That’s what Jamie Lawson said Ed Sheeran is one of the best bosses you could claim after in 2015 he became the first signing with his label Gingerbread Man.
Before signing with Ed’s label, Jamie had already released three albums before his first record on Gingerbread Man, his self-titled album Jamie Lawson topped the charts.
Throughout his career, Jamie has played in front of millions of fans, supporting people like Ed, One direction and Vance Joy, as well as his own tour.
Speaking exclusively in the Daily Star, he pondered the moment he discovered Ed wanted to sign it.
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Jamie said: “I was very delighted, it gave me a lot of confidence that Ed had been thinking about making a label for a while, and the fact that he thought my songs were the best way to run meant a lot to me.
“He has a lot of friends, he knows a lot of artists, he could pick any of them who haven’t signed up to do it yet, they would be good enough.
“The fact that he thought mine was the most appropriate at the time meant a lot.”
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The singer and songwriter continued: “He was very encouraging from the start, he was always there so I could miss ideas or songs.
“He always left music or recordings for me to do my job, which could not be asked for more on a record label.
“If you look at his record label and the list of records he has released so far, along with mine, Foy, Vance and Macy Peters, then, as far as I can tell, it’s a good stock.”
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Jamie is preparing for an acoustic tour of the UK next month with Jamie Hayes, Richard Walters and Laura Zock.
Discussing the tour, he said: “We will all go on stage at the same time, one person will sing a song, talk about how the song came about, and then it will be passed on to the next person who will do the same.
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“It’s a lot more like a songwriting club in Nashville where they often do it, great hit writers who aren’t necessarily artists will sing a song they wrote that they’re famous for.
“In this case, we all wrote the song ourselves, which makes it a little different, and we ride on it.”
But he doesn’t worry about nerves, admitting that: “I’m very happy to be so close to the artists I love and can watch them play and listen to them from such closeness.”
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