Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - MINI: Ed Sheeran Joins Jono & Ben

Episode Date: June 27, 2021

The one and only Ed Sheeran dropped his brand new song and to celebrate he caught up with The Hits Breakfast with Jono and Ben, where he opened up about Bad Habits, going viral online with Elton John and what he thinks about New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.The British singer explained that the release of his latest track has been a mix of nerves and excitement – comparing the wait for the song to be unleashed on the world like the moments before a school exam.Read more at The Hits website now >> https://bit.ly/3qErTiVSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jono and Ben, new to your mornings. Friends of Skinny, New Zealand's most recommended telco. Happy, happy, happy, oh, oh. A couple of days ago, we were very lucky to catch up with the man himself, Ed Sheeran, over Zoom. He was in the UK, ahead of his new single coming out, which we're going to play for you very shortly, Bad Habits. And this is what happened when we chatted to the awesome Ed Sheeran. Hey, guys. Hey.

Ed Sheeran. Well, there you go. This is a very official. Lovely to see you. What room are we talking to you in right now? It looks amazing. I actually had this,

well, not built. This was in my studio and it was just an empty room with a sofa in. And then I suddenly realized that I'd be doing quite a lot of Zoom promos. So I got it turned into an office.

But yeah, I actually, since it's been done it's great to have a place that i actually just come and do emails and stuff like that and then when i go back in the house i can just kind of shut off this feels like when i enter this room it's like work and then when i go back to the house it's like home you're a parent now so you also need a place to pretend to do work as well we've got so many emails. He's just off to do that. He's got off.

I know what that is. Oh, that's an old Nintendo 64. Wow. I can just pretend. He's doing emails. Do you know that you're Ed Sheeran? You can probably afford a PS5 or something.

I never was into games. The only game I ever played as a kid was GoldenEye and then Pokemon on the Game Boy. But I haven't really moved with the times. I wouldn't know where to start. A friend of mine tried to play FIFA with me the other day and I just kind of ran in circles. We are so excited to talk to you

and we are very excited about new music from yourself, but you're a little nervous, according to your social media posts. Surely, surely not. Well, dude, I haven't really done this properly. I mean, when was the last time we did an interview? 2018, maybe? It's been a while.

A while ago. Yeah, you made me drink something from your minibar and I got a little drunk, so I felt like maybe, did I make things weird? You know, it's the next day you regret and you're like, man, I made a dick of myself in front of Ed Sheeran. To be honest, if you hadn't have drunk it, I'd have thought less of you.

Well, now he's a rampant alcoholic thanks to that moment, Ed. So is it a combination of nerves and excitement when you're about to unleash this on the world, Ed? Yeah, do you know what? I excitement when you're about to unleash this on the world, Ed? Yeah. Do you know what? I think if you're too confident about anything, you're destined to fail. You have to have the kind of flame of the, you know,

in the bottom of your stomach. I say I liken it to, like, just before a school exam. You're prepared. You've done all your revision. You're ready, but you're still breaking it. You know? You're still like, oh oh but what if this happens I didn't really revise

for my school exams and kind of failed quite a few of them so that's probably not a good analogy yeah and it's probably a good lesson in you know

how things turn out when you do bad at school yeah you only have a Nintendo 64 do you get to this point though where you've recorded all the music

you've written it all and you're like damn it I should have written that lyric or changed that little part of the music, you've written it all, and you're like, damn it, I should have written that lyric or changed that little part of the song, or you're 100% confident with it? Never with lyrics.

I'm quite sort of straight with lyrics, and if it's done, it's done. But a lot of the time, musically, I'll listen back to something and be like, oh, I should have taken that out or changed the bass sound on this. Even now, probably like a week ago, we were still tinkering with bad habits and it's now had to be handed in.

You don't hand it in like a project. We're actually, we were just talking to our Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, just before. And we mentioned that we were going to be talking to you at some stage. And she had this to say. I made him scones. See whether or not he remembers the scones. Okay, we'll ask him about that.

Do you want us to ask him? Because I know it might be weird coming from you. You probably don't want to... If he wants to play at your wedding, you're looking for a wedding singer. Do you want Ed Sheeran? Do you want us to ask? I feel like the quarantine that may be attached to it may not make it worse as well. I'm sure without that he'd be keen.

I'm kidding. I definitely don't think there's any circumstances where he would ever want to play a wedding. Would you want to play a wedding, the Prime Minister of New Zealand? You know what, I think that she is the best human being on earth. I know like politics and people in New Zealand will have

difference of opinion, but in England she is seen as just it. We love her. We love her. I love her. I love the scums. She gave me a wonderful book as well that she'd written. And when is her wedding? She hasn't said. Yeah, she hasn't said it is. We keep trying to

find out. I would make myself available if I was free to play her wedding. Oh my gosh. I thought this was going to be one of those awkward moments where we've put you in a position and you're like, when is it? I think she's brilliant.

I think she's what? I think, yeah, I think she's brilliant. I think she's what you need in a leader. Oh, thank you. Thank you. I don't know why I'm taking the credit for that. We're not going to be there. We're not cool enough.

Well, no, you should. I mean, New Zealand should be really proud of, like, I mean, the whole world has looked at New Zealand and be like, these guys, these guys have got it right. Now, speaking of you hanging out with people, Ed Sheeran, last week there were constant images being streamed through you, Courtney Cox, Elton John, there were pianos,

there was a lot to unpack. What was going on with that scenario? So I live at Courtney's when i go to america i know that sounds random but uh i introduced her best my best friend is her boyfriend so like we i just lived there um and um you know she'd never met elton and elton had emailed me being like uh well i won't say exactly what he said because it used a couple of C words in it, but he said, come round for dinner. C word.

And then I was like, man, I can't really leave Courtney's. I've just got here. Why don't you come round here? So he came round and then while we were round, I kind of said to him, I was like, look, there's this thing in Friends where Phoebe thinks that your song, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And he was like look there's this thing in friends where phoebe thinks that your song blah blah blah blah and he was like i've never seen friends i was like but trust me this

will this will like blow up on the internet and i think he's really into things that go go viral so yeah he did it and and and it was super how has he never seen freedom i mean imagine it like you're you're one of the most famous people people on the planet and you're you're into what you're into funny you don't you don't do you know what holly oaks is yeah yeah yeah holly oaks is like our shortland street. So the first time that I met Paul McCartney, he just looked at me and went, I saw you on Hollyoaks. And I was like, Paul McCartney watches Hollyoaks?

What? Now, Ed, you're a wonderful singer, mate. And we have found a karaoke competition, which is happening in Porirua at Wellington. And we wanted to see if you would be able to make the cut for the competition. So if you didn't mind,

we'll phone them. We can act as your agents and we'll just say you're a little nervous about entering the comp. Sweet, I'm in. All right. And then we realise we need to go

so we'll make this the end. We're heading through to Pottydew. Don't worry. The only thing we've got to make is the France-Germany game which is on now. He's watching football. Hello, Legend Sports Bar, I'm speaking.

Oh, Legend Sports Bar, it's Jono and Ben calling from the Hits radio station. How are you doing? Oh, hey, I'm good, thank you. Now, you guys have a karaoke competition, we understand. We do, we do. Now, we've got a dear friend of ours, he's a bit nervous about entering, and he's like, I'm not sure if I've got the chops to enter. So we have him here, his name is Edward Edward and we're just wondering if he could audition you just say

whether he you know he could make it into the comp if he'd make the cut absolutely okay all right over to you Ed so honey now take me into your loving arms kiss me under the light of a thousand stars Place your head on my beating heart, I'm thinking out loud, maybe we found love right where we are

Oh, what do you think? Wow, that was a really good attempt, but I'm pretty sure the participants at our karaoke on Thursday night would surely give you a run for your money. Oh, a run for your money. I wrote this song.

This is Ed Sheeran. This is actually Ed Sheeran singing this. Really? Yes. It legitimately is. But thanks, thanks. Thanks for your confidence. What would he win? Well, it doesn't sound like he's going for your confidence. What would he win?

Well, it doesn't sound like he's going to win, but what would he win? Well, we have everything from bar turds to cash prizes and even some little gift packs that we give to our participants, even for trying and things like that. Oh, you get one for trying you.

Yeah. I would love a participation break. Actually, I'm sure we can arrange something. I love it when he's like, I wrote the song. Do you know what? I often find that. I sometimes watch people covering my songs and they just sing them better and I'm like,

oh. That's my song. Well, listen, Legion Sports Bar and Potty Dua, thank you very much for your time No worries Thank you so much No worries Ed Sheeran So nice to see you mate

And so So great to see you too And you know Since your Bloody Maltese A challenge Like the amount of people That try and get me

To do it They're just like Hey I've seen this On a YouTube Each time I have to Try and beat The last time

So you guys Are f***ing We made you put Like 30 30 in your mouth It was jammers And you got stained each time I have to try and beat the last time. So you guys are f***ing me. We made you put like 30 in your mouth. It was jammers and you got stained from the chocolate, the red chocolate. I think I did close to 50 on James Corden though because he just kept pushing me and pushing me. Oh, mate.

Well, listen, our sincerest apologies. Can't wait to hopefully see you in the flesh in the next year or two, mate. You're always fun hanging out with you. Keep safe. Hope so too, man. And give Jacinda in the flesh in the next year or two, mate. You're always fun hanging out with you. Keep safe. Hope so too, man. And give Jacinda my love. We will do.

See you, buddy. Want more Jono and Ben? You can wake up with the boys' weekdays from six on The Hits. And via the iHeartRadio app. Jono and Ben on The Hits Breakfast. Friends of Skinny. Happy, happy, happy, oh. Oh.