Ed Sheeran to GQ Magazine: "I Want To Beat Adele's Album Sales"

Ed Sheeran is on the cover of British GQ Magazine and during his interview, he talks about friend Taylor Swift and how he wants to beat Adele‘s album sales #WHAT?!

When it comes to Ed and Taylor, there’s one thing they have in common … “There’s an underdog element to it. Taylor [Swift] was never the popular kid in school. I was never the popular kid in school. Then you get to the point when you become the most popular kid in school – and we both take it a bit too far.”  – Who knew?

Ed goes on to say, “She wants to be the biggest female artist in the world and I want to be the biggest male artist in the world.  It also comes from always being told that you can’t do something and being like, ‘F**k you. I can.”

And as for his new album Divide, “Adele is the one person who’s sold more records than me in the past ten years.  She’s the only person I need to sell more records than. That’s a big f**king feat because her last album sold 20 million. But if I don’t set her as the benchmark then I’m selling myself short.”

And for his final thought …

Well said, Ed!

His new album drops March 3.