Ed Sheeran Is Going On A Break Again To ‘Travel, Write, And Read'

Ed Sheeran is officially taking a break from social media and dropping new music again. The singer took to Instagram with the news, confirming what he had previously hinted at in August: he's willing to kick his legs up and take some time for himself. He'll be back soon, he just doesn't know whenever yet.


Sheeran's post was pretty short and to the point, written on the iPhones Notes application and you also know that it's something serious. "I've been a little nonstop since 2017 so I'm just gonna take a breather to travel, write, and read," he wrote. "I'll be off all social media up until it's about time to come back."


The singer continued on in a slightly emotional tone, letting each person know that he's been, and will continue to be, grateful for their support. "To my friend and relative, visualize ya As soon as I visualize ya – and to my fans, thank you for habitually being astonishing, I promise to be back with some new music as soon as the time is right and I've lived a little bit more to actually have something to write about," he concluded.


In August, Sheeran first let fans know while in the final stop of his Divide tour in Ipswich, England that he was getting willing to take a break. "As you could or not know, I've Been on the Divide tour for over two years right now and this is the last day of the full thing," he instructed them crowd."This is my last gig for probably 18 months." Going into the tour's final moments, he told fans that he could be away for "a few years' time."


Sheeran's last break came in 2016 immediately after completing his last world tour. He let fans know immediately after releasing "Lay It All On Me" that he could be taking some time for himself. "My plan is to get rid of my iPhone, get rid of internet, get a Nokia 3310 and just go off into the wilderness somewhere for a little he told MTV News. "Even if it's just a month without contact with other people."


As hard as Sheeran's been working, he certainly deserves this rest. He dropped his latest LP, No. 6 Collaborations Project, in July that features Camila Cabello, Justin Bieber, and more.


Check out Sheeran's full break announcement up above.