Wed Apr 09 15:20:00 UTC 2025: ## Sheeran and Swift: A Decade of Friendship, Reconnected Through Nostalgia
**New York, NY** – Ed Sheeran recently revealed intimate details about his enduring friendship with Taylor Swift, sparked by their collaboration on “Everything Has Changed” in 2012. Speaking on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, Sheeran described their current relationship as involving infrequent but meaningful meetups: “proper sit down, six-hour catch-ups,” approximately four times a year.
He reminisced about their time together during Swift’s Red Tour, calling it a period filled with cherished memories. Living together in Nashville, they spent nearly every day together for six months. This period of closeness was unexpectedly revisited when Sheeran, recently involved in a copyright infringement lawsuit, had to provide his old devices to lawyers. Going through old texts, he reconnected with poignant moments, including messages from deceased friends and old conflicts.
This experience, which involved going through old texts from a phone he hadn’t used since 2015, served as inspiration for his new single, “Old Phone.” The song, Sheeran explained on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” captures the emotional rollercoaster of rediscovering his past through digital archives. He described finding messages from a deceased friend, an ex-girlfriend, a long-estranged family member, and another deceased friend within the first few texts.
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