I was sick of Ed Sheeran after his success: Elton John

Los Angeles: Music legend Elton John says he urged Ed Sheeran to take a career break after becoming sick of seeing the pop stars face following the huge success of his 2014 album X.

The rock icon has served as a mentor to Sheeran ever since he signed his fellow Brit to his management firm Rocket Music earlier on in his career.

While hes proud of the 26-year-old singers achievements so far, Elton feared Ed had started to become too overexposed - so he advised him to enjoy a lengthy getaway, reported Rolling Stone magazine.

"He was so omnipresent I said, Ed, even Im sick of you. Go away. And he did. He just went to the Far East with his girlfriend, had a great time, put on a lot of weight, ate food and came back," John said.