David Bruce Composer | How Ed Sheeran Tells a Story in his Songs @DBruce | Uploaded January 2018 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Ed Sheeran brought the art of the storytelling song back to center stage. But where did his style come from?

In this video I look at the various influences on Ed's storytelling style, starting with Eminem and rap, and moving on to Van Morrison.

I also looks at how Sheeran approaches storytelling from a song-writer's perspective, the ways the story affects the music.