“If you were a massive musician in the 1960s, 1970s or 1980s, you’d avoid [the hate] because, by and large, people never say bad things to your face. I read online, though, and now people can hide behind a screen, you get true feelings.
“I’ve met many journalists who said stuff about me, but when you meet them, it’s all smiles,” Sheeran said in an interview.
“But I don’t think any musician has had their sanity or career helped by replying to people on Twitter. People either really love you or you’re the Antichrist. Nobody just says, ‘He’s all right.’ And since I’ve deleted my account, I haven’t really paid attention to anything said about me, which has been healthy,” he added.
“I’ve tapped into as many people that are going to see me live as I can. I’m not everyone’s cup of tea, but I’m enough people’s cup of tea to have a very, very healthy living, so I don’t feel a need to justify it.”
Sheeran announced on Tuesday on Instagram that he was releasing a single with Eminem — titled River — on Friday.
