2023-05-22 15:46:45
Source: Russia Today
Leaving the house without our mobile phone might seem unimaginable to many of us – but some of the biggest celebrities in the world do it every single day.
The likes of Elton John, Ed Sheeran, Tom Cruise, Sarah Jessica Parker and Damon Albarn have all admitted they don’t own a smartphone.
Studies show benefits of getting rid of your mobile device, such as reduced anxiety, greater satisfaction with life, and increased likelihood of exercising.
Meanwhile, risks of smartphone addiction include sleep disturbance, fatigue and negative personality traits such as self-indulgence.
Here are nine celebrities who, for various reasons, decided to get rid of their “digital poison” and ditch their smartphones.
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran, one of the biggest pop stars in the world, used to own a smartphone until 2015, but got rid of it permanently shortly following a massive tour.
Speaking to the Collector’s Edition podcast, the star said he used to find it hard to answer phone messages right away, even though he still sends emails on his computer.
“Every few days, I sit down and open my laptop and answer 10 emails at a time and send them off and shut down the computer and that’s it,” he said. “Then I come back to life and I’m not confused regarding it.”
In 2021, Sheeran revealed that he had bought a refurbished Nokia 3310 phone so the NHS track and trace system might access it when he was travelling.
However, the £59.99 phone is not a smartphone – and it is so basic that it can’t even download apps like Instagram or WhatsApp. It’s an example of a feature phone – one with push buttons rather than a touchscreen, plus very limited internet capabilities.
Elton John
Elton John revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! He does not carry a phone, although he does have an iPad so he can use Skype to call his children when they are not with them.
And when the host asked him during an appearance in 2016, “You can buy a phone, right?” He replied, “I just don’t want one.”
He made his husband, David Furnish, manage his Instagram page, and his staff to manage his Twitter account.
The legendary star also said he “hates” cell phones because it means he no longer has any privacy when he’s out in public.
Damon Albarn
“I don’t have a phone,” Albarn told Radio X in March. “A lot of independence comes from not having a phone.”
He also told the Evening Standard in 2015 that he “occasionally” uses a tablet to email his daughter but has nothing to do with social media.
Although Albarn has an official Twitter account, he believes his staff are running it on his behalf.
Albarn said his daughter has an obsession with social media that inspired his score for the 2015 musical Wonder.land – a reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, updated for the Internet age.
He said: “With my daughter, she felt like she had boarded a cruise ship to the other side of the world on her phone, so I felt really upset. She was completely self-absorbed and I think you can see that reflected in this play.”
Blur’s 2015 album, The Magic Whip, also had its origins in demos that Albarn recorded live on his iPad.
Christopher Nolan
Despite being a futuristic filmmaker, English director Christopher Nolan does not own a smartphone and is even reluctant to use email.
The 50-year-old director of films such as Inception, Interstellar and The Dark Knight said in 2020 that he stays away from such devices because they are “distracting”.
“It’s true that I don’t have a smartphone,” he told People. “I do have a small phone that I take with me from time to time. I get distracted easily so I don’t really want to go online every time I’m bored.”
Nolan also said he does not care regarding email and prefers to communicate on the phone and that phones have become “a huge distraction” for the actors on set.
Justin Beiber
Justin Bieber has admitted that he does not own a smartphone, which he says helped him set “limits” in his life.
Speaking to Billboard in 2021, he said, “I’ve definitely learned how to set boundaries, and not feel like I owe anyone anything. It helped me be able to say no and be firm regarding it and know my heart [يريد] Helping people, but I can’t do everything. Sometimes I want to, but it’s not sustainable.”
It should be noted that Bieber is not completely once morest technology; Instead of a smartphone, he makes his calls through an iPad, according to Billboard.
Pictures showing Bieber talking to a phone from 2020 suggest that he is used to embracing technology.
Tom Cruise
Hollywood star Tom Cruise said in 2007: “I have no iPhone, no cell phone, no email, no watch, no jewelry, no wallet.”
He told the Daily Star: “I simply want to be with my children and make films. My values for children never change: love, responsibility and curiosity in the delights of life.”
Admittedly, 2007 was a long time ago, when smartphones weren’t as ubiquitous as they are now, so Cruise’s attitude may have changed.
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker said in 2013 that she was without a phone, although it’s also unclear how her habits have changed since then.
“I don’t own a phone because I don’t like being late with phone calls and emails,” she said. “So I chose emails because when you’re in a group, you can check carefully and quickly on your BlackBerry, but you can’t answer a phone call.”
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