SHEERAN’S HISTORY MAKING ALBUM "DIVIDE."
"DIVIDE." LUCKY GADI SCHWARTZ CAUGHT UP
WITH SHEERAN IN LOS ANGELES.
>> I’VE GOT AN IDEA OF A SONG IN
MY HEAD.
MY HEAD. >> Reporter: WHEN SOUNDS BECOME
A SONG, VERY FEW PEOPLE ARE
THERE TO SEE IT HAPPEN.
>> SUCH A COOL THING TO WITNESS,
WATCH AN IDEA.
♪
♪ >> GO FROM JAM SESSION TO
WRITING SESSION TO BECOME A SONG
AND THE THING PEOPLE SING BACK
AT GIGS.
AT GIGS. >> WATCH THAT FROM START TO
FINISH.
FINISH. >> THOSE RARE FLEETING MOMENTS,
THE VERY CREATION OF SONGS TO
CROWDS SINGING THEM BACK ARE THE
FOCUS OF A NEW FILM CALLED
"SONGWRITER" ED SHEERAN’S HIT
MAKING PROCESS IS ONLY AS CLOSE
AS FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAVE SEEN.
BEHIND THE CAMERA, HIS COUSIN
MURRAY CUMMINGS.
MURRAY CUMMINGS. >> IT SEEMS LIKE A SONG CAN
STRIKE AT ANY MOMENT.
>> IT’S WHEN THEY GET CREATED.
YOU DON’T REALLY KNOW IT’S GOING
TO HAPPEN.
TO HAPPEN. YOU CAN GET QUITE VULNERABLE
WRITING A SONG AND HAVING A
CAMERA SIT ON YOU.
IT’S SOMETHING YOU DON’T REALLY
WANT TO DO.
IT’S COOL THOSE MOMENTS ARE
ACTUALLY CAPTURED.
ACTUALLY CAPTURED. MURRAY BEING MY COUSIN, IT
HELPS.
HELPS. I DON’T REALLY CARE WHAT HE
THINKS BECAUSE WE’RE FAMILY.
>> HE DOESN’T LET ANYBODY REALLY
FILM IN THE STUDIO.
I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE IN
THERE, SO I JUST WANTED TO
CAPTURE THAT AND SHOW PEOPLE
WHAT IT FELT LIKE TO BE THERE
WHILE HE’S WRITING A SONG.
>> CUMMINGS CAPTURED VERY
BEGINNINGS OF WHAT ARE NOW SOME
OF THE WORLD’S MOST RECOGNIZABLE
LYRICS.
LYRICS. >> I ALWAYS SAY IT’S THE BEST
FEELING IN A WORLD WRITING A
GOOD SONG BUT THE WORST FEELING
IN THE WORLD WRITING A BAD SONG.
I’M DEFINITELY AINCOME TAX
DIDDED TO THE FEELING OF WRITING
A GOOD SONG.
>> ALSO FOOTAGE FROM SHEERAN
FAMILY ARCHIVES.
FAMILY ARCHIVES. A YOUNG ED SHEERAN SHOWING HIS
MUSICAL SKILLS AS A LITTLE BOY.
>> THIS IS THE HIGH SCHOOL I
WENT TO.
WENT TO. >> MY MUSIC TEACHER WAS COOL.
THERE WERE A LOT OF TEACHERS WHO
DIDN’T QUITE GET IT.
MR. STANLEY DIDN’T HAVE A DOUBT.
>> AFTER A YEAR LONG BREAK FROM
SOCIAL MEDIA, SHEERAN IS BACK ON
INSTAGRAM AND USING IT FOR GOOD
PROMOTING A CONTEST RAISING
MONEY AND AWARENESS FOR THE
WORLD WATER CRISIS.
>> YOU’VE GOT A POST-UP THAT
SAYS YOU WILL GIVE PEOPLE
LESSONS ON GUITAR IF THEY DONATE
TO A CHARITY.
>> MY FRIEND RUNS THIS CHARITY
CALLED DROP FOR DROP.
HE ESSENTIALLY BRINGS CLEAN
WATER TO PLACES THAT DON’T HAVE
CLEAN WATER.
CLEAN WATER. >> THERE ARE TWO GUITARS RIGHT
OVER THERE.
OVER THERE. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT GIVING
PEOPLE A LITTLE SNEAK PEEK OF
WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE.
>> CAN YOU PLAY GUITAR.
>> NO, I CAN’T AT ALL.
>> JUST STRETCH YOUR FINGERS
ACROSS THERE.
ACROSS THERE. >> JUST THAT ONE.
>> IF YOU KNOW THE OASIS SONG,
THAT’S THE FIRST SONG PEOPLE
LIKE, JUST THAT.
LET ME TEACH YOU ONE OF MY SONGS
PEOPLE LIKE.
PEOPLE LIKE. >> WHICH SONG.
>> "IN LOVE WITH THE SHAPE OF
YOU ♪
YOU ♪ I’M IN LOVE WITH THE SHAPE OF
YOU ♪
YOU ♪ >> I MEAN, IT’S NOT ACTUALLY THE
CORDS YOU USE IN THE SONG BUT
YOU CAN USE IT.
FORTUNATELY YOU WILL HEAR NONE
OF THAT RACKET IN THE FILM BUT
WHAT YOU WILL HEAR ARE MOMENTS
OF INSPIRATION, SONGS OF