"I got really, really overwhelmed and sad with a phone. I just spent my whole time just in a very low place," Sheeran responded. "I got rid of it, and it was like a veil just lifted."
what he did after smartphone...
"I have an email ... and like, every few days, I'll sit down and open up my laptop and I'll answer 10 emails at a time," said Sheeran. "I'll send them off and close my laptop and then that'll be it. And then I'll go back to living life and I don't feel overwhelmed."