Ed Sheeran just quit social media so he can stop 'seeing the world through a screen'
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English singer Ed Sheeran is ditching his millions of Instagram and Twitter followers until next fall, the Grammy-nominated artist announced Saturday.
"I find myself seeing the world through a screen and not my eyes," he wrote in an Instagram post.
So what's he going to do with all that free time? Make his third album, travel, and oh, get that ear drum surgery he needs.
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