A biography for Adelehasn’t been written yet.
“I'm scared of audiences.”
“I can't dance to save my life.”
“Mum loves me being famous! She is so excited and proud, as she had me so young and couldn't support me, so I am living her dream, it's sweeter for both of us. It's her 40th birthday soon and I'm going to buy her 40 presents.”
“I 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.”
“I 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.”
“I want to go and see things as a fan again. I am a fan, but I can't remember what it feels like to be a fan anymore. Because I've become an artist. I've become the artist.”
“I am quite loud and bolshie.”
“I think it's shameful when you sell out. It depends what kind of artist you wanna be, but I don't want my name anywhere near another brand.”
“I 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.”
“I am never writing a breakup record again, by the way. I'm done with being a bitter witch.”
“People think that I popped out of my mother's womb singing 'Chasing Pavements'.”
“I wanted to be a singer forever. But it's not really my cup of tea. Having the whole world know who you are.”
“I'm scared of audiences. One show in Amsterdam I was so nervous, I escaped out the fire exit. I've thrown up a couple of times. Once in Brussels, I projectile vomited on someone. I just gotta bear it. But I don't like touring. I have anxiety attacks a lot.”
“I'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.”
“The focus on my appearance has really surprised me. I've always been a size 14 to 16, I don't care about clothes, I'd rather spend my money on cigarettes and booze.”
“Sometimes my songs wander off a bit and are not always coherent.”
“I 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.”
“I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that.”
“I've always written down how I feel.”
“I don't date celebrities.”