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It wasn't always celeb parties and fine living for Ed Sheeran - he has now revealed that he slept rough for two-and-a-half-years, prior to making it in the music industry.
The information comes courtesy of A Visual Journey, a book written by Sheeran that chronicles his journey prior to making it big in the industry. An extract of the biography has been published by The Daily Mail.
"There was an arch outside Buckingham Palace that has a heating duct and I spent a couple of nights there," wrote Sheeran. "I didn't have anywhere to live for much of 2008 and the whole of 2009 and 2010, but somehow I made it work."
"I knew where I could get a bed at a certain time of night and I knew who I could call at any time to get a floor to sleep on. Being sociable helped. Drinking helped.
He continued: "I'd go out and play a gig, wait until 5am when the Underground opened, sleep on the Circle Line until 12, go to a session – and then repeat. It wasn't that bad."
Listen to 'Sing' by Ed Sheeran below
Obviously Sheeran's fortunes have flipped in recent times, as he has secured the biggest selling album of 2014 (so far) and this week will be playing to a sold out O2 Arena. For more information and tickets click here.
The full list of tour dates are as follows:
Sun, 19th Oct - Birmingham, LG Arena
Mon, 20th Oct - Birmingham, LG Arena
Tue, 14th Oct - London, The O2
Wed, 15th Oct - London, The O2
Thurs, 23rd Oct - Nottingham, Capital FM Arena
Sat, 25th Oct - Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena
Mon, 27th Oct - Manchester, Phones 4U Arena
Tues, 28th Oct - Manchester, Phones 4U Arena
Thurs, 30th Oct - Glasgow, SSE Hydro Arena
Below: 12 stunning photos of Ed Sheeran at Leeds Arena this weekend
