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Ed Sheeran doesn't want to be a judge on a TV talent show

  • November 2, 2012
  • Brad O'Mance

Bad news for fans of primetime tedium: Ed Sheeran doesn't want to be a TV talent show judge.

Having a chat to BBC Newsbeat, the One Direction tunesmith said: "I want to tour, I want to write and I want to record. I don't want to be a talent show judge."

"Who am I to tell someone if they can't live their dream?"

Obviously with Rylan in mind, and sort of doing the judging thing anyway, he added: "Half the people on those shows can sing, and half should probably do something else."

"It's not my job to crush someone's dreams if I don't think they were good enough."

So, what is your job, Ed?

"My job is to create music."

Funny how he does so many inter­views isn't it, if that's not his job. OH WELL!

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