Ed Sheeran on younger musical tastes: 'I was a proper Kerrang! kid'

'Sing' superstar Ed Sheeran has revealed that when he was much younger, he was a huge fan of rock and nu-metal music.

During a new interview with BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe, the hitmaker confessed that he loved the alternative scene and then surprised himself and his classmates after getting into Justin Timberlake after hearing his debut record, 'Justified':

"In primary school I had Slipknot records and Limp Bizkit, Soil, Tool, I was like Proper 'Kerrang!' Kid and then soon as I got to secondary school my record collection started off with Guns and Roses and then I bought 'Justified' in 2002 and everyone thought I was bit odd for that."

"All the girls loved Timberlake but if you're a guy and someone's just come out of *NSYNC when you're 11... I grew up listening to [Justin Timberlake]. I personally think he's one of best life performers I've seen. Saw him in Palladium after the Grammies and got very excited!"

Watch Sheeran perform 'I'm A Mess' below: