If I am constantly working, my relationships fail. So at least now I can have enough time to write a happy record. And be in love and be happy.
AdeleI'd lose weight if I was an actress and had to play a role where you're supposed to be 40 lbs lighter, but weight has nothing to do with my career. Even when I was signing a contract, most of the industry knew if anyone ever dared say lose weight to me, they wouldn't be working with me.
AdeleI wanted to be a singer forever. But it's not really my cup of tea. Having the whole world know who you are.
AdeleMy voice went recently, never happened before, off like a tap. I had to sit in silence for nine days, chalkboard around my neck. Like an old-school mime. Like a kid in the naughty corner. Like a Victorian mute.
AdeleI read a comment [about me] on YouTube that I thought would upset me — ‘Test pilot for pies’ — but I’ve always been a size 14-16 and been fine with it. I would only lose weight if it affected my health or sex life, which it doesn’t.
AdeleI don't write songs about a specific, elusive thing. I write about love, and everyone knows what it is like to have your heart broken.
AdeleI wouldn’t be able to write a song like “Someone Like You” and get someone else to sing it because it’s so personal. It’s like giving away your heart.
AdeleIf I were a writer and not a singer in 10 years, I don't know how I'd feel about writing really personal songs and getting someone else to sing them.
AdeleI'm not on good terms with any of my exes. That's why we're not together anymore. We're not friends.
AdeleExploiting yourself sexually is not a good look. I don't find it encouraging...I just stand there and sing. I'm not worried that I'm a 'plus size' and so much bigger than other artists. No matter what you look like the key is to be happy with yourself.
AdeleI have never been insecure, ever, about how I look, about what I want to do with myself. My mum told me to only ever do things for myself, not for others.
AdeleI want to leave an album behind that is classic, that people in 50 years will refer to and pass on to their children. An album that you never bored of.
AdeleI no longer buy papers or tabloids or magazines or read blogs. I used to. But it was just filling up my day with hatred.
AdeleSo is it over is this really it You've given up so easily I thought you loved me more than this
AdeleBe brave and fearless to know that even if you do make a wrong decision, you're making it for a good reason.
AdeleI doubt I'll be singing forever, because at some point people aren't going to want to hear my music, and I hope that I'll still get the opportunity to write songs.
AdeleI don't want people confusing what it is that I'm about. I just stand there and sing. And I don't do stunts or anything. if I wanted to do all that, I don't think I'd get away with it.
AdeleI just want to make music, I don't want people to talk about me. All I've ever wanted to do was sing. I don't want to be a celebrity. I don't want to be in people's faces, you know, constantly on covers of magazine that I haven't even known I'm on.
AdeleI enjoy being me; I always have done. I've seen people where it rules their lives, you know, who want to be thinner or have bigger boobs, and it wears them down. And I don't want that in my life. It's never been an issue - at least, I've never hung out with the sort of horrible people who would make it an issue. I have insecurities, of course, but I don't hang out with anyone who points them out to me.
AdeleAmericans are always mortified when I tell them this, but in England, it's a tradition to put your plaques and photographs and awards and gold records and stuff in your bathroom. I don't know why.
AdeleI'm just writing love songs. I'm not trying to be pop. I'm not trying to be jazz. I'm not trying to be anything. I'm just writing love songs. And everyone loves a love song.
AdeleI don't really need to stand out, there's room for everyone. Although I haven't built a niche yet, I'm just writing love songs.
AdeleHeartbreak can definitely give you a deeper sensibility for writing songs. I drew on a lot of heartbreak when I was writing my first album, I didn't mean to but I just did.
AdeleI'm really happy to be me, and I'd like to think people like me more because I'm happy with myself and not because I refuse to conform to anything.
AdeleI've never had a problem with the way I look. I'd rather go for lunch with my friends than go to a gym.
AdeleI like having my hair and face done, but I'm not going to lose weight because someone tells me to. I make music to be a musician not to be on the cover of Playboy.
AdeleI mean, the thought of someone spending $20 to come and see me and saying 'Oh, I prefer the record and she's completely shattered the illusion' really upsets me. It's such a big deal that people come give me their time.
AdeleI was about to meet Beyonce, and I had a full-blown anxiety attack. Then she popped in looking gorgeous, and said, "You're amazing! When I listen to you I feel like I'm listening to God."
AdeleSometimes with pop music, you have to see it to love it. With soul music, it's sparse. There's nothing that's pretentious or planned. It's just so gutsy.
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