Adele Quotes

#1. I can't write another breakup record. That would be a real cliche.

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#2. 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.

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#3. My 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.

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#4. I don't make music for eyes. I make music for ears.

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#5. I let it fall, my heart
And as it fell, you rose to claim it,
It was dark, and I was sober,
Until you kissed my lips and you saved me.

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#6. I don't date celebrities.

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#7. 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.

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#8. There's a fire starting in my heart

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#9. So is it over is this really it You've given up so easily I thought you loved me more than this

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#10. 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.

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#11. We could have had it all ...

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#12. There will be no new music until it's good enough and until I'm ready.

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#13. 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.

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#14. Regrets and Mistakes, they're Memories made

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#15. 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.

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#16. I love love songs. But I love pop music as well: Girls Aloud, Kylie, the Spice Girls, East 17, Mika.

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#17. 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.

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#18. 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.

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#19. 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.

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#20. I'm nervous whenever I perform

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#21. I've got some news ... I'm delighted to announce that Simon and I are expecting our first child together. I wanted you to hear the news direct from me, obviously we're over the moon.

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#22. Nothing that I wouldn't do, to make you feel my love

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#23. 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.

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#24. 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.

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#25. I can't dance to save my life.

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#26. I wanted to be a singer forever. But it's not really my cup of tea. Having the whole world know who you are.

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#27. I've always written down how I feel.

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#28. I 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.

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#29. 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.

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#30. 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.

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#31. I'm scared of audiences.

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#32. 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.'

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#33. For people to link my music to their lives, it's incredible, there's no other feeling like it.

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#34. 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.'

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#35. 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.

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#36. I'm like Johnny Cash. I only wear black.

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#37. 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.

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#38. 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.

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#39. My worst fear is my music won't connect with the public.

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#40. I'm a big personality. I walk into a room, big and tall and loud.

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#41. 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.

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#42. I don't have time to worry about something as petty as what I look like

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#43. Even if I did have, you know, a 'Sports Illustrated' body, I'd still wear elegant clothes.

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#44. Crying is really bad for your vocal cords

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#45. 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.

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#46. My aim in life is never to be skinny.

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#47. I will not do festivals. The thought of an audience that big frightens the life out of me.

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#48. 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.

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#49. Whenever I'm about to eat meat I always see my little dog's eyes.

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#50. I can't believe I did a peace sign on TV - like Ringo Starr!

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#51. Be brave and fearless to know that even if you do make a wrong decision, you're making it for a good reason.

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#52. 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. And then I don't know what I'll do. Get married. Have some kids. Plant a nice vegetable patch.

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#53. I love hearing my audience breathe.

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#54. 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.

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#55. I am never writing a breakup record again, by the way. I'm done with being a bitter witch.

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#56. 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.

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#57. 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.

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#58. I have insecurities of course, but I don't hang out with anyone who points them out to me.

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#59. 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.

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#60. In my hometown memories are fresh.

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#61. 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.

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#62. I won't let you close enough to hurt me.

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#63. I'm not on good terms with any of my exes. That's why we're not together anymore. We're not friends.

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#64. 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.

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#65. Don't underestimate the things that I will do.

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#66. 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.

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#67. In the songs I can still be really really direct but in interviews when I'm explaining my songs I shouldn't be so direct about who they're about.

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#68. 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.

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#69. You can't complain about your dressing room or you'll look like Celine Dion.

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#70. A drunk tongue is an honest one in my opinion.

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#71. I don't like going to the gym.

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#72. You had my heart inside of your hand but you played it to the beat

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#73. 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.

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#74. Sometimes my songs wander off a bit and are not always coherent.

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#75. I've never been more normal than I am now.

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#76. 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.'

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#77. Should I give up or should I just keep chasing pavement, even if it leads nowhere?

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#78. Beauty comes from within, not from what you wear.

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#79. 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.

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#80. 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.

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#81. 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.

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#82. 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

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#83. 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.

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#84. You have to prioritize what you stress about when you have a child.

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#85. Let the sky fall, when it crumbles - We will stand tall - Face it all together

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#86. 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.

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#87. I am quite loud and bolshie.

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#88. I don't care if you're black, white, short, tall, skinny, rich or poor. If you respect me I'll respect you

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#89. I 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.

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#90. I love a bit of drama. That's a bad thing. I can flip really quickly.

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#91. Next time I'll be braver, I'll be my own savior, Standing on my own two feet.

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#92. People think that I popped out of my mother's womb singing 'Chasing Pavements'.

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#93. 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.

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#94. 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.

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#95. I don't rely on my figure to sell records.

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#96. 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.

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#97. 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.

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#98. I don't make music for the eyes, I make music for the ears.

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#99. 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.

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#100. 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.

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