Keith Urban Praises Ed Sheeran’s Songwriting Abilities
For Keith Urban, songwriting has almost become a lost art. But his saving grace is Ed Sheeran, after seeing him perform for a sold-out crown in London’s Wembley Stadium.
“I heard that song ‘Photograph’ on the radio and my first instinct was, ‘Ah, another acoustic ballad from Ed,'” Urban recently told Rolling Stone. “Then I saw him do his concert live at Wembley, and it was absolutely amazing.”
“It’s beautifully refreshing to watch somebody on stage that’s just about the music,” he added. “It was extraordinary because this is a guy holding 90,000 people in the palm of his hand, not running around the stage, no flashy-ism at all, no smokes and bombs or pyrotechnics — nothing except just a beautiful heart.”
One of Sheeran’s best attributes, according to Urban, is the quality of his lyrics. “I’m flabbergasted at the level of songwriting,” he said. “Thank God for him to remind us in the midst of all this ringtone-song world we live in that actual real songs and songwriting still exist. The fact that we still get it renews my faith in humanity. When we are given something pure like Ed, we still respond globally.”
Urban even took to social media to praise Sheeran’s hit “Photograph” several weeks ago
Thank you @edsheeran for artistic levity in a world so lopsided with ringtone creativity. #PHOTOGRAPH is SUPERB!!!! – KU
— Keith Urban (@KeithUrban) August 21, 2015
