» a shining superstar
Here again, Adele writes with a universal voice reminiscing of her past.
This kind of vulnerability makes
Adele as real as any of us.
It is hard to argue with results. When
the single ʻHello’ was released it made
a record-shattering start on Billboard
Hot 100 blasting in at No.1 making it
the 24th song ever to start at the summit. With over 1.1 million downloads
sold it became the first song ever
to sell 1 million downloads in one
week according to Nielson Music.
No ʻhello’ has ever been made more
famous or faster than Adele’s. Hello,
in a way, was a message reaching out
to her fans after years of being away.
This message of connection tells us
how important her fans are to her.
She candidly said she was frightened
that she might have been forgotten.
With over 15 million copies of 25
sold worldwide, we can say that she
is anything but forgotten.
Whether it’s through her lyrics, or
talking to her fans in between songs
at her concerts, Adele continues
to connect with them and them in
return. Her fans are the reason why
she tours. She was quoted in an
interview with Vanity Fair recently
(November 2016 issue) that she
doesn’t need the money and doesn’t
have to tour, “I’m simply on tour to
see everyone. I’m British, and we
don’t have that…that thing of having to earn more money all the time.
I don’t come from money; and it’s
not that important a part of my life.”
In the same interview she says, “all
of my relationships are more important to me than any tour I’ll ever do.
If my relationship with Simon (partner) or my relationship with Angelo
(son) started to flounder a bit now, I
would pull out of my tour. My life is
more important to me than anything
I’m doing because how the f*ck am I
supposed to write a record if I don’t
have a life? If I don’t have a real
life, then it’s game over anyway.” It’s
this kind of honesty, and frankness
that makes Adele so relatable. In
ten short years Adele has acquired
a huge and very loyal fan base that
welcome her songs as a way to share
with her the experiences of her life
– much as a friend would – and this
will no doubt continue for as long
as she is willing to share.
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• fredi winter 2016
COVERSTORY //