Adele Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By Adele
I'm like the opposite of one of those comedians who's funny on stage and depressed behind closed doors . On record, I can get pretty dark, but in real life I'm very carefree. But when I'm happy, I ain't writing songs, I'm out having a laugh, being in love. I wouldn't have the time. If I ever get married, it'll be 'Darling, I need a divorce, it's been three years, I've got a record to write!' — Adele
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. — Adele
I wanted to be a singer forever. But it's not really my cup of tea. Having the whole world know who you are. — Adele
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. — Adele
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. — Adele
I 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. — Adele
My body doesn't have any rhythm, you know. I've got quite good rhythm when I'm singing but my feet are very much two left feet. — Adele
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. — Adele
Americans 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. — Adele
I like eating fine foods and drinking nice wine. Even if I had a really good figure, I don't think I'd get my t**s and a** out for no one. — Adele
I 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. — Adele
It has gotten worse as I'm becoming more successful. My nerves. Just because there's a bit more pressure, and people are expecting a lot more from me. — Adele
It's never been an issue for me - I don't want to go on a diet, I don't want to eat a Caesar salad with no dressing, why would I do that? I ain't got time for this, just be happy and don't be stupid. If I've got a boyfriend and he loves my body then I'm not worried. — Adele
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. — Adele
Should I give up or should I just keep chasing pavement, even if it leads nowhere? — Adele
I've always got on better with boys. Most of my friends are boys. Like, if I have children, I want five boys. Boys love their mothers whereas girls can be so mean to each other. — Adele
I 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. — Adele
I've seen people where it rules their lives, you know, who want to be thinner or have bigger boobs, and how it wears them down. And I just don't want that in my life. — Adele
The way I write my songs is that I have to believe what I'm writing about, and that's why they always end up being so personal - because the kind of artists I like, they convince me, they totally win me over straight away in that thing. Like, 'Oh my God, this song is totally about me.' — Adele
I make music for ears, not eyes — Adele
I'm scared of audiences. — Adele
I love love songs. But I love pop music as well: Girls Aloud, Kylie, the Spice Girls, East 17, Mika. — Adele
I'm nervous whenever I perform — Adele
Sometimes my songs wander off a bit and are not always coherent. — Adele
Don't underestimate the things that I will do. — Adele
I don't make music for the eyes, I make music for the ears. — Adele
Nothing that I wouldn't do, to make you feel my love — Adele
There is nothing that would upset me more than my dad being bribed by the press. It's like, 'Just let them run it, then. Don't you give them ammunition.' — Adele
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. — Adele
I think no matter what you look like, the key is to first of all be happy with yourself. And then you know if you want to try to improve things that you don't like about yourself, then do it after your appreciate yourself. — Adele
You can't complain about your dressing room or you'll look like Celine Dion. — Adele
I have insecurities of course, but I don't hang out with anyone who points them out to me. — Adele
I get so nervous on stage I can't help but talk. I try. I try telling my brain: stop sending words to the mouth. But I get nervous and turn into my grandma. Behind the eyes it's pure fear. I find it difficult to believe I'm going to be able to deliver. — Adele
Regrets and Mistakes, they're Memories made — Adele
I don't rely on my figure to sell records. — Adele
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. — Adele
I do get massively distracted when I've got someone in my life, which I can't afford to do right now ... besides, no one treats me as well as I do. — Adele
I've been singing properly every day since I was about fifteen or sixteen, and I have never had any problems with my voice, ever. I've had a sore throat here and there, had a cold and sung through it, but that day it just went while I was onstage in Paris during a radio show. It was literally like someone had pulled a curtain over it. — Adele
I will not do festivals. The thought of an audience that big frightens the life out of me. — Adele
I won't let you close enough to hurt me. — Adele
There will be no new music until it's good enough and until I'm ready. — Adele
Beauty comes from within, not from what you wear. — Adele
I am quite loud and bolshie. — Adele
I love a card. You know, cards? At birthdays? I collect them. — Adele
When the evening shadows and the stars appear,
And there is no one there to dry your tears,
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love. — Adele
People are starting to go on about my weight but I'm not going to change my size because they don't like the way I look. — Adele
Let the sky fall, when it crumbles - We will stand tall - Face it all together — Adele
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. — Adele
If 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. — Adele
I like looking nice, but I always put comfort over fashion. I don't find thin girls attractive; be happy and healthy. I've never had a problem with the way I loo. I'd rather have lunch with my friends than go to the gym. — Adele
I don't care if you're black, white, short, tall, skinny, rich or poor. If you respect me I'll respect you — Adele
I'm like Johnny Cash. I only wear black. — Adele
I'd love to be an artist always, but if no one wants me, I'd love to write songs for other people, be a manager, nurture new talent. — Adele
I don't want to be some skinny mini with my tits out. I really don't want to do it and I don't want people confusing what it is that I'm about. — Adele
I don't have time to worry about something as petty as what I look like — Adele
I don't want to be on the cover of Playboy or Vogue. — Adele
My aim in life is never to be skinny. — Adele
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. — Adele
It's warts and all in my songs, and I think that's why people can relate to them. — Adele
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. — Adele
people say crazy things — Adele
I'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. — Adele
I no longer buy papers or tabloids or magazines or read blogs. I used to. But it was just filling up my day with hatred. — Adele
I don't want to be in everyone's face. I'm a big music fan, and I get really pissed off when it gets like that ... and I don't want people to get like that with me. — Adele
In my hometown memories are fresh. — Adele
Where you go, I go,
What you see, I see,
I know I'd never be me without the security,
Are your loving arms keeping me from harm
Put your hands in my hand & we'll stand. — Adele
Sometimes 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. — Adele
Be brave and fearless to know that even if you do make a wrong decision, you're making it for a good reason. — Adele
Heartbreak 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. — Adele
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. — Adele
You have to prioritize what you stress about when you have a child. — Adele
For people to link my music to their lives, it's incredible, there's no other feeling like it. — Adele
My worst fear is my music won't connect with the public. — Adele
So is it over is this really it You've given up so easily I thought you loved me more than this — Adele
I've never been more normal than I am now. — Adele
When it comes to staying myself - my career isn't my life, it doesn't come home with me. So it's a piece of piss staying grounded and not being changed by it. The same things I've always liked still satisfy me. My team's the same and my group of friends are the same. Of course I'm bowled over by people's response to 21, and when I meet artists I love, it blows my mind. But it baffles me as well. I go home and my best friend laughs at me, rather than going to a celebrity-studded party to rub shoulders with people who know me but who I don't know. I'm Z-list when it comes to that sh**. — Adele
I love hearing my audience breathe. — Adele
I can't believe I did a peace sign on TV - like Ringo Starr! — Adele
I've never had a problem with the way I look. I'd rather go for lunch with my friends than go to a gym. — Adele
Exploiting 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. — Adele
I don't like going to the gym. — Adele
I can't write another breakup record. That would be a real cliche. — Adele
I 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.' — Adele
I was adopting an Ethiopian child, that's not true. My house was haunted, that wasn't true. God, there's been so many rumours. — Adele
In five years' time I'd like to be a mum. I want to settle down and have a family, definitely sooner rather than later. I'd like to have finished my second album too, maybe even my third. I'd like a sound that sticks around that other people are inspired by and that people know is me. — Adele
I know you haven't made your mind up yet But I would never do you wrong I've known it from the moment that we met No doubt in my mind where you belong — Adele
A drunk tongue is an honest one in my opinion. — Adele
I find it quite difficult to think that there's, you know, about 20 million people listening to my album that I wrote very selfishly to get over a breakup. I didn't write it being that it's going to be a hit. — Adele
Would I show my body off if I was thinner? Probably not, because my body is mine. I think I remind everyone of themselves. I'm not saying everyone is my size, but it's relatable because I'm not perfect, and I think a lot of people are portrayed as perfect, unreachable and untouchable. — Adele