Uploaded June 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Ed Sheeran performs an exclusive acoustic version of I'm a Mess from his latest album, X (pronounced 'multiply'). Working with Pharrell and Rick Rubin he gives an insight into how he crafted the album, second album anxieties and how he ended up on the front cover of Vibe magazine with rapper the Game.

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