Seal Wishes He’d Written Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’
Seal has said he wishes he’d written Ed Sheeran’s hit Thinking Out Loud in a new interview with Classic Pop magazine.
The singer, who recently released a deluxe edition of his self-titled 1991 debut album, said: “The key to being a musician is not to lose sight of the fact that we’re just singers and songwriters. That’s it, that’s the job. Do that singular job and do it well. You can do other stuff like getting political in addition, but make sure you’ve got your songs together.
“That’s one reason I have the utmost respect for Ed Sheeran. I don’t own any of Ed’s records. I’ve not seen him in concert. But anyone who can stand up there at Wembley Stadium and play for three nights in a row, playing to 90,000 people a night with just an acoustic guitar: that’s someone who does one thing really great. He writes fantastic songs and he sings them really well. If Ed couldn’t do that, people wouldn’t show up.”
He went on to call Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud, “one of the greatest songs ever written”. He added: “Whenever I hear it, I think: ‘God, I wish I’d written that.'”
Seal recently announced a massive 30th Anniversary Tour across North America for this spring. He will team up with longtime producer and collaborator Trevor Horn, who will take on the role of musical director for the run of shows; additionally, Horn’s acclaimed new wave band The Buggles will be featured as special guest performers.
SEAL 30th ANNIVERSARY TOUR DATES:
Tuesday, April 25 / PHOENIX AZ / ARIZONA FINANCIAL THEATRE
Friday, April 28 / HOUSTON TX / BAYOU MUSIC CENTER
Saturday, April 29 / AUSTIN TX / BASS CONCERT HALL
Sunday, April 30 / DALLAS TX / MUSIC HALL AT FAIR PARK
Tuesday, May 2 / NEW ORLEANS LA / SAENGER THEATRE
Thursday, May 4 / CHARLOTTE NC / OVENS AUDITORIUM
Saturday, May 6 / ATLANTA GA / FOX THEATRE
Sunday, May 7 / LOUISVILLE KY / LOUISVILLE PALACE
Wednesday, May 10 / WASHINGTON DC / THE ANTHEM
Thursday, May 11 / PHILADELPHIA PA / THE MET
Friday, May 12 / BOSTON MA / BOCH CENTRE WANG THEATRE
Monday, May 15 / TORONTO ON / MASSEY HALL
Wednesday, May 17 / INDIANAPOLIS IN / MURAT THEATRE @ OLD NATIONAL CENTRE
Friday, May 19 / MINNEAPOLIS MN / ORPHEUM THEATRE
Sunday, May 21 / DETROIT MI / FOX THEATRE
Tuesday, May 23 / NEW YORK NY / BEACON THEATRE
Friday, May 26 / ST. LOUIS MO / STIFEL THEATRE
Saturday, May 27 / CHICAGO IL / CHICAGO THEATRE
Tuesday, May 30 / DENVER CO / BELLCO THEATRE
Friday, June 2 / LAS VEGAS NV / VENETIAN THEATRE
Saturday, June 3 / LAS VEGAS NV / VENETIAN THEATRE
Tuesday, June 6 / OAKLAND CA / PARAMOUNT THEATRE
Wednesday, June 7 / LOS ANGELES CA / GREEK THEATRE
Saturday, June 10 / PORTLAND OR / KELLER AUDITORIUM
Monday, June 12 / SEATTLE WA / PARAMOUNT THEATRE