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Ed Sheeran has sent a dove of peace to Noel Gallagher and offered him tickets to his Wembley Stadium gig, despite the Oasis star branding him “polished pop”.
“I don’t think I can live in a world where [Sheeran playing Wembley] is even possible, Gallagher told NME.
“When you hear that kind of polished pop and then there’s a ginger guy with a f**king guitar it seems subversive, but it’s f**king not.”
Not one to take insults lying down, Sheeran soon quipped back on Twitter: “I can live in it, it’s really enjoyable.”
Now, the 23-year-old has revealed that he texted Gallagher after reading his harsh comments and invited him along to one of the sold-out July shows.
“I texted him because I have his number and asked him if he’d like some tickets. He wrote back, ‘You cheeky so and so. My daughter would love some.”
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Sheeran added that he takes criticism on board as it helps him to stay grounded. “I get a lot of stick from press and people but it’s good to get stick,” he said. “That’s why Americans go off the rails. Ego-wise you are risen and risen and risen.
“If you speak to anyone from Adele to Chris Martin, they would say they are grounded cos they get a hiding from the press.”
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Sheeran is set to perform at the Grammy Awards state-side in February before heading to the Brit Awards alongside Take That, Sam Smith and Taylor Swift.
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