Ed Sheeran says his life has ‘massively improved’ since quitting Twitter

Ed Sheeran has said he is less paranoid about what people think of him since quitting Twitter.

Sheeran left the micro-blogging site earlier this year after claiming he had been driven off by abusive trolls.

He said his life has “massively improved” as he no longer has to see the negative comments levelled against him.

Speaking to The Sun he said: “All the things that get blown up on Twitter are all so, so, so negative. Nothing’s being celebrated.

“On Instagram it’s like, ‘Yay this’ whereas Twitter is like, ‘No, f*** this’.

“I know some people don’t like my music, I’m aware of that. But I’m also aware that a lot of people do.”

He continued: “Hearing people’s opinions, especially people I’ve never met, on my character forms a sort of paranoia in you.

“No one actually says it to my face so I just don’t hear it anymore.

“Like, I’ll go to things and just assume people don’t like me just because I read so much. So now not reading it gives my head a bit more of a break.”

Sheeran said he is fearful that some artists could be tipped “over the edge” by online abusers who push their victims.

He said: “I think to be a creative human being you have to be a little bit f****** weird anyway – like a little bit on the edge of madness.

“You have to be on the spectrum, basically.

“And when you have someone that’s on the spectrum and you basically hurl loads of insults at them, it’s going to tip them over the edge at some point.”