{"id":1796,"date":"2019-08-21T14:19:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T14:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/?p=1796"},"modified":"2019-08-21T14:19:25","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T14:19:25","slug":"ed-sheeran-failed-music-college-before-becoming-a-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/ed-sheeran-failed-music-college-before-becoming-a-star\/music\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran failed music college before becoming a star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ed Sheeran failed all his music subjects at college according to a document from the Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) in Guildford. It shows that the singer received six F grades in his music. They included fails for songcraft and professional musicianship.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1797\" style=\"width: 572px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1797\" class=\" wp-image-1797\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"562\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/thumbnail.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/thumbnail-208x300.jpg 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ed Sheeran&#8217;s music college report card. Credit: AlbanPix<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He started a diploma at the academy in 2009 but ended up dropping out when his music career started. A letter showing his results were sent to him a year later. The letter is now shown as part of a new exhibition. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW25033374 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25033374 BCX0\">The\u00a0<\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25033374 BCX0\">Ed Sheeran Made\u00a0<\/span><\/em><em><span class=\"ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW25033374 BCX0\">In<\/span><\/em><em><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25033374 BCX0\">\u00a0Suffolk<\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW25033374 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25033374 BCX0\"> exhibition, curated by Ed&#8217;s dad John, features many of the star&#8217;s personal items and memories from his early life and career.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sheeran&#8217;s father, John, said his son was &#8220;disillusioned&#8221;\u00a0 when he quit his course after three weeks to be a support act for Just Jack.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1661\" style=\"width: 665px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1661\" class=\" wp-image-1661\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/shutterstock_1427819741-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"655\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/shutterstock_1427819741-1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/shutterstock_1427819741-1-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/shutterstock_1427819741-1-1-768x499.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Editorial credit: Featureflash Photo Agency \/ Shutterstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;He then rang us [along with his wife, Imogen] to say that he was determined to go, even if it meant him leaving college,&#8221; <strong>Mr Sheeran said<\/strong>. &#8220;Neither of us were surprised. Ed was developing a fearless gut instinct.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">His father said his results were &#8220;hardly surprising as he never returned&#8221; to his diploma.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed Sheeran failed all his music subjects at college according to a document from the Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) in Guildford. It shows that the singer received six F grades in his music. They included fails for songcraft and professional musicianship. 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