Named the 2011 artist of the year by Billboard and identified by Time as one of the most influential people in the world, Adele has sold millions of albums worldwide, won numerous awards, and deservedly been crowned the queen of the music industry. Her candor is legendary and her reputation unmatched—both confident and forthright, she is at the same time humble and grounded. She is the first living artist in nearly fifty years to have two top five singles and albums in the charts at the same time and "the girl from London" is huge in America, where she has performed on leading television shows including Saturday Night Live , The Today Show, and The Late Show with David Letterman, winning multiple Grammy Awards along the way.Throughout Adele, readers are taken behind the scenes of her career and life to discover the real woman behind the music. Naturally, given her humorous way with words, the book is also packed with hilarious quotes from the lady herself. Last week, USA Today gathered some of the best material from the book, highlighting some of the ways that Adele really is someone like us.
On her grandfather as a big influence: "I painted him as this Jesus figure in my life."
On the sacrifices her mother has made: "She fell pregnant with me when she would have been applying for uni(versity), but chose to have me instead."
On her penchant for love songs: "When I was a girl, I loved love songs. And I always loved the ones about horrible relationships. Ones that you could really relate to and made you cry."
On her vocal influences: "I taught myself how to sing by listening to Ella Fitzgerald for acrobatics and scales, Etta James for passion and Roberta Flack for control."
On smoking: "I used to smoke rollies but then I got a record deal and switched to Marlboro Lights."
On her weight: "I read a comment on YouTube that I thought would upset me 'Test pilot for pies' — but I've always been a size 14-16 and been fine with it. I would only lose weight if it affected my health or sex life, which it doesn't."
On canceling U.S. shows in 2008: "I was drinking far too much and that was kind of the basis of my relationship with this boy. I couldn't bear to be without him, so I was like, 'Well OK, I'll just cancel my stuff then.' "
On getting her own place: "After my first record (19) I moved to Notting Hill (in London) on my own. My life fell apart. My phone got cut off, my credit card got cut off, the home was a mess. It was awful. I couldn't function without my mum so I moved back in with her."
On the muse for 21 (she won't name him): "It was the biggest deal in my entire life to date. … He made me totally hungry. … He was older, he was successful in his own right, whereas my boyfriends before were my age and not really doing much. He got me interested in film and literature and food and wine and traveling and politics and history and those were things I was never, ever interested in. I was interested in going clubbing and getting drunk."
On the aftermath: "I just signed up for eHarmony. I can't put a photo of myself, so I don't get any e-mails! I must have written him about five or six letters at different stages and everything, but never sent. I've got a little box of stuff that reminds me of us and they're still in there."
On getting nervous before a show: "I'm scared of audiences. One show in Amsterdam, I was so nervous I escaped out of the fire exit. I've thrown up a couple of times. Once in Brussels, I projectile vomited on someone."
On her royal crush: "I'm after Prince Harry. I know I said I wouldn't go out with a ginger, but it's Prince Harry! I'd be a real duchess then. I'd love a night out with him, he seems like he'd be a right laugh."
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