Happy Birthday Ed Sheeran
Saturday, 17 February 2024 09:07
Today is the birthday of supertalented singer-songwriter and megastar, Ed Sheeran. He has sold 150 million records and has had 14 Number One hits with a phenomenally successful blend of musical genres and styles, combining folk, hip-hop, soul, pop, dance and rock.
However, from our point of view, the main thing is that Ed, like many other megastars, including friend and collaborator Taylor Swift, is a cat lover. Sadly, it is not always reciprocated.In 2014, he serenaded the feline diners in a Japanese cat cafe:they walked away (see Ed taking it bravely in the photograph).He returned again a decade later to even less success.Cats are not easily impressed, as we know.
Nevertheless, Ed remains a devotee.His own two cats,Dorito (orange) and Callipo (Scottish Fold) have had their own Instagram account since 2018, with over a quarter of a million followers.(Belvedere and I can only dream.)
For more about cats and musicians, have a look at Clowder Press title Musical Cats part of the Creative Cats series.