Adele, her immortal comb ‘for those in a suit’ and other British singer teases | music

Comb “for those in a suit”

Adele was ecstatic. 21, his second album, was breaking sales records and he had just returned from Los Angeles After winning six Grammys. And now she was at the O2 Arena in London, poised to become the Great Brits winner with Ed Sheeran. That night on February 21, 2012, the singer went on stage twice. One to pick up the bust for Best Female Vocalist (presented by Kylie Minogue) and the other to receive the most coveted award, a prize best album. George Michael was responsible for giving it to him. With the entire venue at its feet, applause, an emotional Adele began her speech of thanks.

“Thank you, thank you very much,” said the translator Hello. She then said how proud she felt “to be British and to be able to fly our flag”, “to be here with you all and…”. He couldn’t go on. James Cordon (the comedian who hosted the ceremony) approached her to interrupt her: “I am so sorry,”. Good-bye, – said Adele, – “bye, I’ll see you next time” – bowing her head and combing. smiling. without losing her composure. Blur was already on stage and their performance begins. There was a rush.

Later, he explained that the raised middle finger of his right hand was a gesture of protest “to those in the suit (referring to the event’s producers), not to the fans”. He added, “I’m sorry if I offended anyone, but the suits bothered me.” For his part, Corden, who appeared uncomfortable with the incident, told ITV2: “I felt bad that I had to cut Adele off. I don’t understand why I had to do it, it wasn’t a very nice way to end it. Blore had 11 minutes to play and barely had a chance.” To say thank you.”

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The Briton’s comb is Adele’s most famous comb. But the singer is very concerned with raising her middle finger when she gets angry. Just a month before the ceremony, in January 2012, she was arrested along with her partner, Simon Konecki (and later husband until their divorce in 2019) when they arrived at a London airport. They were returning from Miami, where the singer was recovering from vocal cord surgery. When he noticed the paparazzi, he turned to them and raised his middle finger..

In February 2020, visibly angry, her finger gesture lingered on forever. She was celebrating the wedding of her friend Laura Dockrell at the Mason’s Arms pub in London. During the party, she performs some of her songs energetically. The problem came in the outlet, When he hit the paparazzi cameras. As she walked to the car, she tried to hide her face with a bouquet of flowers. But she couldn’t go unnoticed, as evidenced by photos of Adele yelling at reporters and combing them when she was actually in the car.

“Can you stop recording?”

A pond that looks like an old pond“

The design of the swimming pool enraged Adele so much that she canceled her stay in Las Vegas “Weekends with Adele. At least that’s what The Sun reported. The shows were scheduled to take place at Caesars Palace, between January and April 2022. But they were put on hold with only 24 hours notice. According to the statements of a source close to the British tabloid newspaper: “The idea was to fill the pool with water during the ceremony and it would be lifted by a mechanism as a kind of lever, creating the illusion that it was floating on the water.” . When he saw the final design, he refused to act. Adele described the pool as an “old pool” and bluntly refused to be in the middle of it..

And the English artist announced that she had decided to postpone all Las Vegas concerts, “because my show is not ready and half of my team is infected with the Covid virus.” Finally, he resumed them in November.

“What do you think of my album?”

Adele, upset, walked out of an interview with Australian television’s Channel 7 because she was offended. Not that they inquired about his personal life. It was for another reason. and weight. Journalist Matt Doran flew to London to chat with the singer for “20-30 minutes”. But during the conversation, in November 2021, Doran He didn’t ask any questions about his new record. Then, the superstar just released his fourth studio album, titled 30, which is his first in six years. And I ask He replied, “What do you think of my album?”.

Doran, according to The Guardian, He admitted that he had “made a huge mistake” and admitted that he had “insulted Adele”. Although other sources say that the interview had already ended when the artist put Matt to the test.