Ed Sheeran says Elton John phones him every day

nme.com:

Ed Sheeran has revealed that Elton John rings him up for a chat every single day.The pair are close friends and are set to release a joint Christmas single later this year.Speaking to the NZ Herald, Sheeran revealed that he turned to John for advice and comfort after his friend and music promoter Michael Gudinski died earlier this year.“I say this to people and they think I’m lying or exaggerating, but Elton calls me every single day,” he said.“He used to ring me about once a month – well, we do it on FaceTime via iPad because neither of us ­has a phone.

Then when Lyra was born it became more like weekly – he’s a dad as well and he’d check in.”Sheeran added: “But then when Michael died he rang me the day after and I just broke down and.