Ed Sheeran quit drugs in wake of coke and booze-linked death of best friend Jamal Edwards: 'Disrespectful to his memory'
- last year
Ed Sheeran decided never to touch drugs again as he thought taking illegal substances would be “disrespectful” to the memory of his late best friend Jamal Edwards, who died in February 2022 aged 31 after a cardiac arrest brought on by cocaine and alcohol.