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Ed Sheeran: 'Taylor Swift not only opened the door into the pop world for me, but taught me how to do it'

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has revealed that Taylor Swift taught him so much about the American pop music scene and 'opened doors' for him that changed his life. 

Speaking to BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe for 'Soundchain', the 'Sing' superstar admitted that he learned so much from the country-pop superstar while they toured together and it was an eye-opening experience:

"She owns the US pop scene. She knows how to do it. In England I was a commercially successful artist, but coming into the US as an alternative artist playing shows with Snow Patrol. She not only opened the door into the pop world but showed me how to do it."

Sheeran went onto add that after spending time with Swift, the one thing he was really impressed by was her baking skills: "I did a session in a Phoenix hotel room then flew to LA to record it. Brought in an idea for a song then we finished it. Next time I went to her house and she cooked an apple pie. She cooks really good s**t, man. Then she gets out this little Taylor guitar and she's like I've had this idea for this song."

Watch footage of the star performing live on 'Later... with Jools Holland' below: