hong Kong debut this month. A true musical playboy and best-known for such smashes as Daughters, Gravity and Your Body Is A Wonderland, the night promises to be a revelatory romp through his well-loved back catalogue, which is no bad thing given that many of his more recent releases have – shall we charitably say – left the upper reaches of the charts largely untroubled. 
Hall 5 BC, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai. HK$698–1,198. 
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<a href="http://hkticketing.com/">World MuayThai Grand Extreme: 9 Apr</a>
If you thought taking time out for a trip to Thailand was the only way to experience Muay Thai, you’ll be delighted to know you can save on the airfare and instead secure a ringside seat for Grand Extreme, a showcase of some of the world’s finest exponents of this particular martial art, which is drop-kicking its way into Hong Kong later this month. Featuring high-level bouts between fighters from four continents, the competition is sure to be fierce, but – given its Thai antecedents – also a little on the polite side. 
Star Hall, Kowloonbay International Trade &amp; Exhibition Centre, Kowloon Bay. HK$250–1,000.
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<a href="http://sonarhongkong.com/">Sónar Hong Kong 2019: 13-14 Apr</a>
Returning for its third eclectic, electric extravaganza, the big beats of the Sónar Music Festival – the “best electronic music festival in the world” according to its unbiased promo material – will see ravers and the more rhythmically-inclined dancing the night away in the somewhat incongruous surroundings of the Hong Kong Science Park. This year, the line-up is particularly impressive, with such legendary toe-tappers as Danish electropop star MØ and American DJ Thundercat taking to the stage. Sure to be the most memorable of musical experiences, Sónar is also hosting a wide array of pop-up bars and world food emporiums. 
Hong Kong Science Park, 2 Science Park West Ave, Pak Shek Kok. HK$580–780.
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<a href="http://premierehkticketing.com/">Ed Sheeran ÷ Tour: 17-18 Apr</a>
After breaking hearts by cancelling his Hong Kong concert back in 2017 following his highly-publicised biking accident, Ed Sheeran, the much-beloved British singer-songwriter, is finally making good on his promise to return to the city.&nbsp; With the ginger gazzillionaire’s curiously titled ÷ Tour tour already ensconced in the history books as the fourth-highest-grossing concert series ever, fans can expect to hear such croon-along faves as Shape of You, Thinking Out Loud and The A Team. Thankfully, rumours that he intends to cycle to the venue have been proven to be Fake News. 
Fantasy Road Outdoor Venue, Hong Kong Disneyland, Sunny Bay. HK$888–1,288.
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<a href="http://hkticketing.com/">Pinkfong Baby Shark Live Musical: 20-21 Apr</a> 
The protagonist of the long-treasured toddlers’ YouTube song / video Baby Shark is set to escape from the screens of countless digital devices and materialise on-stage in Hong Kong for the first time ever as the undoubted star of the Pinkfong Baby Shark Musical. With the plot – such as it is – extrapolated from the children’s karaoke fave, the musical tells the tale of the lost baby shark’s bid to be reunited with his family back in the far, faraway Ocean Land. Said to be fun for the whole family – yeah, right – it’s probably best to assign this one to the nanny, though you may have to slip her a few extra dollars as compensation. 
Star Hall, Kowloonbay International Trade &amp; Exhibition Centre, Kowloon Bay. HK$280–580. 
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Tin Hau Festival: 27 Apr
Celebrating the birthday of Tin Hau, the Goddess of the Sea, is the Tin Hau Festival in multiple locations. Locals are expected to flock to 70-plus temples to pray to the goddess for good weather and harvests, while other attendees across the city can expect a grand three-hour long parade featuring floral wreath groups, lion dancers, Cantonese opera and marching bands, depending where you choose to take part. Indeed, truly one of Hong Kong’s most delightful days of celebration, Tin Hau Festival is a traditional day you won’t want to miss. 
Tin Hau temples across multiple locations.

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