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Ed Sheeran has vowed never to take drugs again as it would be 'disrespectful' to late pal Jamal Edwards' memory.

Jamal, a music producer and the son of Loose Women star Brenda Edwards, tragically died after a cardiac arrest brought on by cocaine and alcohol in February 2022 at the age of 31.

And after opening up how Jamal's death affected him and detailing the extent of his own past drug use in a candid interview with Rolling Stone magazine, the singer told how he would 'never touch anything again.'

He said: 'I would never, ever, ever touch anything again, because that’s how Jamal died.

'And that’s just disrespectful to his memory to even, like, go near.”

In an emotional and candid chat with the magazine, Ed spoke about his drinking and drug use and how he ended up giving up both for the sake of his wife and children, Lyra, two and Jupiter, 10 months.

He explained: 'I was always a drinker. I didn’t touch any sort of like, drug, until I was 24.

He admitted to using a 'few' substances but refused to name them for fear his kids would one day read it.

Ed said: 'I remember just being at a festival and being like, "Well, if all of my friends do it, it can’t be that bad."

'And then sort of dabbling. And then it just turns into a habit that you do once a week and then once a day and then, like, twice a day and then, like, without booze. It just became bad vibes.'

Speaking about how he quit hard alcohol, he explained that it was pregnant wife Cherry - who's recent health battle left Ed in tears - that put things into focus.

He recalled: 'Two months before Lyra was born, Cherry said, "If my waters break, do you really want someone else to drive me to the hospital?”

'Because I was just drinking a lot. And that’s when it clicked. I was like, "No, actually, I really don’t." And I don’t ever want to be p***ed holding my kid. Ever, ever.