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Friday, January 27, 2017 5:39am ET by  

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Ed Sheeran on the work ethic and motivation behind his success

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has revealed that his work ethic and motivation comes from "always being told that you can't do something"

During a new interview with GQ magazine, the star explained that both he and friend Taylor Swift have the same kind of fire in their bellies: "There's an underdog element to it. Taylor was never the popular kid in school. I was never the popular kid in school. Then you get to the point when you become the most popular kid in school - and we both take it a bit too far."

He added that there are only so many times you hear the word no before you turn that into fuel to win: "She wants to be the biggest female artist in the world and I want to be the biggest male artist in the world. It also comes from always being told that you can't do something."

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