Bryan Adams

“I'm a complete and utter busker.”

“I do 100 shows a year, but I do it in fits and starts, as opposed to going on a long run.”

“I don't like long tours. I find it much easier to go out for a short spurt every month.”

“Music is just such... it's not therapy, but it's a release, it's a joy, it's a pleasure. And it's a job - which is weird, because I don't think of it as a job.”

“I always knew I'd be in music in some sort of capacity. I didn't know if I'd be successful at it, but I knew I'd be doing something in it. Maybe get a job in a record store. Maybe even play in a band. I never got into this to be a star.”

“I pack every minute I can with something to do.”

“I feel quite sad for the young musicians coming up because they may never get to pay their rent properly. It doesn't matter what the genre; nowadays, it's so much harder than it ever was.”

“I'd been round the world a hundred times and had started to forget where I'd been. I knew I'd been there: it said it on the tour map. I could remember the name of the city but I couldn't remember what it was like - it was a massive blur.”

“I moonlight as a singer.”

“אין צורך בהרבה סטיילינג אצל גבר. ללא תכשיטים, ללא אביזרים. ג'ינס וחולצה, זה מספיק.”

“אין מדריך הוראות כיצד להתמודד עם הצלחה, אז אתה רק צריך לסמוך על חברים טובים וצוות טוב.”

“תמיד ידעתי שאעסוק במוזיקה בדרך כלשהי. לא ידעתי אם אצליח בזה, אבל ידעתי שאעשה בזה משהו. אולי לעבוד בחנות תקליטים. אולי אפילו לנגן בלהקה. אף פעם לא נכנסתי לזה כדי להיות כוכב.”

“הבמה היא הבית השני שלי.”

“I remember being in Hollywood at the age of 16 and marveling at the stars. The idea of being part of it never entered my mind. It was too far-fetched.”

“Music became my focus. At 13, I was jamming with my mates. At 15, I was playing clubs.”

“There's not an instruction manual on how to deal with success, so you just have to rely on having great friends and a good team.”

“My father's a character.”

“I never had a long-term plan.”

“I need to be able to rock out.”

“I grew up with British rock.”