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Ben Rogerson

“I met Dylan’s manager and they were just like, ‘Bob’s very grateful for all the sync money of that song’”: How Ed Sheeran generated royalties for Bob Dylan by borrowing from Jimi Hendrix

Ed Sheeran, Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix.

Ed Sheeran has some famous friends. In a new podcast interview with Louis Theroux, he namechecks (among others) Van Morrison, Eminem and Elton John (or simply ‘Elton’, as Sheeran refers to him) giving us a little insight into his encounters with each of them.

There was also talk of Bob Dylan. Sheeran has never met The Bard, but he has, in a slightly indirect way, helped to fund his lifestyle.

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